Lower Tauern South

Continuing caution in northern aspects in high alpine regions

Continuing caution in northern aspects in high alpine regions

Moderate avalanche danger above 2300m, below 2300m danger is low. Main problem: trigger-sensitive intermediate layers at ground-level in the old snow. Isolated slab avalanches can be triggered on shady steep slopes be large additional loading, particularly where the snow is shallow, i.e. at entries to gullies and bowls, particularly in places where there is relatively shallow snow compared to the immediate vicinity, i.e. at entries to gullies and bowls. Triggered avalanches can be of small-to-medium size.

Melt-freeze encrusted surfaces (hard as steel, icy, breakable, snowdrift patches, melt-freeze from the rain) dominate, recent mild temperatures and often storm-strength W/S winds have worsened snow quality. Inside the snowpack the recent layers are relatively well bonded. A potential trigger-sensitive layer of faceted and soft snow is at high altitudes. Current stability tests show that the tendency towards fracture propagation is minimal, at least over surface-wide areas.

On Saturday on the northern rim of the Alps, initially more clouds, but hardly any precipitation and generally adequate visibility. Further south sunshine and cloud will alternate, with good visibility. Only in exposed terrain: moderate winds. At 2000 m: -2 to +1 degree; at 3000 m: -5 degrees. On Sunday, visibility at high altitudes on the northern rim of the Alps is often impaired by fog, but hardly any precipitation is expected. Elsewhere visibility is generally adequate, though light conditions are diffuse. Winds mostly light. At 2000 m: 0 degrees; at 3000 m: -8 degrees.

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