Ybbstaler Alpen

Low avalanche risk - note the risk of falling in steep gullies.

Low avalanche risk - note the risk of falling in steep gullies.

The avalanche risk is low. Small slab avalanches can occasionally be triggered in persistent weak layers on shady slopes. Very occasionally, small wet loose snow slides are still possible from steep gullies. In general, the risk of falling and injury clearly outweighs the risk of burial, especially in partly icy steep gullies and bowls.

On the sunny slopes, the clouds overnight mean that hardly any stable melt-freeze crust forms and the snow softens quickly in the morning. In shady areas, the melt-freeze crust of the past few days persists well into the afternoon. In summit areas, the snow surface is hard and sometimes icy due to wind and rain. In gullies and bowls, the wind slab is well stabilised. Faceted crystals are weakening the snow base, fundament in the northern sector. There is little snow below 1400 metres and below 1600 metres on sunny slopes.

There will still be some clouds on Tuesday night, but it will become softer from the west in the second half of the night. Tuesday will then bring mainly sunny weather. The clouds will move eastwards in the morning. A few spring clouds will form during the daytime changes. Isolated rain showers are not completely out of the question. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres will be between -3 and 1 degree. The temperature at an altitude of 1500 metres will be between 1 and 6 degrees. The wind will still be brisk to gale-force from the south to south-west during the night. During the day, the wind will weaken considerably and usually reach wind speeds of between 20 and 40 km/h from south-west to west.

The avalanche risk remains low. On Wednesday, the clouds will increase again during the daytime changes. Scattered rain showers are possible towards the evening.