Nock Mountains

Note the persistent weak layer

No significant change in the avalanche danger despite the cold front on Thursday.

Note the persistent weak layer

The avalanche risk is low. Medium-sized slab avalanches can still be triggered in a few hard-to-recognise places, especially in the extended northern sector above 1800 m, but usually only with a large additional load. This is in particular at the transitions from little to more snow.

On the sunny slopes, isolated wet snow avalanches are possible as the snowpack softens. These usually remain small.

The snowpack can cool down overnight and form at least a thin melt-freeze crust. On sunny slopes, this softens during the day and the snowpack is damp or wet up to high altitudes. In shady high altitudes, some soft, faceted snow can still be found on the surface, some of which is already crusted. Below this lies a mostly well-set sequence of compact drift snow layers. The connection at the transition to the old snow foundation, which consists mainly of deep rime, is still poor. The deep and sunny middle layers are largely snowed out.

During the night, clouds will gradually gather and spread in the morning hours. On Wednesday, visibility will be limited at times, especially at high altitudes in the northern Alps. In the Kitzbühel Alps, light rain showers are possible in the morning, with unproductive snow showers above 2000 metres. The Pongau and Lungau will be mostly dry. From midday it will be dry everywhere again and the sun will appear at times. Spring clouds will form throughout the mountains, with isolated light showers possible in the Tauern mountains in the afternoon. The wind will be light from the west. At 2000 metres it will be around 0 degrees.