Lower Tauern North

Main problem: gliding snow

Main problem: gliding snow

Avalanche danger is MODERATE. Avalanches can trigger at any time of day or night naturally as long as there is sufficient snow on the ground and grow to medium size, sometimes large size. Avoid zones beneath glide cracks. Above 2000 m, small snowdrifts are prone to triggering, most releases are small. Small-to-medium naturally triggered loose-snow avalanches can be expected in extremely steep terrain due to solar radiation.

The snowpack is thoroughly wet up to 1700 m on east-facing slopes, up to 2000 m on west-facing slopes. The 5-15 cm of fresh snow on Friday night is bonding well with the moist snowpack surface, the fresh snowdrifts will be prone to triggering only for a short time. Due to wetness of the snowpack, increased glide-snow activity can be expected on Saturday, despite the lower temperatures.

On Friday evening a cold front will pass through bringing heavy rainfall/snowfall above 1500 m. By midnight the snowfall level will drop to 700 m. The latter part of the night will be dry. About 10 cm of fresh snow is expected. The NW winds will intensify temporarily (at 2000 m, 90 km/hr), slackening off in the latter part of the night. On Saturday, residual clouds will swiftly disperse, the sun will take over. At 2000 m: -7 to -3 degrees.

Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.