Hochschwab Mountains

In high altitudes and in all expositions: fresh instable snowdrift!

In high altitudes and in all expositions: fresh instable snowdrift!

Avalanche danger iabove the treeline is moderate and below that low. The main problem is fresh snowdrift which has formed in all expositions dur to turning winds. The amount of danger spots is increasing with height. Small to medium slab avalanches can be triggered by small additional loads.. Caution in steep entries, in gullies and bowls and in general on slopes behind ridgelines. Small spontaneous loose-snow avalanches coming from extremely steep, rocky terrain on sunny slopes are possible.

Due to northern winds snowdrift depositis have formed on southern expositions. Weak layers are found in the transition to the snow base in all expositions. The snow base itself ist predominantly stable. Due to sun radiation the snow can loose its stability on the surface.

On Tuesday, due to the influence of a high-pressure system, sunny weather, clear skies but still cold temperatures are called. Very good visibility due to low humidity. Weak winds. Temperatures at noon in 2.000 m are around -5 degrees in the west and around -11 degrees in the east. It will get milder during the afternoon.

The avalanche danger doesn´t significantly change even with the high-pressure system influence and increasing temperatures.