Avalanche forecast

Fischbach Alps East, Wechsel

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Avalanche danger

Above treeline
2 · Moderate
Below treeline
1 · Low
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Highlights

Some new snow. Storm winds.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind slab

    • All elevations

Avalanche Activity

Some new snow. Storm winds.

Avalanche danger above the treeline is moderate. Danger zones lie in E/S aspects, where a slab can be triggered even by minimum additional loading, but only reach size 2. Caution urged near ridgelines, where slab avalanches can trigger with ease.

Snowpack Structure

Fresh snowdrifts cover surface hoar or a hardened old snowpack surface. In some places the slopes are icy.

Weather Synopsis

Also further to the south, snow showers can be expected, but only bringing minor amounts. Some clouds will disperse. At 2000 m: -10 degrees. The NW winds will reach 50-110 km/hr, the strongest gusts will be in the afternoon along the Main Alpine Ridge. A few centimetres of fresh snow is expected on Wednesday, plus storm-strength winds.

Tendency

No change in danger levels is expected

Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Styria (CC BY 4.0)

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