Villach Alps

Caution: snowdrifts and weak layers in old snowpack

Caution: snowdrifts and weak layers in old snowpack

Avalanches can be triggered by one sole skier in some places, particularly on shady wind-protected slopes in zones. Danger zones and likelihood of triggering tned to increase with ascending altitude. Avalanches can grow to medium size. In addition, in places avalanches can be triggered in the surface layers, releases usually small but easily triggerable. On extremely steep sunny slopes, increasingly frequent small moist loose-snow avalanches are possible. Isoalted mostly small glide-snow avalanches are possible.

There was local snowfall. The SW winds transported the fresh snow. On shady slopes above 1800m: snowdrift accumulations are often poorly bonded with the old snowpack. In the lower part of the snowpack there are faceted expansively metamorphosed weak layers evident. On shady slopes below 1800m: weather conditions are consolidating the snowpack during the nocturnal hours. The fresh snow lies deposited atop a hardened crust. Extremely steep sunny slopes: solar radiation moistening the snowpack as of midday.

Radiantly sunny weather on Sunday. Fog and high-fog banks will soon disperse (upper border at 1000m). Light to moderate SW winds. At 1000m: +3 degrees; at 2000m: -1 degree; at 3000m: -7 degrees. Source: GeoSphere Austria

Weak layers in the old snowpack still demand caution