Lower Tauern South

Caution on shady slopes: still danger zones for small slab avalanches. Otherwise predominantly favorable conditions.

Caution on shady slopes: still danger zones for small slab avalanches. Otherwise predominantly favorable conditions.

Avalanche danger is low. Freshly generated snowdrift accumulations can be triggered by one sole skier and reach medium size where snow is sufficient. Danger zones occur esp. on NW/N/E facing slopes, esp. near ridgelines and behind protruberances in the terrain and at entries into steep gullies and bowls. Danger zones often blanketed, making them difficult to recognize. During the course of t day, naturally triggered loose-snow avalanches are possible in all aspects, releases will be generally small-sized. On steep grass-covered slopes, very isolated small glide-snow avalanches are possible.

The fresh snow has been deposited on steep shady slopes above 2200m atop an expansively metamorphosed snowpack which is prone to triggering in places. On sunny slopes and at lower altitudes, the bonding of fresh fallen snow to the old snowpack is generally good, the surface moistens during the daytime, forms a thin melt-freeze crust at night - not capable of bearing loads. Weak layers in t lowermost part of the snowpack are no longer likely to trigger.

On Monday, good visibility, sunshine from early till late. Winds will be light. Temperatures will continue to rise. At 2000m: +1 degree; at 3000m: -5 degrees. On Monday night, skies will be star-studded.

As temperatures gradually rise, likelihood of triggering will recede. The snowpack is moistening increasingly.