Lower Tauern North

Danger of falling outweighs that of being buried in snow masses

Danger of falling outweighs that of being buried in snow masses

Avalanche danger is low. Isolated small loose-snow naturally triggered avalanches are possible or can be triggered by one sole skier. Danger zones for small slab avalanches in the snowdrifts occur seldom on very steep N/E facing slopes at high altitudes. On steep grass-covered slopes, isolated small glide-snow avalanches are possible.

Atop a shallow, generally stable snowpack, which at intermediate altitudes is already 0 degrees isotherem and on sunny slopes at high altitudes has melt-freeze forms, about 5-15 cm of fresh snow will fall, without much wind impact.

Saturday will start with poor visibility and snowfall, becoming drier in the morning esp. between Main Alpine Ridge and Tennengebirge where there may be bright intervals due to light foehn impact. In southern and northern regions it will remain gray until late afternoon, but hardly any precipitation. Zero-degree level initially at 1500m, later at 1800m. All in all, on Friday night and on Saturday, 10-20cm expected. Along the Tauern, brisk southerly foehn winds (reaching 50 km/hr). At 2000m: -2 degrees; at 3000m: -6 degrees.

Repeated bouts of fresh snowfall, little wind influence.