Pongau Grass Mountains

Low risk of isolated wet snow avalanches

Low risk of isolated wet snow avalanches

The avalanche risk is low. Above the tree line, small slab avalanches can be triggered in places on steep terrain adjacent to ridgelines with little additional load. In addition, in the entrance areas of steep gullies on shady slopes with a high additional load, small slabs of snow can also be triggered occasionally. The risk of being swept away and falling on icy surfaces that may be thinly covered with snow and therefore difficult to recognise generally outweighs the risk of burial.

The new and wind slab snow lies on a mostly well-settled old snowpack. Weak layers of overblown new fallen snow near the surface can be seen on a small scale. In the higher on shady slopes, there are still weak layers of large faceted crystals in the lower part of the snowpack, especially near the ground. Low and sunny mid-altitude areas were largely snowed out before the snowfall.

During the night, the sky will initially be partly cloudy, with increasing cloud cover from the east after midnight. On Wednesday, dense clouds will frequently restrict visibility at first and it may snow a little in places. During the daytime changes, it will become somewhat friendlier, with better visibility and occasional sunshine. Strong east to north-easterly winds with gusts of around 50 km/h at high altitudes. Temperatures during the day changes to between -7 and -3 degrees at 2000 metres and between -12 and -9 degrees at 3000 metres.

No significant change in avalanche danger.