Bollettino valanghe

Rainfall up to 1800m, wet loose-snow avalanches expected

Up to 30 cm of fresh snow was registered regionally (Hochstuhl-Koschuta) above 1900m, locally more. During the night an additional 10cm of fresh snow is expected, locally more. The often stormy winds will transport the fresh snow and even the old snow. The varied snowdrifts are often poorly bonded with each other and with the old snowpack beneath them. They lie atop a weak old snowpack above 1900m on shadyn slopes. There is too little snow on the ground for this juncture of the season.

On Friday morning, the cold front clouds will swiftly reced to the southeast. Directly on the Main Tauern Ridge clouds and fogbanks can reduce visibility, a bit of snowfall is possible. In late afternoon, widespread cloudbanks from the west will move in. At 2000m at midday: -9 degrees; at 3000m: -18 degrees. The initially stormy NW wind, easing off in the afternoon, will intensify the subjective feeling of cold even more. Source: GeoSphere Austria

Circumvent fresh snowdrift accumulations

Rainfall up to 1800m, wet loose-snow avalanches expected

Snowdrift accumulations which are prone to triggering will be generated particularly in gullies, bowls and behind protruberances in the landscape due to fresh snow and strong-velocity winds will increase further The freshly generated drifts can be triggered even by one sole skier. Isolated dry-snow avalanches also possible, esp. in the major areas of participation. Releases will be mostly small-sized, medium-sized in isolated cases. Size of danger zones tend to increase with ascending altitude.Shady slopes are especially unfavorable. Danger zones tend to increase in frequency with ascending altitude.