Ybbstaler Alpen

Prone to triggering wind slab snow in the higher elevations! Beginning of wet snow problems at lower altitudes.

Prone to triggering wind slab snow in the higher elevations! Beginning of wet snow problems at lower altitudes.

The avalanche risk above the tree line is rated as "considerable". Stormy north-westerly winds create fresh drift snow packs in the east and south sectors, which in many places can be triggered by individual winter sports enthusiasts as medium slab avalanches. Spontaneous wet snow avalanches and smaller gliding avalanches can occur at lower altitudes.

The connection between the drift snow layer and the old snowpack is often insufficient. Prone to triggering weak layers in the form of snow deposits of varying hardness also exist in the bound layer in places. In shady high altitudes, the old snowpack is unfavourably structured in places with crusts and embedded faceted crystals. With increasing moisture penetration, the snowpack at lower altitudes increasingly loses firmness and stability and can also start to glide snow on steep grass and forest slopes.

In the second half of the night on Tuesday, heavy precipitation will set in in places on the northern side of the Alps with snowfall levels between 1000 and 1400 metres. On Tuesday, the mountain peaks of Lower Austria will initially be covered in thick clouds. It will snow heavily from the Ybbstal Alps to the Göller. A total of 10 - 25 cm of new fallen snow is possible. The precipitation will continue in the afternoon, but will be much weaker. In addition, strong north-westerly winds will blow at high altitudes. The temperature at 1000 metres will be around 0 degrees, at 2000 metres around -3 degrees.

High pressure influence and massive warming at high altitude from midday on Wednesday. The zero-degree level will rise towards 3000 metres in the evening. The wet snow problem is a priority at all altitudes and will increase briefly!