Lower Tauern South

Few danger zones in transitions where the snow is shallow

Few danger zones in transitions where the snow is shallow

Avalanche danger is LOW. Only in very few places can large addtional loading trigger a slab avalanche, most likely in transitions where snow is shallow, into deeper snow, in shady and extremely steep terrain. Then, avalanches can grow to medium size. Most avalanche prone locations occur in W/N/E aspects distant from ridgelines and in steep gullies. In high alpine regions (above 2600m) these rare avalanche prone locations (shallow-snow transitions in very steep terrain) cannot be ruled out on E/S facing slopes as well.

On shady slopes there is old powder atop a compact old snowpack. On sunny slopes there is a bit of firn snow, the uppermost centimetres are becoming sticky. Hidden inside the old snow are soft layers of expansively metamorphosed (faceted) crystals, but are unlikely to trigger except in isolated cases.

On Thursday sunny, outstanding visibility, little wind. At 2000 m: -2 degrees; at 3000 m: -7 degrees. On Friday, brisk SE winds in some places, more clouds in Pongau and Lungau, elsewhere still very sunny. At 2000 m: -2 degrees; at 3000 m: -5 degrees.

No significant change is expected.