Lower Tauern South

Danger zones are difficult to recognize

Danger zones are difficult to recognize

Avalanche danger is MODERATE. The variable winds in recent days have loaded N/SE slopes with drifts. A medium slab avalanche can be triggered even by minimum additional loading. Avalanche prone locations occur mostly near ridgelines, also distant from ridgelines in high alpine regions, and in steep gullies and bowls. In high alpine regions, superficial avalanches can fracture down to more deeply embedded layers and grow to large size.

The huge amounts of cold fresh snow over the last few days were able to settle in the un-windy and intermittently sunny weather. Clear nocturnal skies have formed surface hoar. A potential fracture point for slabs occurs at the border bewteen fresh snow and fresh drifts to the colder and often loose snowbase. Also inside the old snowpak there are weakened layers at melt-freeze crusts and depth hoar.

On Thursday, initial sunshine. Visibility will deteriorate during the daytime from the north. In the Lungau Nockberge, brisk northwesterly winds will arise towards evening. Temperatures will drop noticeably. At 2000 m: -6 degrees, at 3000 m: -10 degrees. Also on Friday, the peaks will be shrouded in heavy cloud, intermittent snowfall is possible.

Little change is expected.