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Be careful of fresh snowdrifts. Weak layers in old snow demand caution.

Be careful of fresh snowdrifts. Weak layers in old snow demand caution.

Fresh snow fall and strong-velocity northerly winds will generate trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations during the course of the day particularly on E/SE/S facing slopes above 2400m along the Salzburg border. Weak layers inside the old snow can be triggered by one sole skier in all aspects, particularly in gullies, bowls and behind protruberances in the landscape along the Salzburg border. On shady slopes and in high alpine zones the likelihood of triggering is higher. Caution urged especially in seldom-skied terrain. Whumpf noises and glide-cracks when you step onto the snowpack are indicators of danger. Avalanches can reach medium size. Magnitude and frequency of danger zones tend to increase with ascending altitude.

Up to 5-10 cm of fresh snow is anticipated, the freshly generated snowdrift accumulations above 2400m will be deposited atop an unfavorable old snowpack surface. The older snowdrifts blanket a weak layer particularly on shady slopes above 2400m. Over the last few days it has been very cold widespread. During the nighttime hours, skies were clear. These weather conditions hinder the consolidation of the weak layers, particularly on shady slopes. The snowpack is highly diverse even over small areas.

On Wednesday clouds will accumulate in barrier regions along the Main Tauern Ridge, there will be intermittent light snowfall. In exposed terrain, strong-velocity northerly winds. At 2000m: -5 degrees; at 3000m: -12 degrees. Source: GeoSource Austria

No significant change in avalanche danger levels anticipated