Fischbach Alps East, Wechsel

Low avalanche danger - thin snowdrift patches behind abrupt discontinuities in the terrain

Low avalanche danger - thin snowdrift patches behind abrupt discontinuities in the terrain

Avalanche danger over widespread areas is LOW. Danger zones are being generated by freshly formed snowdrift accumulations, small and near to ridgelines and behind abrupt discontinuities in the terrain. In icy and melt-freeze encrusted summit zones, the risks of being forced to take a fall require attentiveness.

The fresh fallen snow on Tuesday will be transported by storm-strength SW to NW winds to extended east-facing slopes. There, particularly near ridgelines and behind abrupt discontinuities in the terrain, snowpack patches will be generated which are poorly bonded with the old melt-freeze encrusted snowpack surface above 1600 m. Even if the snowfall makes the slopes turn white again, snow depths in general are still extremely below average.

South of the Schladminger Tauern, the strong to stormy NW winds will disperse the clouds and sunshine will come through. In the afternoon, clouds in the Northern Alps will also disperse. At 2000 m: -8 degrees, stormy winds, gusts at 40-80 km/hr, in exposed terrain reaching 100 km/hr. Wednesday: cloud cover will move in from the west, a bit of snowfall/rainfall is possible in the morning north of the Main Alpine Ridge. As of midday, clouds will disperse somewhat, it will become milder due to NW winds. At 2000 m: 0 degrees expected.

No significant change in avalanche danger levels is expected over the next few days.