Totes Gebirge South

Moderate Avalanche Dance due to increasing old snow problem in high altitudes! Spontaneous wet- and gliding snow avalanches on sunny slopes.

Moderate Avalanche Dance due to increasing old snow problem in high altitudes! Spontaneous wet- and gliding snow avalanches on sunny slopes.

Moderate avalanche danger above 1.900 m, below that: low avalanche danger. Danger is caused by older driftsnow deposits which are located on a weak layers within the old snow. Especially the expositios northeast and southeast behind ridgelines and the beginnings of gullies and bowls are affected. Medium-sized slab avalanches can be triggered with small additional loads. On sunny slopes spontaneous small-sized wet and gliding snow avalanches are possible.

Exposed areas such as summits are blown-off and icy. Due to wind transfer, there is snowdrift in gullies and bowls. In shady high slopes there are faceted snow layers in the old snow which can form weak layers. Surface hoar has formed which stays only in shady areas. In sunny sides the surface turns wet or firn-like. On smooth surfaces the snow cover starts gliding on sunny slopes.

The high pressure system will cause sunny and mild mountain weather on Sunday. Excellent visibility and clear skies are forecasted. Light winds are called. Only in the northernmost areas from Totes Gebirge to Hochschwab and Mürzsteger Alps will get vivid winds during the course of the day. Temperatures will be around 3 degrees on 2.000 m.

No significant change of the avalanche danger. The high pressure system will last till Tuesday.