Nock Mountains

Wet loose-snow and glide-snow avalanches

Wet loose-snow and glide-snow avalanches

Avalanche danger above 2200 m is MODERATE, below that altitude danger is LOW. Wet loose-snow avalanches and glide-snow avalanches can releases naturally, most are small, medium in isolated cases. At high altitudes, esp. over 2200 m, danger levels are higher due to greater snow depths.

Nocturnal outgoing longwave radiation is possible to a limited extent, a thin melt-freeze crust can form which will rapidly soften on Monday, thus forfeiting snowpack firmness further.

On Sunday night, high-altitude clouds will pass through, more dense on the Main Tauern Ridge. On Monday, brisk-to-strong foehn wind will be blowing at high altitudes. Nochberge and Tauern will often be shrouded in clouds, a bit of rainfall is possible in the afternoon (snowfall above 2200 m). In the Northern Alps, sunshine due to foehn-dispersed clouds. At 2000 m: 3-6 degrees; at 3000 m: -2 degrees. On Tuesday, gray skies, poor visibility, rainfall/snowfall. Fresh fallen snow at high altitudes.

Wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches remain the main danger. This is the final Avalanche Bulletin of the season. Further information will be supplied in our blog.