Lower Tauern Central

Gliding snow increasing

Gliding snow increasing

Avalanche danger above 1400 m is moderate. In steep terrain, small wet loose-snow avalanches and isolated glide-snow avalanches (magnitude 1 & 2) can trigger. Small snowdrift accumulations can trigger at high altitudes esp. by large additional loading, both near to and distant from ridges, behind discontinuities and in gullies. Most danger zones are on NW/N/NE facing slopes.

The latest precipitation brought 10 cm of fresh snow to Niedere Tauern high altitude slopes, moistened on Sunday from radiation and warmth. Below 2000 m, rain impact is weakening the snowpack and will continue to do so through Monday. At high altitudes, westerly to northwesterly winds have generated small drifts, these can be triggered by skiers. The snowpack is highly irregular due to storm impact. The snowpack is quite irregular. Gliding snow activity has increased. Proneness to triggering of snowdrifts has receded after the NW winds on Saturday.

Nocturnal skies will be overcast, minor precipitation expected, snowfall level 1600-2000 m. On Monday, adequate visibility, intermittent minor rain/snowfall, hardly any sunshine. In afternoon, heavier cloud cover, rainfall and snowfall will set in, snowfall level at 1400-1800 m. At 2000 m: 0 degrees; at 3000 m: -6 degrees. Hardly any wind in the morning, strong W/NW winds in afternoon. All in all, 5-10 cm of fresh snow expected, in the Nockberge it will remain dry. On Monday night further snow showers (5-10 cm).

On Tuesday, heavy snowfall in places, then increasingly sunny. In wind-exposed terrain, danger of slab avalanches will increase.