Nock Mountains

Note small snowdrift accumulations adjacent to the ridgeline, crest or summit

Note small snowdrift accumulations adjacent to the ridgeline, crest or summit

The avalanche risk is moderate above the tree line and low below. In some places, wind slab adjacent to the ridgeline can be triggered as a mostly small slab avalanche by even a small additional load. Most avalanche prone locations are in the north and east sector behind terrain edges, in gullies and bowls. The risk of falling outweighs the risk of burial away from terrain traps. Also beware of stones that are only slightly covered by snow.

In the last few days, 10 to 20 cm of new fallen snow has fallen. Soft new fallen snow overlaid by wind slabs can form a weak layer near the surface. Overall, there is little snow and there are no pronounced weak layers within the old snowpack.

A warm front moves through on Monday. Visibility is still good at the beginning. During the day, the cloud base will lower and the peaks will be covered in fog. It may snow and rain lightly from midday. The snowfall level rises to over 1500 metres by the evening. Only a few centimetres of new fallen snow in the Nockberge. 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).

The wind slab gradually settles as the weather warms up.