Pongau Grass Mountains

Avalanche danger levels increasing through the day due to fresh snow and winds

Avalanche danger levels increasing through the day due to fresh snow and winds

Avalanche danger above 1800m is moderate, below that altitude danger is low. Wherever winds transport the fresh fallen snow, avalanches can be triggered even by one sole skier and in isolated cases grow to large size. Fresh drifts occur esp. near ridgelines, behind protruberances in the terrain, in gullies and bowls. Due to solar radiation during the afternoon, naturally triggered loose-snow avalanches are possible. Small-to-medium glide-snow avalanches can trigger naturally in very-to-extremely steep terrain.

By Sunday midday, 20-30cm of fresh snow at high altitudes. Inside the accumulated snowdrifts, trigger-sensitive weak layers can rapidly form. Below 2000m the old snow is moist, in places a crust has formed on the surface.

On Sunday rainfall and snowfall in the morning hours amidst dense clouds. At midday, clouds will disperse and some sunshine is expected. In evening, clouds will move in widespread from the NW and on Sunday night, rain and snow will fall. Very windy, the W/NW winds will intensify during the course f the day and reach 70 km/hr. At 2000m: -2 degrees, at 3000m: -7 degrees C. On Sunday night the snowfall level will drop to below 1000m and temperatures will fall.

As fresh fallen snow accumulates and winds continue to blow, avalanche danger levels will increase slightly