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Beware wet-snow and snowdrifts in high-alpine terrain

Beware wet-snow and snowdrifts in high-alpine terrain

Wet-snow avalanches can in isolated cases be triggered by one winter sports enthusiast and grow to medium size. These avalanche prone locations are located particularly on W/N/E-facing slopes below 2600m. Rainfall is anticipated in the afternoon, thereby the likelihood of triggerings will increase. Fresh snowdrift accumulations can be triggered by one sole skier on very steep shady slopes above 2600m. S danger zones occur esp. in ridgeline terrain.

Nocturnal outgoing radiation is reduced. Sunny slopes below 3000m: the old snowpack is wet. Snowfall is expected above 2200m, the fresh fallen snow will be moist. Many starting zones have already completely discharged. Shady slopes below 2600m: the old snowpack is wet. Snowfall is expected above 2200m. Weather condtions have led to the snowpack becoming thoroughly wet, forfeiting firmness of the snowpack. Many wet-snow avalanches have already released, many starting zones have completely discharged, the snowpack is thoroughly wet. Due to often strong-velocity southerly winds, snowdrift accumulations have been generated, lie deposited atop soft layers. Below 2000m there is hardly any snow on the ground.

On Thursday, ongoing instable conditions with a tendency towards showers, lots of dense cloud cover, the summit will be shrouded in fog. Sunny interims will be short. Winds light from the east, later blowing a moderate velocity from the northeast. At 2000m: +3 degrees. Source: GeoSphere Austria

Above 2200m up to 20cm of fresh snow is anticipated, locally more.