Kreuzeck Group

Caution: weak layers in old snow and freshly generated snowdrifts.

On Saturday, sunshine will initialy predominate, with only thin clouds. During the daytime hours, widespread cloudbanks will move in, noticeable at intermediate altitudes, partially hampering the sunshine. Summits will remain in the clear. But dust from the Sahara desert can provide hazy visibility. The SW winds will be moderate, in exposed terrain strong velocity, at 40-60 km/hr. At midday at 1000m: +12 degrees; at 2000m: +2 degrees. Source: GeoSphere Austria

Caution: weak layers in old snow and freshly generated snowdrifts.

Due to light-to-moderate southerly winds, fresh snowdrift accumulations have been generated esp. in ridgeline terrain. The fresh drifts are small but often prone to triggering, esp. a high altitudes, releases can reach medium size, particularly on W/N/E facing slopes and at the foot of rock walls at high altitudes. Due to daytime warming and solar radiation, increasingly frequent generally wet loose-snow avalanches are possible, esp. on extremely steep sunny slopes.

W/N/E facing slopes: in the mid-section of the snowpack are expansively metamorphosed (faceted) weak layers, esp. at high altitudes. Due to southerly winds, small snowdrift accumulations are accumulating. The fresh drifts lie deposited atop soft layers, esp. on shady slopes. Sunny slopes: due to low temperatures and low air moisture, the surface forms a crust during nighttime hours. Sunshine and warmth during daytime hours soften up the snowpack.