Pongau Grass Mountains

Small-sized wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches can trigger naturally

Small-sized wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches can trigger naturally

Avalanche danger is low. During the course of the day, likelihood of small wet-snow avalanches triggering on sunny steep slopes will increase somewhat. Runout zones below very steep snow-covered gullies and grass-covered slopes should be avoided.

Little snow on the ground. The melt-freeze crust is often capable of bearing loads, but gradually softens in the morning and forfeits its bonding. On very steep, smooth slopes the entire snowpack can glide away in places.

Skies on Sunday night will be partially cloudy, cloud cover will become dense in the latter part of the night and hinder outgoing longwave radiation. On Monday, clouds will disperse during the morning, though south of the Main Alpine Ridge dense clouds could accumulate from the south and shroud the highest peaks. A bit of rainfall is possible in places on the Main Ridge, snowfall above 2400-2600m. Moderate to brisk southerly foehn wind. At 2000m: 2-7 degrees; at 3000m: -1 degree.

Little change expected. The snowpack is becoming wetter, slightly increasing danger of wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches.