Weisseck, Muhr Valley

Beware fresh snowdrifts, easily triggered

By evening on the Main Alpine Ridge, up to 20 cm of fresh snow is expected. Weak layers occur in the uppermost part of the snowpack. Drifts have been deposited atop soft layers (graupel, faceted crystals) on shady slopes. The stormy winds have distributed the snow very irregularly, often formed hard snowdrifts. More deeply embedded weak layers of faceted crystals near crusts are unlikely to trigger.

Beware fresh snowdrifts, easily triggered

Avalanche danger above 1800 m is CONSIDERABLE (3). Freshly generated snowdrift accumulations can be triggered in some danger zones by 1 person and grow to medium size. Danger zones increase with ascending altitude, occur esp. behind discontinuities and in gullies and bowls on W/N/E facing slopes.  There is continuing latent danger of glide-snow avalanches, usually medium-sized, occasionally larger.  Due to rain impact, small loose-snow avalanches can be expected on extremely steep sunny slopes below 1800 m.

Along the Tauern and Nockberge, cloudy skies at night, some precipitation (snowfall level at 1500 m). Stormy southerly winds (up to 100 km/hr). At 2000 m: 0 degrees; at 3000 m: -4 degrees. On Wednesday, reduced visibility, some precipitation is possible, snowfall level at 1500-1900 m. Towards evening the snowfall level will drop to 1200 m. Strong-to-stormy southerly wind, reaching 120 km/hr in the foehn lands, later slackening off noticeably. At 2000 m: 0 degrees; at 3000 m: -4 degrees.

Snowdrifts remain the main problem