Ybbstaler Alpen

Low avalanche danger, isolated wet snow slides in steep gullies and bowls.

Low avalanche danger, isolated wet snow slides in steep gullies and bowls.

The avalanche danger is low. Small wet snow slides can still occur in steep gullies and bowls in western, southern and eastern aspects. Wet slides from wooded areas or embankments are also possible at low altitudes. In extremely steep, north-facing gullies above the tree line, small slab avalanches in persistent weak layers can be triggered by small additional loads.

The persistent weak layer problem is easing due to the warming. However, the snow cover, snowpack has become unstable due to the increasing moisture, especially in western, southern and eastern aspects. During the clear night, the firmness of the snow cover increases, during the day the stability, snowpack stability decreases again.

The coming night will be clear. Thursday will bring only intermittent sunny weather with the passage of denser clouds in high and mid-altitude layers. However, it will remain dry. The temperature at 2000 metres will be around 0 degrees, at 1500 metres between 1 and 5 degrees. On Thursday, the wind will be weak to moderate with gusts of around 40 km/h. No fresh snow is expected. No new fallen snow is expected.

The avalanche risk remains low. On Friday and at the weekend, winds from the south-east will push low, high fog-like clouds into the Alpine foothills, while the higher mountains will remain clear with a southerly flow. It will cool down slightly.