Rax - Schneeberggebiet

Low avalanche danger, but watch out for older wind slabs in the north and east aspects!

Low avalanche danger, but watch out for older wind slabs in the north and east aspects!

The avalanche risk is low. Small slab avalanches can occur in a few places, especially on shady slopes due to fresh pillows of wind drifted snow. In extremely steep gullies in northern and eastern exposures, there is a poor connection to the old snowpack. The thin layer of fresh snow can also cover icy areas at higher altitudes. Beware of the danger of falling!

There is still significantly less snow than average. Small, older pillows of wind drifted snow lie on a thin, crusted can form old snowpack, especially in the north and east sectors in shady terrain. The connection between wind slab and persistent weak layer is still poor in places. In addition, angular shapes can weaken the snow base, fundament.

Clouds will increase during the night to Wednesday and the sun will rarely be seen during the day. The wind will be strong from the south-west. Temperatures around +3 degrees are expected at 1500 metres. Towards evening, precipitation will gradually spread from the south. The snowfall level will initially be between 900 m and 1200 m above sea level.

A disturbance with around 10 cm of new fallen snow will reach us on Thursday night. The avalanche risk increases only slightly.