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- Above treeline
Avalanche forecast
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LWD Salzburg
Avalanche danger
- Above treeline
- 3 · Considerable
- Below treeline
- 1 · Low
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Highlights
Fresh and older snowdrift accumulations are prone to disruption
Avalanche problems
Avalanche Activity
Fresh and older snowdrift accumulations are prone to disruption
The avalanche risk is considerable above the tree line and low below. Slab avalanches can be triggered in some places by even a small additional load and occasionally slide off spontaneously. Avalanches can reach medium size. Avalanche prone locations can be found in all areas adjacent to the ridgeline and area distant from ridgelines, behind terrain edges, in gullies and bowls and also in the forest boundary area. They increase in size and frequency with altitude. Cracks when walking on the snow cover, snowpack indicate danger. Spontaneous, mostly small loose snow avalanches can also occur on extremely steep terrain when exposed to sunlight. In addition to the risk of burial, the danger of being swept away and falling must be taken into account. There are also many rocks lurking around.
Snowpack Structure
A total of around 50 cm of new fallen snow has fallen in the last few days, with a further 10 cm added during the day. Wind and snowfall are constantly forming fresh wind slabs at altitude and the snow can also bind well on the surface due to the warming. Both soft snow, surface hoar and faceted crystals above/below the top crust can serve as a weak layer. The rest of the old snowpack is made up of layers of faceted crystals, deep rime and melt-freeze crusts, where it has little tendency to break up. The total snow depth is still well below average.
Weather Forecast
A warm front moves through on Monday. Visibility is still good at the beginning. During the day, the cloud base lowers and the peaks are covered in fog. It snows and rains from midday. The snowfall level rises to over 1500 metres by the evening. Most precipitation will fall in the Osterhorn group and the northern Alps (10 cm at high altitudes). Significant warming. At 2000 m -7 to -1 degrees, at 3000 m -12 to -6 degrees. Moderate to brisk winds from south to west (peaks around 60 km/h).
Tendency
The wind slab gradually settles as the weather warms up.
Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Salzburg (CC BY 4.0)