Lower Tauern North

Snowdrift accumulations still trigger-sensitive, esp. on steep shady slopes at high altitude

Snowdrift accumulations still trigger-sensitive, esp. on steep shady slopes at high altitude

Avalanche danger above 2000m is MODERATE, below that altitude danger is low. Slabs, mostly small-sized, can be triggered even by minimum additiional loading both near to and distant from ridgelines and behind protruberances in the landscape on west to north to northeast-facing slopes, but caution is also urged near the treeline and in forest clearances. In isolated cases, triggerings can fracture down to more deeply embedded layers in the snowpack the releases can grow to medium size. Isolated naturally triggered glide-snow and loose-snow avalanches are possible at an time of day or night.

Often hardened snowdrift masses lie atop an expansively metamorphosed, loosely-packed snowpack surface with near-surface faceted crystals. Near surface crusts are weak layers of faceted, expansively metamorphosed crystals. Particularly in shady, shallow-snow zones there is snow which is rewarding to skiers, it is faceted, expansively metamorphosed powder which is settling increasingly wit rising temperatures.

During the night, skies initially clear, later on cirrus clouds will move in. On Monday. southerly foehn wind will ease of during the daytime, but in foehn lanes and and high altitudes can still reach 50-80 km/hr. High, generally thin clouds will hamper the sun somewhat, but most peaks will be in the clear, visibility good. At 2000m: 0 degrees; at 3000m: -5 degrees.

Avalanche danger levels decreasing further. Snowdrift problem is receding slightly.