Hochschwab Mountains

Avalanche danger low, little snow.

Avalanche danger low, little snow.

Avalanche danger low. Only in some places in high, steep and shady gullies and bowls small avalanche can be triggered with high additional loads. The surface of the snow cover is often hard. Risk of injuries is more likely than risks of falling or being buried.

In general the snow amount is below the average. Southern slopes and exposed areas are predominately bare. The thin snow cover is solidified on the surface. Elsewhere it is wet. In places in northern and eastern exposed high-altitudes areas thin layers of snowdrift, which is weakened due to kinetic metamorphosis (faceting).

On the edge of a high pressure system dry arctic airmasses are drifting towards Styria. Clouds are clearing up during the night and on Sunday good, predominantly mountain weather is forecasted. Some clouds are passing through which are harmless. Below 1.000 m fog can be persistent. Weak northwesterly winds. Temperatures are around -2 degrees in 2.000 m and +2 degrees in 1.500 m.

On Sunday sunny mountain weather is called. No significant changes of the avalanche danger.