Hochschwab Mountains

Strong increase in avalanche danger already in the morning!

Spontaneous wet snow avalanches to be expected!

The avalanche danger increases from moderate to considerable during the morning. Spontaneous avalanche activity increases with the warming and sunshine. Medium-sized and occasionally large wet loose snow and slab avalanches are to be expected in particular on the sunny slopes. Wet slab avalanches can also be triggered by ski tourers. Gliding avalanches are also increasingly to be expected on the sunny slopes.

Due to strong warming and solar radiation, the snowpack on the sunny slopes becomes moist or wet and unstable early in the day. In addition to loose snow slides, spontaneous, wet slab avalanches can also be expected, as liquid water in the snowpack can reactivate former weak layers in the persistent weak layer. The avalanches are usually medium-sized, but can also be large in some cases. On sunny slopes, the snowpack begins to increasingly glide on smooth ground. Deeper layers are increasingly thinning out.

Clouds and fog will continue to accumulate on the northern side of the Alps until midnight. The light precipitation subsides. Then it will start to clear up and Easter Sunday will bring very sunny and very mild mountain weather. The temperature at 2000 metres above sea level will rise to +7 degrees during the day. The wind will blow briskly from west to north-west.

The temperature will drop slightly on Monday with a weak cold front. The wet snow problem eases a little.