Nock Mountains

Low avalanche danger, watch out for small snowdrift accumulations

Low avalanche danger, watch out for small snowdrift accumulations

The avalanche risk is low, isolated danger areas due to older snowdrift accumulations are located behind edges of the terrain adjacent to the ridgeline and in gullies and bowls that have been blown in. The drift snow packs are usually easily recognisable, but danger areas due to stones under the thin snow cover, snowpack are often not.

There is a below-average amount of snow and the snow cover, snowpack is highly variable. In shady slopes at high altitudes, there are isolated weak layers of faceted crystals in the snow cover, mostly in the vicinity of crusts. Away from this, there is a succession of thin layers of drifting snow on the meadows.

The coming night will be clear with little wind. On Monday, extensive cloud fields will move across the sky, often shielding the sun. However, the mountains will remain clear. The wind will blow mostly weakly from a predominantly north-westerly direction. It will remain very cold, with temperatures of -13 to -10 degrees at 2000 metres.

No change in avalanche danger.