Villach Alps

Caution: snowdrift accumulations

Since Friday, 20-30cm of fresh snow has been registered above 1800m, locally more. High air moisture has moistened the snowpack esp. above 2400m. Heavily clouded skies mean the snowpack cannot firm up during the nocturnal hours. More deeply embedded inside the snowpack on shady slopes are faceted, expansively metamorphosed weak layers, esp. above 2000m. Fresh snowdrift accumulations have been deposited atop soft layers esp. above 2000m.

On Monday the air curent will shift, it will become windier and cooler. Strong northerly winds will often disperse some clouds. At 2000m: -7 degrees.

Low temperatures and low air moisture will lead to a gradual stabilization of the snowpack

Caution: snowdrift accumulations

With lower temperatures, isolated small-to-medium moist slides and avalanches are possible at all altitudes, esp. on extremely steep slopes following a night of cloud skies. Avaalanches can be triggered in the old snow even by one sole skier, esp. on shady slopes above 2000m. Avalanches can fracture down to the moist snowpack layers, which pushes the runout zones of avalanches further downhill. Avalanches can reach medium size.