Nock Mountains

Beware snow snowdrift accumulations

Beware snow snowdrift accumulations

Fresh small snowdrift accumulations are trigger-prone at high altitudes, can often be triggered by 1 person, esp. in steep gullies and bowls. Danger of taking a fall outweighs that of snow masses. Latent danger of glide-snow avalanches persists. In high starting zones, avalanches can reach medium-to-large size. Avoid zones below glide cracks. During the course of the day, small loose-snow avalanches can be expected on extremely steep sunny slopes due to solar radiation.

Fresh snow and drifts have generally bonded well with the old snowpack below 2200 m. Weak layers inside the drifts or in transitions to the old snowpack can be trigger-prone in isolated cases, slab releases are small. On sunny slopes the fresh snow will quickly become moist and forfeit its firmness, esp. in steep rocky terrain.

During the nighttime hours, mostly dry, clouds dispersing somewhat. On Monday, visibility initially reduced by heavy clouds in the Northern Alps, but dry weather will soon prevail, the clouds disperse. In afternoon, pleasant conditions, good visibility, lots of sunshine. Initially brisk W/NW winds will slacken off noticeably. At 2000 m: -8 to 1 degree; at 3000 m: -15 to -7 degrees.

Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.