Hochschwab Mountains

Few danger zones in backcountry touring terrain

Few danger zones in backcountry touring terrain

Avalanche danger is subject to a daytime danger cycle. In the morning, favourable touring conditions prevail. Only on extremely steep north-facing slopes can slab triggerings take place through large additional loading. Avalanche danger increases during the course of the day. Naturally triggered slab and loose-snow avalanches can release from zones which have not yet discharged. At intermediate altitudes, naturally triggered glide-snow avalanches are possible in all aspects.

The snowpack was able to settle well over the last few days. On sunny slopes a melt-freeze crust quickly softens and the snowpack becomes moist-to-wet.

On Thursday the conditions will not be quite as sunny, clouds will spread from the northwest over all of Styria, hampering the sunshine somewhat. Rainfall not expected initially. Along the Main Alpine Ridge, NW winds. Temperature at 2000 m: +2 degrees.

On Friday, clouds moving in from the northwest, heavy clouds north of the Main Alpine Ridge, in the rimline ranges somewhat more dispersed cloud cover. The snowpack is consolidating due to lower temperatures. Little change is expected.