Savinja Alps and Carinthia

Weak layers persist deep in the snowpack

Weak layers persist deep in the snowpack

The problem is the weak layers in the snowpack, which are deeper in the snowpack. If the load exceeds the load-bearing capacity of the deeper Weak layers, a deep and large avalanche can be triggered. There are many such weak layers, especially on axis above the forest. Small wet snow avalanches are possible during the day on sunny slopes.

The snow has settled and, especially on the Sunny slopes, has already transformed quite well. Layers of snow have bonded together and the surface is crusty in many places. Several weak layers of faceted snow crystals and coarse grains are found deep below the surface in the old snow cover.

The weather will be changeable to mainly cloudy, with peaks often in the clouds. Less cloudy in the morning in the eastern Karavanke Mountains. Local showers will occur, mainly in the Julian Mountains and foothills in the morning and also in the Kamniško Savinja Alps and the western and central Karavanke Mountains in the afternoon. There will be light to moderate westerly to south-westerly winds. Temperatures will be around 3 °C at 1500 m and -3 °C at 2500 m in the middle of the day.

It will clear up on Tuesday. Faster in the high alpine regions than in the mid mountains. There will be no major warming. The danger of avalanches will remain similar.