Gutensteiner Alpen

Partly prone to wind drifted snow at medium altitudes.

Partly prone to wind drifted snow at medium altitudes.

Pillows of wind drifted snow are sometimes prone to triggering and can be triggered by individuals as a small slide. However, the risk of burial is low. The snowpack can start to glide snow on steep grassy slopes.

In the last few days, up to 40 cm of new fallen snow has fallen in the Gutenstein Alps and up to 20 cm on the Hochwechsel and in the Bucklige Welt. Since Wednesday, strong to gale-force winds have been blowing almost continuously in places, transporting the fresh new fallen snow. This is now forming drift snow packs in forest aisles and higher elevations. At low altitudes, the snow is mostly wet.

The first snow showers will pass through during the night and the wind will pick up from midnight. On Tuesday, the peaks will be covered in thick clouds most of the time - it will continue to snow over the western mountains, especially in the Ybbstal and Türnitz Alps, with up to 15 cm of new fallen snow expected. Further east, at least isolated snow showers are to be expected, but it will remain mainly dry towards Wechsel. The weather will begin to improve from the north-east on Wednesday. After a lot of clouds in the first half of the day, there will be more clearing in the afternoon.

The avalanche risk is not expected to increase. The north to north-westerly wind is still blowing strongly, sometimes gale force - fresh drift snow packs are being deposited on the existing accumulations that are prone to triggering.