Pongau Grass Mountains

Daytime possibility of small wet-snow avalanches

Daytime possibility of small wet-snow avalanches

Avalanche danger is low. During the course of the day, likelihood of small wet-snow avalanches triggering on sunny steep slopes will increase somewhat. On very steep grass-covered slopes below 2600m which have not yet discharged, isolated mostly small glide-snow avalanches can trigger naturally or by persons on their ascent, mostly small releases. In very steep grass-covered terrain, isolated small glide-snow avalanches can trigger naturally.

Little snow on the ground. The melt-freeze crust is often capable of bearing loads, but gradually softens in the morning and forfeits its bonding. On very steep, smooth slopes the entire snowpack can glide away in places.

On Saturday night, skies will be clear to start with, later from the southwest clouds will move in. On Sunday morning the last sunny windows will close, but summits will remain in the clear except for on the Main Tauern Ridge. Along the Main Ridge, light rainfall possible from place to place, snowfall above 2400m. In the foehn lanes of the Tauern, brisk foehn winds. At 2000m: 1-6 degrees; at 3000m: -2 to +1 degree.

Little change expected. The snowpack is becoming wetter, slightly increasing danger of wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches.