Nock Mountains

Assess fresh snowdrift accumulations with caution

Assess fresh snowdrift accumulations with caution

Avalanche danger above 2000m is moderate, below that altitude danger is low. Freshly generated snowdrift accumulations can in some places be triggered by one sole skier as a slab avalanche. Releases tend to be small-sized. Danger zones occur esp. near ridgelines, behind protruberances in the landscape and in gullies and bowls, usually they are easy to recognize. On very steep shady slopes, weak layers can fracture and be swept along. Caution urged esp. at entry points into very steep gullies and little skied-on north-facing slopes. On extremely steep slopes, small loose-snow avalanches can be expected. Isolated small naturally triggered glide-snow avalanches are possible.

Atop a hardened crust (or else, bare ground) 10-30 cm of loosely-packed snow lie deposited, often wind impacted. On shady slopes at high altitudes the fresh snow from Friday has also been deposited atop loose snow or surface hoar. The fundament on steep shady slopes at high altitudes is expansively metamorphosed.

On Monday, visibility often limited in the morning hours due to clouds and fog; later on, improving. In afternoon, sunshine in some places. Gray skies most persistent in the Lungau. Winds light to moderate from W/N. At 2000m: -10 to -6 degrees.

Avalanche danger to slowly recede as the snowpack settles