Savinja Alps and Carinthia

As the weather warms up, the danger of wet snow avalanches has increased. In the high alpine regions, blowing snow.

As the weather warms up, the danger of wet snow avalanches has increased. In the high alpine regions, blowing snow.

The main danger will be wet snow avalanches and gliding avalanches. As the weather warms up during the day, the danger of triggering, especially on sunny slopes, will increase significantly.

However, there are still many places in the high alpine regions with blown snow where avalanches can be triggered in particular if the load is too high. Weak layers in the snowpack are also a problem. If the load exceeds the load-bearing capacity of the deeper Weak layers, a deep and large avalanche can be triggered. There are many such weak layers, especially on axis above the forest.

The old snow cover is made up of layers of bonded snow that are already somewhat compacted, and which are mostly well connected to each other. Deep below the surface, several weak layers of faceted snow crystals and coarse grains occur in the old snow cover.

This base was covered by 50 to 80 cm of new fallen snow during the last snowfall in the high alpine regions, which has already begun to settle to some extent. The warmer temperatures and sunshine have led to the formation of a more or less distinct Crust. The snow is drying out during the day and freezing at night. The snowpack is also melting in the mid-mountains.

Friday will be fairly clear, with some variable cloud during the day. There will be only light winds of variable direction. Temperatures will be around 6 °C at 1500 m and 1 °C at 2500 m in the middle of the day.

The weather will continue to be quite clear and warm. Typical spring conditions are expected over the next few days. The snowpack will frost overnight in very dry conditions and will become much thinner during the day, due to the influence of the sun, up to the highest peaks.