Avalanche forecast

Kreuzeck Group

LWD Kärnten
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Avalanche danger

Above 1,900 m
3 · Considerable
Below 1,900 m
1 · Low
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Highlights

Beware snowdrifts

Avalanche problems

  • Wind slab

    • Above 1,900 m

  • Persistent weak layers

    • Above 2,000 m

Avalanche Activity

Beware snowdrifts

Due to fresh snow and strong-to-storm velocity southerly winds, trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations have been generated esp. in ridgeline terrain, in gullies and bowls, esp. above 1900m. Avalanches can be triggered by persons or trigger naturally. In addition, isolated avalanches can fracture down to deeper layers of the snowpack and then grow to medium size. In starting zones which have not yet discharged, mostly small wet loose snow avalanches are possible, and can be triggered by winter sports enthusiasts. Isolated danger zones occur on wind-protected sunny slopes above 2500m, releases mosetly medium-sized. Fracture upon treading the snowpack are indicators of imminent danger, mostly small glide-snow avalanches are possible an extremely steep slopes.

Snowpack Structure

Since Wednesday above 2000m, about 15-20 cm of fresh snow has been registered, locally more. Above 1600m 20-30cm of fresh snow. Winds are transporting the fresh snow. Fresh snow and drifts are being deposited on shady slopes above 1800m atop an unfavorable old snowpack surface (soft layers). More deeply embedded inside the snowpack, esp. on shady slopes, there are expansively metamorphosed (faceted) weak layers, esp. above 2000m. Below 1800m: rainfall is leading to the snowpack becoming thoroughly wet over far-reaching areas.

Weather Forecast

On Friday, gray skies all day long. In exposed terrain an often storm-strength SW wind will be blowing, reaching windspeeds of 80 km/hr. At 2000m: -1 degree in afternoon; at 1000m: 4 degrees; at 3000m: -7 degrees.

Tendency

Increasing avalanche danger

Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Carinthia, lawinen.report (CC BY 4.0)

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