Mürzsteg Alps

Fresh danger spots during the course of the day due to newsnow and wind

Fresh danger spots during the course of the day due to newsnow and wind

The avalanche danger is low. Due to new snow and increasing winds during the course of the day snowdrift packs which are prone to triggering are forming. These can be triggered as small slab avalanches.

The new snow lands partially on bare soil, only in shady high areas it lands on a crusted old snow cover. Weak layers which can cause slab avalanches are found predominantly within a fresh bonded layer.

With the occlusion of a low-pressure system over central Italy, moist air masses are being brought in from the southeast. On Saturday, precipitation will initially affect the western foothills of Styria, with the focus shifting towards the northern flank of the Alps by the afternoon. The snow line will be at approximately 1.400 m, reaching 1.000 m in the evening in the Ausseerland region. Midday temperatures will be -2 degrees at 2.000 m and 0 degrees at 1.500 m. Easterly winds will initially remain light, but will strengthen by the evening as the wind shifts to the north. With dense, low-level cloud cover, most summits will be shrouded in fog.

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