Pongau Grass Mountains

Pay close heed to gliding snow

Pay close heed to gliding snow

Avalanche danger is low. On extremely steep grass-covered slopes isolated small glide-snow avalanches are possible, medium-sized seldom. There is still latent danger of glide-snow avalanches, most releases medium-sized, occasionally larger. Small snowdrift accumulations can be triggered by 1 person in few places. Danger of taking a fall outweighs that of snow masses. Due to solar radiation, small loose-snow avalanches are possible on extrmely steep slopes, esp. in the afternoon.

The surface shows marked effects of wind impact, the drifts were deposited atop soft layer on north-facing slopes. There is still a loose surface only on north-facing wind-protected slopes. At intermediate altitudes the snowpack has become moist repeated times and is very compact. Below 1400 m there is hardly any snow on the ground.

During the night, stormy southerly winds will be blowing, rainfall/snowfall near the Tauern. After midnight, winds will slacken off. On Monday, partly sunny, alternating with clouds, convective cloud build-up later in the day, the peaks often shrouded in clouds, a bit of minor snowfall/rainfall is possible, snowfall level at 1500 m. Light to moderate winds from varying directions. At 2000 m: -2 degrees.

Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.