Lower Tauern Central

Covered snowdrift masses

Danger is expected to gradually recede. The snow is settling.

Covered snowdrift masses

Avalanche danger above 1900m is moderate, danger is low below that altiutude. The major risk stems from recent snowdrifts, near to and distant from ridgelines. Most of the avalanche prone locations occur on north- and east-facing slopes, they are almost impossible to recognize due to the new fallen snow, particularly wind-loaded gullies and bowls should be circumvented. Avalanches will be small, reaching maximally medium-size, they can fracture particularly by large additional loading. On extremely steep slopes, small loosely-packed snow avalanches can release.

Atop the fresh snow and snowdrifts of recent days, loose and cold, fresh snowfall is falling, without much wind influence. The drifted masses of recent days will fracture mostly in the fresh fallen snow just below it or else at the uppermost melt-freeze crust. The snow is diversely distributed: broad and narrow ridges are often completely windblown, also in other areas the fresh fallen snow blankets the base insufficiently.

On Monday, heavy cloud cover and intermittent light snowfall will be the dominate weather factors. All in all, maximum 5 cm of fresh snow is anticipated. Winds will be blowing largely at light strength from the northeast, noticeable at most on the highest summits. At 2000m: temperatures around -7 degrees.