Dachstein, Gosaukamm

Persistent weak layer problem in the high altitudes!

Persistent weak layer problem in the high altitudes!

The avalanche danger remains low. There are still few avalanche prone locations, mainly in the northern and on shady slopes, in steep slopes adjacent to ridgelines, in transitions from little to more snow and in steep gullies. Mostly small-scale, freshly covered, older and fresh avalanches can be found at higher elevations. In some places, slab avalanches can be triggered by just one person on steep terrain.

There are a few centimetres of new fallen snow. Thin melt-freeze crusts are embedded in the old snowpack and on the surface it is often soft, sometimes hard and therefore has different characteristics. There is some new fallen snow on top. The snow base, fundament still contains faceted crystals, some of which are floating snow, predominantly on the north and on shady slopes. In exposed places at higher altitudes, there is older, now covered and fresh small-scale wind slab that is prone to triggering. The snowpack is very unevenly distributed, with little snow even at higher elevations.

Tuesday will bring foehn and dry weather with some high clouds moving through. However, visibility is often quite good. In addition, there is usually a lively south-foehn wind, blowing quite strongly to gale force, especially in the high alpine locations of the Dachstein and Totem Mountains. However, the wind will slowly die down during the afternoon. Temperatures at 1500 m around 5 degrees, at 2000 m around 1 degree. On Wednesday, there will often be a few high cloud fields, which will only allow the sun to shine through temporarily in the morning. Mostly it will remain dry, visibility will often be diffuse. At 1500 m around 2 degrees, at 2000 m around -1 degree.

No change.