Hochschwab Mountains

Little new snow - avalanche danger low.

The avalanche danger is low. Only in some places in high altitudes an extremely steep and shady gullies and bowls small slab avalanches are possible. In case of triggered avalanches risk of injuries is more likely than risk of being buried.

The snow cover is unusual thin for this season and southern slopes as well as exposed areas are predominatly bare. The new snow accumulates predominantly in north to eastern expositions in from of snowdrift deposits. The old snow base is mostly wet, but in steep shady gullies are soft layers built by faceted snow crystals and melt-freeze crusts which are weakened.

On Tuesday the amount of snow and rain in the east of upper Styria and the southern foothills is only little. Stormy winds on the summit ms coming from the south which eases out in the afternoon. Temperatures at 1.500 m are cooling down from +3 to -1 degrees during the course of the day.

Tuesday will be cloudy with snowfall down to 1.000 m. In the area of Turrach around 30 cm of new snow is expected. In the north andh east less new snow in the Triebener Tauern around 10 cm. Due to fresh snowdrift the avalanche danger rises a little bit.