Dachstein, Gosaukamm

More new fallen snow than expected. Watch out for fresh wind slab in the higher elevations!

More new fallen snow than expected. Watch out for fresh wind slab in the higher elevations!

The avalanche risk is moderate above the tree line. Especially at higher altitudes, there are avalanche prone locations in many aspects due to prone to triggering snowdrift accumulations. Slab avalanches can be triggered in places by even a small additional load and can sometimes reach medium size. In the steep terrain on shady slopes at high altitudes, there are still localised avalanche prone locations due to the problem of old snow. Occasional slab avalanches can still be triggered, especially in transitions from more to less snow.

Due to repeated snowfall in recent days and strong winds from different directions, there are prone to triggering snowdrift accumulations that do not bind sufficiently with the old snowpack. Settlement is progressing slowly. The old snowpack has settled, is moist up to high altitudes and is crusted can form on the surface and hard in places. The snow base, fundament is high and partly weakened on shady slopes. Low and widespread middle elevations are often bare or have very little snow.

The sun will shine frequently on Thursday. Patches of high fog near the valleys will change to clouds during the daytime changes, causing visibility to be restricted in places in the afternoon. Moderate to brisk winds from northeast to east, peaking at around 40 km/h. Temperatures at 1500 m around -1 degrees, at 2000 m around -4 degrees. Friday will be sunny and cloudy. At first there will be a few hours of sunshine again. But then some clouds will gradually gather from the north. The wind will be weak. Temperatures will be similar to the previous day.

Despite some new fallen snow, the avalanche situation hardly changes.