Nock Mountains

Isolated danger zones, covered by fresh snow

Isolated danger zones, covered by fresh snow

Avalanche danger is low. Small, covered drifted masses in steep terrain could be triggered by the weight of one single skier in isolated cases, particularly near ridgelines on north- and east-facing slopes.

Atop the fresh snow and snowdrifts of recent days, loose and cold, fresh snowfall is expected, without much wind influence. The drifted masses of recent days will fracture mostly in the fresh fallen snow just below it or else at the uppermost melt-freeze crust. At high and high alpine altitudes, the September snow has persisted and now serves as a compact base. In places in transition zones from the September snow to the November snow, there are faceted crystals which can serve as a fracture surface. The snow is diversely distributed: broad and narrow ridges are often completely windblown, also in other areas the fresh fallen snow blankets the base insufficiently.

On Sunday, cloud cover will dominate, visibility will often be limited. Intermittent sunshine, 10-20cm of fresh snow is anticipated. Snowfall level at 800m. At all altitudes, light winds will prevail. At 2000m: temperatures revolving around -4 degrees.

Danger expected to remain constant