Nock Mountains

Older snowdrifts still triggerable only in isolated cases

Older snowdrifts still triggerable only in isolated cases

Avalanche danger is low. The older snowdrift accumulations are trigger-sensitive in isolated cases. Avalanche prone locations are located in shady, very steep gullies and bowls and behind abrupt discontinuities in the terrain. Usually large additional loading is required, the releases can then reach medium size. In addition, isolated small glide-snow avalanches are still possible.

The drifts from last week have settled thanks to the higher temperatures, are no longer prone to triggering (if at all, only on shady slopes where sufrace hoar was blanketed by new drifts). Due to warmer temperatures the snowpack was superficially moistened up to summit levels. In some places the entire shallow snowpack is moist all the way down to the ground. Tuesday night skies were clear, the outgoing radiation stabilised the snowpack and formed a crust on the surface.

Wednesday: dry to start with, clouds will become dense as the day unfolds. Visibility adequate but diffuse light conditions. Winds moderate to brisk from SW to W. In the afternoon, rainfall/snowfall will set in and spread (snowfall level initially at 1700m). At 2000 m: temperatures dropping from 5 o 0 degrees, at 3000 m from 0 to -4 degrees. Thursday: in Tauern and Lungau generally dry, scattered clouds. In the Northern Alps some rain, snowfall above 1900 m. In the afternoon conditions will improve, winds will be brisk to strong, stronger in high alpine terrain, from the west. At 2000 m: 0 degrees, at 3000 m -5 degrees.

LOW avalanche danger