Avalanche forecast

Hochschwab Mountains

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Avalanche danger

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Highlights

Low avalanche danger in high altitudes - snowdrift is prone to triggering in some places.

Avalanche problems

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Avalanche Activity

Low avalanche danger in high altitudes - snowdrift is prone to triggering in some places.

Avalanche danger is low. Danger spots are located in very steep entries, gullies and behind ridgelines in the expositions north to east. There slab avalanches can be triggered by small additional loads cannot be ruled out.

Snowpack Structure

The snow base can settle and is mostly stable. Only in high altitudes the surface is still powder-like in some places. The new snowdrift is partially placed on top of soft layers, partially on top of a hard, icy old snow cover and is not sufficiently bonding. In general the snow cover is distributed unevenly and wet in medium altitudes. Blown-off areas are often hard and icy.

Weather Forecast

Increasing influence of a high pressure system coming from northwest. Saturday night will be clear and Sunday will be sunny with good visibility. Only in low altitudes it will be foggy in the morning. Weak northern to eastern winds. Temperatures at noon are around -6 degrees in 2.000 m and around -2 degrees . The whole next week will be dominated by high pressure, increasing temperatures and sunny weather

Tendency

The snowdrift danger and the avalanche danger are decreasing.

Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Styria (CC BY 4.0)

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