Türnitzer Alpen

Fresh wind slab is the main problem! Spontaneous slides are possible!

Fresh wind slab is the main problem! Spontaneous slides are possible!

New fallen snow and wind lead to prone to triggering snowdrift accumulations; caution is advised, especially behind terrain edges and in gullies and bowls. Slab avalanches can occasionally reach medium size. At altitudes below 800 metres, the snow is wetter and wet snow slides are also possible from steep slopes and embankments.

20 to 40 cm of new fallen snow fell on mostly apery ground. Wind drifts occurred in exposed areas. Another 20 to 30 cm of new fallen snow will fall from Thursday evening to Friday evening. At low altitudes, the snowfall may also change to rain.

It will continue to snow lightly to moderately in the Lower Austrian mountains during the coming night, with the snowfall intensifying from the east in the morning hours. Tomorrow, Friday, the mountains will be covered in clouds all day and heavy snowfall is expected in places. The snowfall will only gradually subside during the night to Saturday. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres will be around -11 degrees. The temperature at an altitude of 1500 metres will be around -7 degrees. Strong to gale-force winds from the north-east to north with gusts of between 60 and 80 kilometres per hour. The snowfall level is in the valleys and rises towards 800 metres during the day.

The avalanche danger remains the same on Saturday. The snowfall will subside in the night to Saturday and the wind will weaken. Spontaneous wet snow slides are quite possible due to the rise in temperatures.