Pongau Grass Mountains

Small drift snow accumulations on weak old snowpack

Small drift snow accumulations on weak old snowpack

The avalanche risk is low. In the extended northern and eastern exposures above around 2200 m, small slab avalanches can still be triggered by individuals in a few places. Danger areas are located at the transition from little to more snow and generally next to blown-off areas. Some of the avalanche prone locations are thinly covered with snow and difficult to recognise. The risk of falling and injury generally outweighs the risk of burial.

A few centimetres of settled new fallen snow cover previously bare ground or a hard, sometimes icy surface of old snow. On shady slopes in particular, small snowdrift accumulations usually overlay a weak old snowpack consisting of an alternation of crusts and faceted crystals or deep rime. During the night, melt-freeze crusts and surface hoar form, while during the day the snowpack is soaked on the sunny slopes.

On Monday, the sky above localised patches of fog will be mostly cloudless from the morning onwards and visibility will be very good. A few high clouds may pass through in the afternoon, but the summits will remain clear. Temperatures at 2000 metres between -6 and -2 degrees, at 3000 metres between -11 and -7 degrees.

The avalanche danger increases slightly with foehn storms.