Nock Mountains

Avoid small snowdrift accumulations and zones below glide cracks

Avoid small snowdrift accumulations and zones below glide cracks

Avalanche danger is low. Small snowdrift accumulations can be triggered by 1 person in a few danger zones, releases mostly small. There is latent danger of glide-snow avalanches, sometimes reaching medium size.

Fresh snow is expected (5-15 cm), deposited atop an irregular, mostly hard snowpack surface, bonding well with the old snowpack. At low and intermediate altitudes the snowpack is often thoroughly moist.

On Tuesday night, heavy cloud cover, clear skies only in the Northern Alps and eastern Kalkalps. Along the Hohe Tauern, in Oberpinzgau and Nockberge, light precipitation expected, but only minor amounts, snowfall level at 1500 m. Winds light to moderate. On Wednesday, heavy cloud cover, reduced visibility. In the morning along the Tauern and in the western ranges, repeated bouts of precipitation. In the afternoon, this will spread further over the entire land, focal point in southern and western regions. Snowfall level at 1000-1200 m in the Kitzbühel and Steinberge Alps, further east at 1300-1600 m. All in all, 5-15 cm expected, less further east. Winds will be light to moderate from the north, gusts in the Tauern will rean 50 km/hr during the night. At 2000 m: -2 degrees; at 3000 m: -9 degrees.

Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.