Nock Mountains

Small danger zones on extremely steep shady slopes

Small danger zones on extremely steep shady slopes

Avalanche danger is low. Triggering of slab avlaanches is currently possible only in few places on extremely steep slopes. Esp. on south-facing slopes, gliding snow activity is slowly increasing. Avalanches can reach medium size. Small wet loose-snow avalanches are possible in extremely steep terrain.

Shady slopes: on steep shady slopes above 1500m the snowpack is expansively metamorphosed. Weak layers in the lowermost part of the snowpack are no longer likely to trigger. Particjularly in the foehn lanes, shallow hardened snowdrift accumujlations disturb descents through nobby powder snow on occasion. Elsewhere the snowpack surface on north-facing slopes is often still loose. Sunny slopes: due to mild temperatures and solar radiation the snowpack surface has become wet. During the nighttime hours a melt-freeze crust can hardly form. The search for firn snow tomorrow will be challenging.

On Sunday, a few sunny windows to start with. During the daytime visibility will deteriorate continually, afternoon hours will be gray. Isolated light showers can be expected (snowfall level at 1700m, zero-degree level at 2000m). At 2000m: -2 to 0 degrees; at 3000m: -6 degrees.

No significant change in danger levels anticipated.