Nock Mountains

Circumvent small-area snowdrift accumulations

Circumvent small-area snowdrift accumulations

Avalanche danger is LOW. Slabs, mostly small-sized, can trigger particularly on very steep and extremely steep north, east and south-facing slopes by minimum additional loading. Isolated small glide-snow and loose-snow avalanches can trigger naturally. Danger zones occur on very steep and extremely steep slopes, in entries into gullies and bowls and behind protruberances in the landscape. Avoid zones below glide cracks.

On top of a shallow and relatively compact snow cover, snow and drifts (with embedded graupel) lie deposited. During the night, surface hoar can form. In wind-protected terrain, loose fresh snowfall still lies on the surface. The border to the old snowpack can serve as a weak layer, m deeply embedded layers are unlikely to trigger.

Nighttime skies on Monday night will be partly cloudy, low temperatures at the valley floor, warmer at high altitudes. In early morning hours at 2000m: between -3 and -5 degrees, later in the day up to -2 degrees; at 3000m: -6 degrees. Tuesday will be sunny, with outstanding visibility. In the afternoon, some high-altitude cloudbanks will move in, visibility can become diffuse. Winds will slacken off during the night, be blowing only at light to moderate strength from the northeast, brisker at high altitudes (60 km/hr).

Avalanche danger levels gradually decreasing due to higher temperatures, snowdrift accumulations are stabilizing Avalanche danger levels gradually decreasing due to higher temperatures, snowdrift accumulations are stabilizing