Fischbach Alps East, Wechsel

Generally low avalanche danger

Generally low avalanche danger

Avalanche danger is low in general, isolated snowdrift patches in the cavities are not well bonded with the snowpack beneath them. In these avalanche prone locations, isolated slab avalanches can be triggered. In shady terrain above the treeline there is a persistent weak layer, slab avalanches cannot be ruled out. Caution urged towards the perils of falling on the icy surfaces.

At high altitudes the surface is hardened and icy or wind-pressed, beneath that the fundament is compact and without avalanche-relevant weak layers. However, the process of expansive metamorphosis is continuing above 1500 m, the snowpack evidences increasingly frequently faceted crystals, is forfeiting its firmness and losing its base. At low altitudes the snowpack is moist-to-wet and the surface thinly encrusted at most.

On Monday in the Eastern Alps, weak high-pressure front conditions will come to the fore. In the Niedere Tauern clouds will disperse in the morning and it will turn sunny. From Hochschwab eastwards, low lying clouds will persist all day long. Temperatures at midday in the western regions at 2000 m: 0 degrees; at 1500 m: +2 degrees; in the eastern regions: -2 to +2 degrees. Winds will mostly be light from S/SW directions. On Tuesday, widespread clouds will pass through, but sunshine will also be present. The light-to-moderate winds will shift from southwesterly to northwesterly during the afternoon. Temperatures will rise slightly. 

Avalanche danger is expected to remain low.