Nock Mountains

Superb springtime conditions, only slight daytime cycle

Superb springtime conditions, only slight daytime cycle

Avalanche danger is initially LOW, then rises during the day yet stays in this danger level. Isolated, seldom glide snow avalanches (small-to-medium) are possible at any time of day or night in very steep grass-covered terrain, though the likelihood is greatest in afternoon and evening. Heed glide cracks.

The snowpack is capable of bearing loads to start with, often hard-as-steel and icy. During the course of the day it softens slowly. On sunny slopes the uppermost 10 cm become soft, on west-facing and north-facing slopes it remains hard for longer. Glide-snow activity on extremely steep slopes tends to increase from day to day.

On Tuesday cloudless skies, very clear, low air moisture, southerly winds up to 30-40 km/hr in exposed zones. Unchanged temperatures. No change on Wednesday, cloudless, little wind, low moisture. At 2000 m: 5 degrees.

For the rest of the week, terrific springtime conditions, small avalanche risks. Starting on Wednesday and Thursday, increasing daytime cycle of danger with wet-snow problem in the warm afternoons.