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 difficult to recognise. The risk of falling and injury generally outweighs the risk of burial.

A few centimetres of new and wind-slab snow cover previously loose ground or a hardness, sometimes icy surface of old snow. On shady slopes in particular, small snowdrift accumulations usually overlay a weak old snowpack, which now consists mainly of faceted crystals or deep rime.

Brisk to strong winds blow in the mountains, with maximum speeds of 60 to 80 km/h in the high altitudes of the northern Alps. Visibility is often good, mostly clouds over the peaks. Temperatures at 2000 m around 2 degrees.

No significant change in avalanche danger.