Hochschwab Mountains

Prone to triggering wind slab snow in the higher elevations! Beginning of wet snow problems at lower altitudes.

Prone to triggering wind slab snow in the higher elevations! Beginning of wet snow problems at lower altitudes.

The avalanche danger is assessed as considerable. Drifting snow - persistent stormy north-westerly winds form fresh wind slabs that are prone to triggering. The north, east and south sectors are particularly affected. In some places, medium-sized slab avalanches can be triggered by individual winter sports enthusiasts. However, spontaneous slab avalanches are also to be expected. Spontaneous wet snow avalanches and smaller gliding avalanches can occur at lower and medium altitudes, including on steep forest slopes or embankments.

The connection between the drift snow packs and the old snowpack is sometimes insufficient. At shady high altitudes, the old snowpack is unfavourably structured in places with crusts and embedded angular crystals. With increasing moisture penetration, the snowpack loses stability at lower altitudes and can also start to glide snow on steep grass and forest slopes.

In the second half of the night into Tuesday, heavy precipitation will set in on the northern side of the Alps with snowfall levels between 1000 and 1300 metres. Tuesday will start predominantly cloudy, with frequent rain and snow, including heavy snow along the northern side of the Alps. In the morning, it may snow down to below 1000 metres in the north, with the snowfall level rising to between 1000 and 1400 metres during the day. In the afternoon, the weather will improve from the east and it may still clear up in places. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres will be around -1 degrees. The temperature at an altitude of 1500 metres will be around 3 degrees. Stormy winds with gusts around 70 km/h from the west. Amounts of new snow between 10 and 30 cm are expected.

The weather will deteriorate again on Tuesday night, with heavy rain and snowfall starting again after midnight at the latest. Above around 1000 metres, a good 10 to 20 cm of new fallen snow is possible by midday on Tuesday. It will remain stormy! The risk of avalanches is increasing!