Avalanche forecast

Hochschwab Mountains

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Highlights

Low avalanche danger, but still isolated avalanche prone locations due to fresh pillows of wind drifted snow!

Avalanche problems

  • Wind slab

    • Above treeline

  • Persistent weak layers

    • Above 2,000 m

Avalanche Activity

Low avalanche danger, but still isolated avalanche prone locations due to fresh pillows of wind drifted snow!

The avalanche risk is low. Nevertheless, above the tree line, fresh pillows of wind drifted snow can occasionally be triggered by individuals as small slab avalanches. Avalanche prone locations are adjacent to ridgelines and entrances to gullies and bowls, primarily in the north, east and south sectors.

Snowpack Structure

The snow base, fundament is largely stable. There is fresh wind slab on the surface on a small scale. Only in shady high altitudes is the snow layering still weakened by isolated floating snow.

Weather Forecast

The night will be mostly partly cloudy and the wind will weaken. Thursday will bring quite sunny mountain weather as the air pressure continues to rise. The temperature at 2000 metres will be between -6 and -3 degrees and the wind will blow weakly to briskly from the north-east.

Tendency

On Friday, sun and clouds will alternate with a moderate northerly wind. The avalanche risk remains low.

Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Styria (CC BY 4.0)

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