Nock Mountains

Favorable situation predominantly, circumvent snowdrift accumulations

Favorable situation predominantly, circumvent snowdrift accumulations

Avalanche danger is low. Triggering a small slab is possible in only few places, most endangered are shady slopes in very steep terrain above 2000m. Small-sized danger zones occur on very steep NW/SE facing slopes above 2200m and are easy to recognize for the practiced eye. Here, avalanches can often be triggered by minimum additional loading but the releases remain small. In isolated cases a small glide-snow avalanche is possible. Isolated small naturally triggered glide-snow avalanches possible.

Thin snowdrift accumulations cover weak layers and surface hoar on shady or loose snow. In addition, on sunny slopes, faceted crystals near surface-near crusts have generated. Where a slab has been generated atop this, it can be triggered. The markedly below-average old snowpack fundament consists of several crusts of faceted crystals but is all-in-all very compact and does not tend towards fracture propagation. On east/west/south facing slopes the snowpack bears a thin melt-freeze crust in early morning.

Friday will bring sunshine and clouds alternating, the lower cloud border lies above summit level, which will make light conditions diffuse but not limit visibility. Winds will be light to moderate from the south. At 2000m: 0 to 3 degrees; at 3000m: -5 to -2 degrees.

No significant change expected