Pongau Grass Mountains

Minor wet-snow problem, particularly in extended northern aspects

Minor wet-snow problem, particularly in extended northern aspects

Wet-snow problem: avalanche danger is LOW. Due to rain seepage into the snowpack and a lack of nocturnal outgoing longwave radiation, naturally triggered wet loose-snow avalanches and isolated glide-snow avalanches are possible, provide there is sufficient snow on the ground. The releases remain mostly small, but can potentially grow to medium size. Danger zones occur.

Not much snow on the ground, the slopes are becoming bare. What remains is 0-degree isotherm and wet. Most potential avalanches have already released. Relevant amounts remain in N/E aspects.

Nighttime skies will be overcast, not cold, some rain. On Holy Saturday, clouds and fog will dominate at summit level. In the morning til noon, temperatures will drop to 7 degrees from the north, due to intensifying northerly winds, repeated bouts of rainfall, snowfall level will descend from 2200 m to 1400 m, no relevant amounts of fresh snow will fall. At 2000 m: dropping from +1 to 4 degrees during the course of the day. Saturday night, skies at least partly clear. On Easter Sunday, sunny, often cloudless, but colder than recently. At 2000 m: -6 degrees.

On Sunday and Monday, following clear, cold nights the snowpack in the morning will be frozen and then turn to firn.