Türnitzer Alpen

Low avalanche danger, but still isolated avalanche prone locations in gullies and bowls.

A Mediterranean low will approach from the south on Thursday. During the afternoon, it will start to snow above around 1000 metres. During the night to Friday, it may snow heavily down to the valleys. More than 10 cm of new fallen snow is expected. The avalanche risk will remain low on Thursday.

Low avalanche danger, but still isolated avalanche prone locations in gullies and bowls.

With the strong north-westerly wind, thin pillows of wind drifted snow have formed, which can be triggered as small slab avalanches in a few places with little additional load. In shady gullies and bowls, tearing through weak layers of old snow is possible, but avalanches usually remain small. The risk of entrainment and falling outweighs the risk of burial. Hardness or icy surfaces were covered by little new fallen snow and are sometimes difficult to recognise.

At high altitudes, there is a considerable amount of older and mostly well-settled wind slab in some places in gullies and bowls. However, the snow thickness is rapidly decreasing distant from ridgelines. The new fallen snow of the last few days has also been transported. In the north, east and south aspects, thin pillows of wind drifted snow have formed in gullies and bowls, while windward areas are often icy and snow-poor. Below 1000 metres, a thin snowpack has formed on mostly bare ground.

There will be a few unproductive snow showers during the night into Wednesday, which will subside completely in the morning. The snowfall level will be in the valleys. Afterwards, the clouds will soften and it will be quite sunny. In the afternoon, dense clouds at higher altitudes. In the morning, strong to gale-force winds from the northwest with wind peaks between 60 and 100 km/h in exposed locations. The wind will weaken during the afternoon. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres will be between -11 and -8 degrees. The temperature at an altitude of 1500 metres will be between -8 and -5 degrees.