Glockner Group Pasterze

Main danger: fresh snow and persistent weak layers

Main danger: fresh snow and persistent weak layers

The large amounts of fresh fallen snow and widespread snowdrift accumulations can easily be triggered above 2200m or else trigger naturally. Avalanches can fracture to lower layers and sweep them away, thereby grow to large size, esp. on steep, little-tracked shady slopes above 2200m and on steep, little-tracked W/E-facing slopes above 2600m. Remote triggerings and natural triggerings can be expected. In addition, glide-snow avalanches can be expected at any time of day or night, particularly on grass-covered slopes below 2400m in zones where precipitation has been heavy.

Since Saturday, 30-50cm of fresh snow has been registered, esp. at high and high-alpine altitudes. By Tuesday, 50-70cm is still anticipated, locally more. The fresh snow and freshly generated snowddrifts lie deposited in all aspects above 2000m atop soft layers. On W/S/E-facing slopes below 2400m, the fresh fallen snow lies atop a crust. Inside the old snowpack, particularly on little-tracked W/N/E-facing slopes, trigger-sensitive weak layers are evident, esp. on shady slopes above 2200m and on W/E facing slopes above 2600m.

On Monday, storm-strength northerly winds will accumulate dense clouds and snow showers will set in from the north. At 2000m: -4 degrees; at 3000m: -13 degrees. Source: GeoSource Austria

Gradually receding avalanche danger