Nock Mountains

Few danger zones for avalanches

Few danger zones for avalanches

Avalanche danger is LOW. The superficial loss of snowpack firmness during the daytime can trigger small loose-snow avalanches in sun-drenched sunny and very steep terrain. In shallow-snow transitions from little to lots of snow, e.g. gullies, behind steep protruberances, in a few places in extremely steep, shady terrain an avalanche could be triggered by large additional loading (stomping, falling) due to the persistent weak layer.

The snowpack shows signs of storm-strength wintery winds and a long phase of dryness. The surfaces are often melt-freeze encrusted or hardened, snow depths vary widely. Above the treeline the terrain is windblown. In the old snow are soft layers of faceted crystals which can be triggered only in isolated cases in outlying terrain.

On Saturday night, clear skies, although foehn wind will hamper the cooling. During the daytime on Sunday, unimpaired sunshine, strong southerly winds (30-50 km/hr). At 2000 m: -9 to -6 degrees. On Monday following a night of clear skies, unimpaired sunshine, top visibility, extremely dry air. Initially, winds will be moderate to strong from the south, later on they will slacken off and shift to northeasterly. At 2000 m: -5 to 0 degrees.

Favorable conditions, low avalanche danger persists