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Circumvent snowdrift accumulations. Caution: persistent weak layer.

Circumvent snowdrift accumulations. Caution: persistent weak layer.

Snowdrift accumulations which are prone to triggering have been 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.

Up to 15 cm of fresh snow was registered regionally, locally more. The often moderate-velocity 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 Saturday, radiantly beautiful and sunny mountain weather, but bitter cold. At 2000m: -12 degrees at midday. Moderate (stronger in exposed terrain) NW winds will be it seem even colder. Source: GeoSphere Austria

Circumvent fresh snowdrift accumulations