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Caution: weak layers in old snow.

Caution: weak layers in old snow.

Isolated avalanches can be triggered in the weak old snowpack be persons, esp. on W/N/E facing slopes. Caution urged in transitions from shallow to deep snow in regions where strong winds are blowing. Isolated whumpf noises are indicators of imminent danger. Older snowdrifts can in isolated cases be triggered esp. on shady slopes above 2200m, releases mostly small-sized. Due to solar radiation, mostly small moist loose-snow avalanches are possible below 2600m, esp on extremely steep sunny slopes. Pay attention to runout zones.

Inside the snowpack are expansively metamorphosed, faceted weak layers, esp. on W/N/E facing slopes above 2200m. The older snowdrift accumulations lie deposited atop soft layers on wind-protected shady slopes. Sunny slopes: due to low temperatures and low air moisture, a melt-freeze crust forms on the surface during the night. Solar radiation will lead to significant moistening of the snowpack.

On Monday all-day-long sunshine, outstanding visibility, temperatures rising. At 2000m: +1 degree; at 1000m: +5 degrees. Light to moderate northeasterly winds. Source: GeoSphere Austria

Wet loose-snow avalanches can trigger in starting zones which have not yet discharged