Ybbstaler Alpen

Danger of falling in partly icy terrain!

Danger of falling in partly icy terrain!

The avalanche risk is low. There are only very few avalanche prone locations, which are limited to the extremely steep slopes of the northern exposures. At higher altitudes, the snowpack is often hard and icy. Beware of the danger of falling!

The snowpack is well below average for the time of year. The thin snow surface is often crusted can form and hard, sometimes icy, due to the rain and the subsequent sub-zero temperatures. In windward locations, it is mostly blown off, only in areas sheltered from the wind is there a little more snow. In extremely steep gullies on shady slopes, 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 blow briskly from the south-west. Temperatures around +2 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.