Wölz Tauern South

Caution: trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations

Caution: trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations

In the Northern Alsp, Niedere Tauern, Gurktal and Seetal Alps, moderate avalanche danger prevails; considerable danger above the treeline. Avalanche prone locations are found in east and north aspects. Critical areas are found distant from ridgelines and behind protruberances in the landscape. Minimum additional loading can trigger a slab avalanche. At intermediate altitudes, isolated glide-snow slides are possible on extremely steep grass-covered slopes.

On Wednesday night there was 10-30 cm of fresh snow registered, deposited on top of a softened layer. Thus, an additional potential weak layer has been generated. The old snowpack has a wide variety of diverse layers due to swift weather changes. Other weak layers also exist inside the snowpack, which, due to low temperatures has not been able to settle.

On Thursday night in the northern regions of Styria, light snowfall is anticipated. In the upper Murtal it is expected to remain free of precipitation with increasingly bright skies. On Friday, winds will shift temporarily to southwesterly, it will become foehn-influenced in the Northern Alps. In the morning there will be sunshine, in the afternoon cloud banks will move in from the west. Higher peaks in the Niedere Tauern will be veiled in fog. It will remain cold: at 2000 m, -8 degrees. Saturday: On the northern flank of the Alps, clouds will gather in the barrier cloud zones, intermittent snowfall is expected. Brisk to strong-velocity NW winds, and it will remain cold. On the southern flank of the Alps, hardly any snowfall, winds will be light.

Considerable avalanche danger will remain upright.