Hochschwab Mountains

Low avalanche danger, only little snow. Observe risk of falling.

Low Avalanche danger. A few danger spots due snow drift deposits in high altitude gullies and bowls and steep areas. There small slab avalanches within the old snow can be triggered by high additional loads. Some areas with thin snowdrift deposits can form. Danger of being swept away and buried as well as risk of falling is to be considered.

In the southern and eastern Styrian mountains only in shady high altitude slopes a snow cover is existing. Exposed areas are blown-off and bare or icy. In gullies and bowls snowdrift has accumulated. In shady high altitude slopes faceted snow crystal underneath old snowdrift accumulations can weaken the snow cover.

Thursday night a cold front coming from northwest moves in. South and east of the westerly Northalps almost no new snow is expected. During the course of the day dense clouds are gathering coming from north between Dachstein and Hochschwab. In some areas it’s snowing a bit. Apart of that area the coldfront leaves southeast bound and the clouds are clearing.vivid northwesterly winds can get stronger in exposed summit areas. The temperatures drop and will be around -11 degrees at noon in 2.000 m. In 1.500 it will be -7 degrees.

No significant changes of the avalanche danger situation.