Ybbstaler Alpen

Low avalanche danger, but watch out for older wind slabs in the north and east aspects!

Low avalanche danger, but watch out for older wind slabs in the north and east aspects!

The avalanche risk is low. In a few places, pillows of wind drifted snow can be triggered as small slab avalanches, especially in extremely steep and shady gullies and bowls. Avalanche prone locations as well as icy areas are often covered by some new fallen snow. Beware of persistent danger of falling!

There is still significantly less snow than average. A thin layer of fresh snow, only wind-worked in places, is covering the often hard old snowpack or pale areas. Surface hoar could form in places. Small, older pillows of wind drifted snow lie on a thin, crusted old snowpack, especially in shady areas. The connection between them is still poor in places. In addition, angular shapes can weaken the snow base, fundament.

The low gradient weather conditions over the Alpine region will continue. During the night to Saturday, the sky will remain cloudy and a few snowflakes will fall, especially in the eastern regions. During the day, numerous dense clouds will linger over the mountain peaks of Lower Austria. There is little chance of sunshine, most likely in the afternoon over the western mountain peaks. In the east, individual snowflakes may fall from the cloud layer from time to time until the evening. Temperatures at 2000 metres will be around -6 degrees, at 1000 metres between -2 degrees and +1 degree. The wind from the north-west will remain weak.

Often friendly mountain weather, no significant change in avalanche danger.