Ybbstaler Alpen

Pay attention to fresh, prone to triggering wind slab.

Pay attention to fresh, prone to triggering wind slab.

Above the tree line there is moderate avalanche danger (level 2). Below the tree line, the danger is usually low (level 1). With the new fallen snow and increasingly strong winds, fresh snowdrift accumulations are forming. These are mainly in the north, east and south aspects and can be triggered by individual winter sports enthusiasts as small slab avalanches. There is still a persistent weak layer problem on shady slopes at high altitudes. Avalanches can occasionally tear through the persistent weak layer, but usually remain small. The risk of falling and injury generally outweighs the risk of burial, be careful in the area of terrain traps.

Around 10 cm, sometimes up to 20 cm in accumulations, of new fallen snow falls under the influence of strong winds. This causes drift snow packs to form, which are deposited on decomposed snow or older drift snow packs. Underneath is a partly unfavourable old snowpack with several crusts and embedded faceted crystals. There are weak layers between the fresh drift snow and decomposed snow as well as within the old snowpack.

In the night to Sunday it will be cloudy and from the evening hours it will snow in the Ybbstal Alps. The wind will pick up during the night. On Sunday there will be a few more snow showers, in the Ybbstal Alps it will remain mostly cloudy. The wind will drop significantly in the evening. In the Ybbstal Alps 5 to 10 cm will accumulate, in higher altitudes it could be up to 20 cm. The snowfall level is mostly at low altitudes. It will cool down considerably. At midday, temperatures between -7 and -11 degrees are expected at an altitude of 2000 metres. At 1500 metres, the temperature will be between -4 and -8 degrees.

The avalanche danger remains the same. In the night to Monday, strong to stormy westerly winds will develop with the passage of a warm front. On Monday, it will snow intermittently in the morning and the clouds will soften at times in the afternoon. In the evening and on Tuesday night, a north-westerly weather pattern sets in, leading to more snowfall.