Hochschwab Mountains

Caution: older drift snow in higher alpine regions, especially in gullies and bowls with old snowpacks.

Caution: older drift snow in higher alpine regions, especially in gullies and bowls with old snowpacks.

The Avalanche danger above around 2.000 m AMSL is moderate, below 2.000 m AMSL: low. Stormy winds from west to northwest cleared out exposed slopes but drifted snow towards gullies and bowls behind ridgelines. Snowdirftpacks tend to be prone to triggering, possible with bigger additional load. Danger spots are hardly visible due to new snowpack layers. Small to medium slab avalanches are possible.

The amount of new snow from Saturday is about 50 cm. The snow got on bare soils, fresh snow drift in gullies and bowls in highe shady slopes got on bonded snow from the last Novemberdays which transformed to facetted snow crystals. The bonding is weak. Little amounts of freshly fallen snow since Saturday causing hidden danger spots.

During Tuesday predominately overcast but not snow. Wind stays weak, temperatures in 2.000 m AMSL will be around -5°C.

Decreasing wind slab problem.