Lower Tauern South

Some drift snow and rare avalanche prone locations in old snow

Some drift snow and rare avalanche prone locations in old snow

The avalanche danger is low. A few centimetres of new fallen snow will be transported by the southerly foehn. On the north side, the drifting snow packs present from around 2600 m are growing slightly as a result. Small and near-surface avalanches in particular can be triggered by individuals in a few places, in particular in extremely steep gullies and bowls and behind ridgelines. In these areas, there are still isolated trigger points for small avalanches in the old snow.

The snow cover, snowpack is moist or even wet due to heat and rain up to medium to high altitudes and outgoing longwave radiation is reduced at night. At shady high altitudes, there are angular crystals both near the surface and within the snow cover, which can occasionally serve as a weak layer. This is particularly the case near crusts. Above this, some drift snow has been deposited, especially on the north side. The snow depth is well below average at all altitudes.

On Thursday, there will often be good visibility and sunshine on the mountains. In the morning there will be a few residual clouds, especially in the south, and in the afternoon some denser clouds will accumulate in the Niedere Tauern. It will remain dry. The wind will be weak to brisk from the south. At 2000 m around -1 degrees, at 3000 m around -5 degrees, frost line around 1800 m.

The avalanche danger remains low.