Avalanche forecast

Stub and Gleinalpe

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Avalanche danger

Above treeline
2 · Moderate
Below treeline
1 · Low
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Highlights

Fresh wind slab in the high altitudes!

Avalanche problems

  • Wind slab

    • Above treeline

  • Persistent weak layers

    • Above 2,000 m

Avalanche Activity

Fresh wind slab in the high altitudes!

The avalanche risk is moderate above the tree line and low below. The main danger is fresh wind slab, mainly in the south to west aspects. Medium-sized slab avalanches can sometimes be triggered by individuals on slopes that have been blown in, in particular adjacent to ridgelines, behind terrain edges and in entrances to steep gullies and bowls.

Snowpack Structure

The snow base, fundament is largely stable. On the surface, there is fresh wind slab in places, some of which contains weak layers. Only in shady high altitudes does floating snow still weaken the snow layering.

Weather Forecast

Thursday night will be mostly cloudy. The east to north-easterly wind will gradually weaken. Thursday will bring sunny mountain weather, but a few spring clouds will appear in the afternoon. The temperature at 2000 metres above sea level will be between -6 and -4 degrees, the wind will blow briskly from the north-east.

Tendency

On Friday, sun and clouds will alternate with a moderate northerly wind. The wind slab problem is easing.

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

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