Fischbach Alps East, Wechsel

Wet-snow/glide-snow avalanches possible in steep terrain at any time

Wet-snow/glide-snow avalanches possible in steep terrain at any time

Avalanche danger is low. With the rain impact, naturally triggered wet-snow and glide-snow avalanches are possible in all aspects. In the summit zones, isolated danger zones are evident on very steep NE/S facing slopes due to weak layers in the old snowpack, triggerable by large additional loading.

With the rain impact, the shallow snowpack at low altitudes will get wetter, forfeit its firmness. At higher altitudes, minor amounts of fresh snow will be deposited atop a melt-freeze encrusted snowpack surface, bonding to it is poor. All in all, the snowpack has settled well, but snow depths are still lacking.

On Wednesday clouds will dominate, the summits will often be veiled in fog. Rainfall/snowfall, although with interims w/o precipitation in the Northern Alps. Snowfall level in the southern regions 1500 m, in the Northern Alps 1300 m. overall between Turrach and Koralpe above the snowfall level, 10-20 cm anticipated, in the Niedere Tauern up to 30 cm, in the other regions, less. Moderate-strength NW winds will gradually bring us colder air masses. At 2000 m: -1 degree in early morning, -4 degrees in the evening.

On Thursday, barrier clouds along the Northern Alps and Niedere Tauern, light snowfall. On the southern flank of the Alps clouds will disperse and some sunshine is expected. Stormy NW winds will cause temperatures to drop. At 2000 m: -6 to -4 degrees. Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.