Nock Mountains

Some new fallen snow covers stones and avalanche prone locations.

Some new fallen snow covers stones and avalanche prone locations.

The avalanche risk is moderate above 1900 metres and low below. In skiable terrain, small to medium-sized slab avalanches can be triggered in a few places, especially in the northern sector, by low additional loads. Avalanche prone locations increase rapidly from the tree line upwards, at higher altitudes increasingly also in eastern aspects.

There is about 10 cm of new fallen snow on an otherwise very variable surface. There are areas with little snow next to snowdrift accumulations. These have been transformed in places to build up and are soft, in places hard as a board. The old snowpack consists of crusts with faceted crystals in between and deep rime. A break usually occurs around the uppermost crust. The total snow depth is well below average.

On Monday, visibility is good and the sun is often shining. Around -5 degrees at 2000 metres. Little wind.

Slow decline in avalanche danger.