Fischbach Alps East, Wechsel

Low avalanche danger, but watch out for wet snow slides on the sunny slopes!

Low avalanche danger, but watch out for wet snow slides on the sunny slopes!

The avalanche danger is assessed as "low". Nevertheless, there are very isolated avalanche prone locations in shady areas at high altitudes where small slab avalanches can be triggered. On the sunny slopes, wet loose snow slides and occasional gliding avalanches are to be expected.

The snowpack is becoming increasingly isothermal and moist in mid-altitudes and sunny slopes up to high altitudes, losing a little stability as a result or may start to glide on a smooth surface. Only in shady high altitudes are there still small cold reserves and a somewhat weakened snow base, fundament due to a moderate persistent weak layer problem. Generally speaking, there is little snow and lower altitudes are increasingly thinning out.

On Holy Saturday, clouds from a warm front will move in from the north-west in the morning. In the Mürzsteg Alps, heavy cloud will predominate during the day. Further south, there will be more sunshine. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres will rise from -2 to +2 degrees during the day. Strong to stormy winds from the north-west.

Easter Sunday will see mild mountain weather with plenty of sunshine and little wind. The avalanche risk remains low.