Hochschwab Mountains

Persistent weak layer problem in the northern sector!

Persistent weak layer problem in the northern sector!

The avalanche danger is assessed as moderate above 1,800 metres and low below that. Slab avalanches can be triggered in some places even with little additional load and can reach medium size when breaking through the persistent weak layer. The danger areas are located in particular in the north to east aspects behind ridgelines and terrain edges as well as in the entrance areas to steep gullies and bowls.

The stormy southerly wind from the montage caused fresh, small-scale snowdrift accumulations to form. In the higher elevations, there is fresh and older wind slab snow in the extended northern and eastern exposures on an unstable snow cover, snowpack with weak layers of faceted crystals and floating snow. On the sunny slopes, the snow cover, snowpack is mostly settled and quite compact.

The sun continues to shine. It's mild and rather windless at high altitudes. It will be a touch milder at altitude - -1 degrees at 2000 metres.

No change in the avalanche danger. Thursday will be mostly sunny and the wind will blow from the south.