Kreuzeck Group

Isolated danger zones in gullies and bowls

Isolated danger zones in gullies and bowls

Older and fresher snowdrift accumulations are generally small-sized, triggerable only in isolated cases, esp.on wind-protected shady slopes above 2000m, esp. in transitions into gullies and bowls and at the foot of rocky cliffs and behind protruberances in the landscape. Apart from the risks of being buried in snow masses, the danger of being swept along and forced to take a fall require consideration.

Older and fresh snowdrifts blanket a weak old snowpack, esp. on wind-protected shady slopes. Clear nighttime skies are forecast, with low temperatures and low air moisture. Thus, The snowpack is expansively metamorphosed. The snowpack is highly diverse even over small areas. Below 1600m very little snow on the ground. Hardly any snow on the ground regionally.

On Thursday, often gloomy mountain weather. Clouds will predominate, especially the southern massifs will have poor visibility and summits in fog. On the Carnic Main Ridge and in the Karawanken, a bit of drizzle is possible, snowfall above 1400-1700m. Elsewhere it will remain dry. Brief spells of brightness are possible in the afternoon in the northern massifs. The SW winds will initially be strong, even stormy-strength in exposed terrain, then shift to northwesterly in the evening and slacken off measurably. At 1000m: +6 degrees; at 2000m: -1 degree. Source: GeoSphere Austria

No significant change in avalanche danger levels expected