Stub and Gleinalpe

Fresh snowdrifts on north and east-facing slopes

Fresh snowdrifts on north and east-facing slopes

Avalanche danger levels in the Gurktal and Seetal Alps, on Stubalpe and on Koralpe are considerable. Fresh snowdrifts on north and east-facing slopes are the main danger. Icy NW winds will generate new snowdrift accumulations. Avalanche prone locations are found near ridglines and at entries into gullies and bowls. Triggering a slab avalanches is possible even by minimum additional loading. The snowdrift accumulation masses should not be underestimated.

Cold NW winds have transported the fresh snow from the most recent bout of precipitation. Bonding to the old snowpack is insufficient. The old snowpack on north-facing slopes is weakened by expansive metamorphosis: persistent weak layer!

The NW air current remains dominant, mountains are hung deep with clouds, between In the afternoon, winds will slacken off, precipitation ease, but cloud cover will remain. At high altitudes, temperatures are low: at 2000 m: -12 degrees.

Avalanche danger on Monday will increase. On Monday, weather conditions will change, temperatures will rise slightly, heavy cloud cover will move into Styria from the east due to a low over Italy. Variable conditions will prevail, with heavy clouds, the peaks from Koralm to the rimline ranges will be shrouded in fog, in the western regions snowfall will be heavy and persistent. Stormy E/NW winds will be blowing. Further north, much less snowfall.