Lower Tauern North

Small wet snow and sliding snow avalanches are the main danger

Small wet snow and sliding snow avalanches are the main danger

The avalanche danger is moderate. With the arrival of rain, more small, wet loose snow avalanches spontaneously break loose from extremely steep terrain. Sliding snow avalanches occur more frequently in steep grassy terrain. The avalanches usually remain small, occasionally they can be medium-sized. Areas of terrain underneath snow pockets should be avoided.

The rain up to the summit areas weakens the existing, mostly thin snow cover. The snow cover can slide off on steep grassy terrain.

Warm front lift. It rains and snows in the night to Monday. The snow line rises rapidly from 1500 m to 2500 m. Around 15-20 mm of precipitation falls, mostly in the form of rain. Monday starts with poor visibility. The precipitation will largely subside by midday. In the afternoon, the sun may appear temporarily and visibility will improve somewhat. The wind will blow briskly from the south to west at times, reaching speeds of around 50 km/h. The wind will weaken during the day. At 2000 metres, temperatures will rise to +4 degrees.

After the end of the precipitation, spontaneous loose snow avalanches quickly decrease again, while the sliding snow activity remains.