Nock Mountains

Only few danger zones

Only few danger zones

Avalanche danger is low in general. On sunny rough and rocky slopes which have not yet discharged, isolated small wet loose-snow avalanches are possible in the course of the day, also naturally triggered glide-snow avalanches are possible but seldom. Glide-snow avalanches will be small. Isolated small slab avalanches can trigger in the old snow above 2400 m, esp. with large additional loading in transitions from shallow to deep snow, e.g. at entries into gullies and bowls.

The snowpack is stable and compact. Older snowdrifts have bonded well with the old snowpack. On shady slopes the drifts blanket an instable snowpack. At high altitudes, faceted layers near a melt-freeze crust are still prone to triggering. On sunny slopes the snowpack has a melt-freeze crust in early morning, which becomes sticky during the daytime. Also on shady slopes, the reserves of cold are dispersing, the surface is becoming heavy and bonded. The snowpack is highly irregular. At lower altitudes the snowpack is thoroughly wet down to the ground.

During the night, clouds will disperse, the peaks become free. At lower altitudes, fog will accumulate. In the Tauern, southerly winds will intensify (40 km/hr). On Thursday sunshine and good visibility, further north the clouds will disperse. South of Niedere Tauern and in the Lungau the peaks will often be shrouded in heavy cloud, minor precipitation is possible, snowfall level at 1800 m. Southerly winds will reach 60 km/hr in the foehn lanes. At 2000 m: rising from +1 to +4 degrees; at 3000 m: -3 degrees.

Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.