Ybbstaler Alpen

Beware of fresh wind slab, watch out for persistent weak layer problems in shady high altitudes.

Generally low avalanche danger

The avalanche risk is still low. Avalanche prone locations are mainly limited to thin pillows of wind drifted snow in extremely steep entrances to shady gullies and bowls. Small slab avalanches can occasionally be triggered here.

The snowpack is mostly stable. A well-developed and mostly stable melt-freeze crust is covered in places by thin pillows of wind drifted snow. Older pillows of wind drifted snow are usually well bonded to the subsoil.

The isolated rain and snow showers will subside in the evening. The clouds will soften. The night will be dry and often clear. On Tuesday, the weather in the Lower Austrian mountains will be mainly sunny and dry. However, some spring clouds will form, especially in the afternoon. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres will be between -4 and -1 degrees. The temperature at an altitude of 1500 metres will be between 0 and 4 degrees. Winds will be weak to moderate with gusts between 30 and 40 km/h from west to north-west.

On Wednesday, it will remain quite sunny and dry during the day. The temperature rises significantly and the risk of avalanches remains low. In the night to Thursday, a cold front will bring stormy winds, a drop in temperature and heavy snowfall in places. The snowfall level drops rapidly and is mostly at low altitudes. From Thursday to Sunday, large amounts of new snow are expected in the mountains. The risk of avalanches will therefore increase significantly.