Lower Tauern South

Fresh drifts on shady slopes and hidden persistent weak layer problem

Fresh drifts on shady slopes and hidden persistent weak layer problem

Avalanche danger above 2000m is moderate, below that altitude danger is low. In few places, an avalanche can be triggered by one sole skier as a slab avalanche. Danger zones are nearly impossible to recognize, most critical behind protruberances in the landscape and in gullies and bowls. Fresh drifts on some ridgeline slopes can be easily triggered as a small slab. The wind-loaded zones are easily recognized, watch out for the risks of falling. On very steep sunny slopes, small loose-snow avalanches are possible. Isolated small naturally triggered glide-snow avalanches are possible.

Atop a hardened crust (or else, bare ground) 10-30 cm of loosely-packed snow lie deposited, often wind impacted. On shady slopes at high altitudes the fresh snow from Friday has also been deposited atop loose snow or surface hoar. The fundament on steep shady slopes at high altitudes is expansively metamorphosed. Atop a hardened crust (or else, bare ground) 10-30 cm of loosely-packed snow lie deposited, often wind impacted. On shady slopes at high altitudes the fresh snow from Friday has also been deposited atop loose snow or surface hoar. The fundament on steep shady slopes at high altitudes is expansively metamorphosed. Also to be found on sunny slopes. On sunny slopes the snow is sticky or has a melt-freeze crust in the early morning hours.

On Wednesday outstanding backcountry touring weather with lots of sunshine and good visibility into far distances. Only light winds from varying directions, only in high-alpine terrain of the Tauern will there be brisk NW winds in afternoon (50-70 km/hr). At 2000m: -5 in Lungau and -2degrees in the Northern Alps; at 3000m: -8 degrees.

No significant change in danger levels anticipated