Lower Tauern South

Only isolated danger zones

Only isolated danger zones

Avalanche danger is LOW. Isolated avalanche prone locations for a slab are found in extremely steep gullies and slopes above 2600 m. The risks of being swept along outweigh those of being buried in snow masses. On extremely steep slopes or hillsidees, small, moist loose-snow avalanches can trigger naturally as of afternoon below about 1700 m. In addition, isolated glide-snow avalanches are still possible, but will remain small, due to the shallow snowpack.

The drifts from last week have settled thanks to the higher temperatures, are no longer prone to triggering. They blanket a shallow old snowpack which in high altitude shady terrain is faceted, sometimes weakened by surface hoar. The weak layer are small, however. Up to 2600 m the snowpack was moistened in all aspects on Monday and Tuesday, even higher up on south-facing slopes. During the night a surface crust forms. With the rainfall on Wednesday, the snowpack will be weakened, forfeit its firmness. Isolated glide-snow avalanches are possible on steep grassy slopes.

Wednesday: dry to start with, clouds will become dense as the day unfolds. Visibility adequate but diffuse light conditions. Winds moderate to brisk from SW to W. In the afternoon, rainfall/snowfall will set in and spread (snowfall level initially at 1700m). At 2000 m: temperatures dropping from 5 o 0 degrees, at 3000 m from 0 to -4 degrees. Thursday: in Tauern and Lungau generally dry, scattered clouds. In the Northern Alps some rain, snowfall above 1900 m. In the afternoon conditions will improve, winds will be brisk to strong, stronger in high alpine terrain, from the west. At 2000 m: 0 degrees, at 3000 m -5 degrees.

Low avalanche danger continues