Pongau Grass Mountains

Favourable situation, hardly any danger zones

Favourable situation, hardly any danger zones

Generally low danger, very few potential danger zones where large additional loading can trigger a slab, most likely on extremely steep slopes above 2100 m in E/N aspects. Shallow-snow and extremely steep slopes near ridgelines should be circumvented.

The snowpack is relatively favourably layers, with only a few small weak layers. Up to 2200 m there is a superficial melt-freeze crust. Inside the snowpack the layers are well bonded. Potential weak layer of faceted crystals and soft old snow is evident in some high-altitude terrain, currently not easily triggered. Tendency towards fracture propagation is moderate. Gliding movements have diminished.

On Sunday, brilliant sunshine above the persistent valley fog. Northerly winds at 20-40 km/hr at high altitude. At 1500 m: +3 degrees, at 2000 m: up to 0 degrees. On Monday temperatures will plummet, and northerly winds will be strong. The summits will disappear in fog, occasional snowfall, but minor amounts. At 2000 m: maximum -11 to -8 degrees, at 3000 m: maximum -11 degrees.

No change.