Nock Mountains

Take into account persistent weak layers and avoid small-scale pillows of wind drifted snow

Take into account persistent weak layers and avoid small-scale pillows of wind drifted snow

The avalanche risk is low. Medium-sized slab avalanches can still be triggered in a few hard-to-recognise places, especially in the extended northern sector above 1800 m, but usually only with a large additional load. This is in particular at the transitions from little to more snow. Fresh, small-scale pillows of wind drifted snow in the areas adjacent to the ridgeline, crest or summit of the extended northern and eastern exposures are temporarily prone to triggering.

The little new and wind slab snow lies in shady high altitudes on a soft, faceted snow surface. Otherwise, there is often a thin melt-freeze crust under the thin layer of new snow. Deeper in the snowpack, faceted crystals can be found on a crust; close to the ground, the snowpack consists of angular, cup-shaped crystals. The connection at the transition to the deep snowpack near the ground is still poor. Deep and sunny middle layers are largely snowed out.

It may snow a little on Tuesday night. The snowfall level will be around 500 metres. On Tuesday, there will be changeable weather with clouds, but also sunshine, especially in the afternoon. At 2000 metres the temperature will be around -7 degrees and at 3000 metres around -15 degrees. At high altitudes in the Nockberge mountains, winds from the north will blow at around 60 km/h.

No significant change in avalanche danger.