Ybbstaler Alpen

Low avalanche danger

Low avalanche danger

Avalanche danger remains low. Wet snow slides are possible on steep slopes during the day, which can also be triggered by individual winter sports enthusiasts. Caution is still advised on shady slopes, where small slab avalanches are possible in persistent weak layers.

The clear nights of the last few days have allowed a melt-freeze crust to form, which softens again during the day with rising temperatures and sunlight. In shady locations, it lasts longer. Depending on the altitude and aspect, the snowpack varies on the surface: sometimes crusted, sometimes less stabilised and often moist up to high altitudes. In gullies and bowls, the wind slab is usually well stabilised. Faceted crystals are partially weakening the snow base, fundament at higher elevations in the northern sector. As temperatures remain mild, the snow is melting. There is little snow below around 1400 metres and below around 1600 metres on the sunny slopes.

During the night, low-lying clouds will gradually move in from the west, but there will still be no precipitation. On Monday, the Lower Austrian mountains will often be caught in the clouds of a cold front. Very unproductive precipitation will pass through in the morning. The snowfall level will be around 900 metres. In the afternoon it will be mostly free of precipitation. The high wind will blow increasingly strong from the west.

The avalanche risk remains unchanged. It will continue to cool down on Tuesday night and there will be isolated unproductive snow showers. The westerly wind will ease temporarily during the night, but will pick up again during the day on Tuesday and then blow increasingly from the north-west.