Lower Tauern South

Fresh snowdrifts

Fresh snowdrifts

Avalanche danger above the timberline is CONSIDERABLE. Slab avalanches, small-to medium sized, can trigger in some steep places even by minimum additional loading on NW/E/S facing slopes both near to and distant from ridgelines, as well as in wind-loaded gullies. The danger of falling often outweighs that of being buried in snow masses. Above 2200m, isolated weak layers in the old snowpack can be triggered and avalanches can become correspondingly larger if they fracture down to more deeply embedded layers inside the snowpack. Isolated glide-snow avalanches and small wet loose-snow avalanches can trigger naturally.

Atop a below-average but compact and moistened snowpack in wind-protected zones, 20-25 cm of fresh snow was registered, widespread the snow fall amid heavy wind impact and generated new snowdrift accumulations which are initially poorly bonded with the old snowpack.

The snow flurries will gradually slacken off, visibility improve during the daytime. Cold, brisk NW winds. At 2000m: -11 degrees.

Avalanche danger levels to gradually decrease