Avalanche forecast

Lower Tauern North

LWD Salzburg
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Avalanche danger

Above treeline
2 · Moderate
Below treeline
1 · Low
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Highlights

Quiet, loose fresh snow, but snowdrift accumulations near ridgelines

Avalanche problems

  • Wind slab

    • All elevations

Avalanche Activity

Quiet, loose fresh snow, but snowdrift accumulations near ridgelines

Avalanche danger is LOW; above the timberline, danger is MODERATE. Dangers focus on steep ridgeline zones in N/E/S aspects, whre freshly generated snowdrifts can be triggered. Avalanche prone locations are generally small-sized, but small-to-medium slabs are nonetheless possible. Drifted snow masses can be blanketed over by fresh snowfall.

Snowpack Structure

The milder foehn phase on Saturday helped the snowpack to settle. The old snow is relatively compact, without pronounced or relevant weak layers. The fresh fallen snow is cold, mostly loosely packed. Ridgeline snowdrifts can lie atop loose snow.

Weather Synopsis

On Saturday night and during the day on Sunday, 10-20 cm of fresh snow is anticipated. Briefly there will be wind impact, but most of the snow will fall cold and quiet. On Sunday the peaks will often be veiled in cloud, intermittent snowfall is anticipated. Temperatures will drop noticeably: at 1500 m to -5 degrees, at 2000 m to -9 degrees.On Monday, low lying clouds and fog, occasional light snowfall. Still cold.

Tendency

Little change expected on Monday.

Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Salzburg (CC BY 4.0)

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