Hochschwab Mountains

Avalanche danger low, little snow.

Avalanche danger low, little snow.

Avalanche danger low. Only in some places spontaneous glidingsnow and wet loose snow avalanches coming from extremly steep slops are possible. Avoid areas below open gliding cracks. Risk of injuries is more likely than risks of falling or being buried.

In general the snow amount is below the average. Southern slopes and exposed areas are predominatels bare and the surfaces are icy and hard in the morning. Everywhere else the snowcover is even on summits moist and partially wet till the ground. In some places in northern to eastern high altitudes expositions frech thin snowdriftis layered on top of an old snow cover which is weakened due to kinetic metamorphosis.

On thursday winds are coming from southwest. Temperatures are rising and are around -1 to +1 degress at noon in 2.000 m. Predominately clear skies, sunny and some high clouds.

Friday lower temperatures due to a coldfront. dense clouds and and small amount of snowfall coming from the north. No significant changes of the avalanche danger.