Hochschwab Mountains

No significant changes: Avalanche danger low, little snow in general.

No significant changes: Avalanche danger low, little snow in general.

Avalanche danger is in general low. Only in some places in high, extremly steep and shady gullies and bowls small avalanches within the old snow can be triggered with high additional loads. The surface of the snow cover is often hard and icy. Risk of injuries is more likely than risks of falling or being buried.

The snow amounts are in general below the average. Southern slopes and exposed areas are predominately bare. The thin snow cover is solidified on the surface with hoar or frozen. In places in northern and eastern exposed high-altitude areas thin layers of snowdrift on top of an old snow cover which is weakened due to kinetic metamorphosis (faceting).

Relatively mild airmassess coming from southwest for the eastern edges of a low-pressure system which is located over France. On Saturday persistent high fog areas which can reach a height up to 1.300 m is to expect. Above that clear skies are called. weak to brisk wids from the south. On the eastern edge of the Alps the winds are strong. Temperatures at noon in 2.000 m 0 degrees and in 1.500 m +1 degrees. In the area of Gurktaler Alps till the mountain edges it will be around 2-3 degrees cooler. On Sunday mild andsunny mountain weather with weak to moderte winds is forecasted. Around the edges of the mountains high fog areas, which can reach medium altitude can be persistent till noon.

The Avalanche danger is not significantly changing.