Fischbach Alps East, Wechsel

Favorable backcountry conditions persist

The snowpack is stable. Due to minor rainfall the snowpack surface is moist down to intermediate altitudes. The base is still stable. On extremely steep shady slopes above 2000 m, weak layers of faceted crystals are making the snowpack layering vulnerable.

Favorable backcountry conditions persist

Isolated danger zones on north-facing slopes, where the persistent weak layer (more deeply embedded weak layer) prevails. On shady, extremely steep slopes, triggering a slab cannot be ruled out.

On Tuesday night a cold front will pass through Styria. From Dachstein over Niedere Tauern as far as the Rax there will be rainfall, heavier in the NW regions. The snowfall level will descend to 1100 to 1600 m. Wednesday: in the morning, rainfall and snowfall in the Northern Alps, poor visibility, snowfall level from east to west between 1100 and 1400 m. Near the Hochschwab skies will remain gloomier for longer. Winds in the morning hours will be blowing at moderate to brisk strength, on the eastern Alpine rim at storm-strength, from northwesterly directions, slackening off in the afternoon. At 2000 m: descending to -4 to 0 degrees.

Snowdrifts at high altitudes: caution.