Fischbach Alps West, Graz Highlands

Fresh snowdrifts on east-facing slopes

Fresh snowdrifts on east-facing slopes

Avalanche danger is low. Danger zones lies near ridgelines where there are snowdrifts. Special caution urged on north-facing slopes at high altitudes: a persistent weak layer. A slab release is possible even by large additional loading, small-to-medium avalanches are possible.

Snowdrift accumulations lie deposited on E-facing slopes above the treeline atop a hardened old snowpack surface. On north-facing slopes the snowpack is unfavourably layered.

Skies on the northern flank of the Alps are heavily overcast, continual snowfall through the night. Particularly from Ausseer Land into Mariazeller Land, large amounts of fresh snow are expected (20-30 cm). In the Murtal and Mürztal, less, but repeated rounds of snowfall are possible. The NW winds will increase in strength, blowing strong in the mountains. Saturday: heavy cloud cover. Between Totes Gebirge and Hochschwab, continual snowfall. South of Niedere Tauern, only a bit of snowfall. Winds will be strong to stormy from NW. Icy cold in the mountains: at 2000 m, -13 degrees. Sunday: cloud cover still dominates, some snowfall between Dachstein and Hochschwab. In the afternoon, winds and precipitation will ease, but cloud cover will persist. Cold at high altitudes: at 2000 m, -13 degrees.

Slight increase in avalanche danger is possible.