Hochschwab Mountains

Fresh snowdrift!

A coldfront from northwest brings clouds which cause poor visibility and snow. In the morning it can rain below 1.200 m. During the course of the day the snow line sinks to the valleys. In the afternoon and evening snow is also in the south possible. Increasingly strong westerly winds. Temperatures at noon are around -3 degrees in 2.000 m.

Christmas will be cloudy in the mountains. Dachstein, Schladminger Tauern and Hochschwab will be permanently snowy, in the northwest heavy snow. These southern regions stay predominantly dry apart from some little snow showers. Most precipitation is expected on Nordstau! Increasing avalanche danger is to expect!

Fresh snowdrift!

Moderate avalanche danger above 1.600 m. Wind slab problem! The new snow and the snowdrift covers danger spots. The danger spots are located in the sectors north to southeast. In the beginning of gullies and bowls an individual person can trigger a medium slab avalanch.

20 cm new snow has fallen between Dachstein and Totes Gebirge, a little less than that in the northern Niedere Tauern and Hochschwab. The new snow and the drift snow accumulated above the tree line on a cold soft base. The wind drifted it from the ridgelines. The soft layers within the driftsnow layer and snowy in surface hoar can be weak layers.