Nock Mountains

Circumvent small-area snowdrift accumulations

Circumvent small-area snowdrift accumulations

Avalanche danger is low. Slabs, mostly small-sized, can trigger particularly on very steep and extremely steep north, northwest and south-facing slopes by minimum additional loading. Isolated small glide-snow and loose-snow avalanches can trigger naturally. Danger zones occur on very steep and extremely steep slopes, in entries into gullies and bowls and behind protruberances in the landscape. On extremely steep sunny slopes, small loose-snow avalanches are possible at any time of day or night.

On top of a shallow and relatively compact snow cover, snow and drifts (with embedded graupel) lie deposited. During the night, surface hoar can form. In wind-protected terrain, loose fresh snowfall still lies on the surface. Particularly in wind-protected zones there is snow which is rewarding to skiers, it is faceted, expansively metamorphosed powder which is settling increasingly with rising temperatures.

Nocturnal skies will be clear, with light winds, the zero-degree level at 2000m. On Friday, sunshine right from the start, very little high-altitude clouds (mostly in Lungau). Outstanding visibility, winds light to moderate from the east. Temperatures rising. At 2000m: 1-4 degrees; at 3000m: -2 degrees. Skies on Friday night will be star studded.

No significant change anticipated