Nock Mountains

Overcast skies, winds will not disturb

Overcast skies, winds will not disturb

Avalanche danger is LOW, only few danger zones for slab releases, particularly on extremely steep slopes, in gullies and bowls and on shady high-altitude slopes. Isolated small-to-medium glide-snow avalanches can trigger naturally in extemely steep grassy terrain.

Strong to stormy NE/NW winds have generated new snowdrift accumulations. Crests and ridges are often hard and utterly windblown. In wind-protected terrain the 10 cm of fresh snow is well bonded with the springtime snowpack surface, often melt-freeze encrusted. The layers inside the snowpack are well bonded with each other, although ice films are embedded. The only weak layer lies at ground level. At valley floor and on sunny slopes up to intermediate altitudes there is little snow on the ground.

On Monday the peaks will be veiled in clouds and fog, visibility will be severely limited, but next-to-no snowfall is anticipated. The E/N winds will be light, no longer transport the snow. AT 2000 m: -13 degrees.

No change expected.