Kreuzeck Group

Caution: isolated weak layers prone to triggering. Heed drifts.

Caution: isolated weak layers prone to triggering. Heed drifts.

Weak layers in the old snow can be triggered in isolated cases by one sole skier on steep W/N/E facing slopes above 2200m. Caution in transitions from shallow to deeper snow, e.g. at entry points into gullies and bowls, releases can reach medium size. Due to northerly winds, trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations were generated in gullies, bowls and behind protruberances in the landscape. They can be triggered by one sole skier in the weak old snow, esp. on NW/N/E facing slopes above 2200m. Danger zones are generally small-sized and can be triggered in isolated cases, they increase in frequency with ascending altitude. Apart from the danger of being buried in snow masses, the risks of being swept along and forced to take a fall require adequate consideration.

In the lowermost part of the snowpack there are faceted, expansively metamorphosed weak layers, esp. on W/N/E facing slopes. The fresh snowdrift accumulations lie deposited atop an unfavorable old snowpack surface in high-alpine zones. Highly varied snow depths, depending on wind impact. There is too little snow on the ground for this juncture of the season.

Wednesday will being radiantly sunny weather. Residual high-fog will rapidly disperse, making room for cloudless skies for many hours. In late afternoon, a few thin clouds will move in from the west. Winds will shift to W/NW, intensify somewhat (30 km/hr). At 3000m: -9 degrees; at 2000m: rising from -10 to -5 degrees in afternoon; at 1000m from east to west: -4 to 0 degrees. Source: GeoSphere Austria

Pay attention to weak layers in old snowpack and snowdrift accumulations