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Rare avalanche prone locations in the persistent weak layer covered by a little wind slab

Rare avalanche prone locations in the persistent weak layer covered by a little wind slab

The avalanche danger is low. Small avalanches in particular can occasionally be triggered by one person in shady slope high alpine regions above 2600 metres. On the one hand, where older wind slab snow has formed a suitable board over a weak layer in the persistent weak layer. On the other hand, close to the surface in the wind slab of the last few days, which is still prone to triggering. In addition to the risk of burial, particular attention should be paid to the risk of entrainment.

The surface is crusted can form, on sunny slopes it softens during the daytime changes. In high, shady slopes, the melt-freeze crust is usually covered by edged snow with no binding, which can serve as a weak layer in exceptional cases. The potential for fracture propagation is generally low due to the overall highly built-up, transformed snow cover, snowpack. Fractures within the snow cover are most possible in the thin wind slab or over the hard old snow foundation from early winter. The snow depth is well below average at all altitudes.

The night will be starry and bright sunshine can be expected again on the mountains on Sunday. In the Hohe Tauern there will be moderate to brisk winds from the northwest with peaks of around 40 km/h at high altitudes. Temperatures at 2000 metres will be between -1 and +3 degrees, at 3000 metres around -1 degree.

The avalanche danger remains low.