Lower Tauern South

Slight wet-snow problem. FINAL Avalanche Bulletin of winter season 2021/2022.

Slight wet-snow problem. FINAL Avalanche Bulletin of winter season 2021/2022.

Avalanche danger is LOW, only few avalanche prone locations. Small danger of superficial wet-snow slides and avalanches, due to daytime warming or rain showers, on extremely steep rocky slopes, triggering naturally. In high alpine regions, small moist slabs can be triggered in extremely steep terrain, esp. on north-facing slopes. Danger zones are small, potential triggerings small.

Above 2000 m, a bit of fresh snow was registered (5 cm, up to 10 cm towards the Tauern). The minor amount will swiftly become moist in the very diffuse radiation. The old snowpack beneath it is compact and isotherm. Old potential weak layers along the layer of Sahara dust are triggerable in isolated cases as the snowpack softens. Amounts of snow are variable, as is usual at the end of May.

On Saturday night, variably cloudy skies with showers and clouds. On Sunday, often poor visibility, repeated bouts of showers both in morning and in afternoon, with only brief bright intervals. During afternoon, short heavy thunderstorms are possible. Snowfall above 2000 m, little wind. At 2000 m: 0 degrees; at 3000 m: -6 degrees. On Monday, mostly adequate visibility. In afternoon, lots of convective cloud build-up, veiling the peaks in cloud. Rain showers and thunderstorms can be expected. Snowfall above 2300 m. At 2000 m: 2 degrees; at 3000 m: -4 degrees.

Little change is expected in the avalanche situation. Variable weather conditions in the first week of May. Repeated rounds of snowfall up above, but followed by quickly disappearing snow on the slopes because the snow is dirty and the nights often overcast.