2026-01-08T05:30:08Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2 1 drifting snow increasing 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z 2026-01-09T16:00:00Z Thursday night will initially be clear and it will cool down considerably. In the morning hours, dense clouds will gather from the north-west and it will start to snow on the Dachstein and in the Totes Gebirge. Around 10 cm of fresh snow is expected. Visibility is often limited at summit level. The wind is blowing strongly, in the Hochschwab area and on the Veitsch even gale-force from the north-west. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres will rise from -13 degrees in the morning to -9 degrees in the evening. Slow increase in avalanche danger due to fresh wind slab! The avalanche danger increases to moderate in the morning hours above the tree line. Fresh snowdrift accumulations in the north, east and south sectors, mainly behind terrain edges and in gullies and bowls, can sometimes be triggered as small to medium slab avalanches due to low additional loads. In addition to the risk of burial in terrain traps, the risk of being swept away and falling must also be taken into account. Fresh and older snowdrift accumulations often lie on faceted crystals or surface hoar, which can act as a weak layer. Under a few centimetres of new fallen snow, the snow cover, snowpack on sunny slopes is hard or icy. In general, kinetic metamorphism weakens the thin snow base, fundament. Windward terrain is usually blown off and almost snow-free. Friday will be milder for a short time and some new fallen snow is still to be expected. The risk of avalanches will increase slightly. From today's perspective, it may snow again and again at the weekend. Still very cold and a bit of new fallen snow in the north thaw regions! 2026-01-08T05:30:08Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2 1 DP6 drifting snow steady 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z 2026-01-09T16:00:00Z It will clear up overnight. Tomorrow will be quite clear, with a few cloudy clouds in the afternoon. There will be light to moderate winds from the north and west. Temperatures will be around -4 °C at 1000 m and -7 °C at 1500 m. More amount of new snow with wind. The new light snow has not adhered well to the old snow base. With moderate to strong north-easterly winds, numerous patches formed. Above the forest line in the Snežnik area, a snow avalanche can be triggered with even a small load. Spontaneous avalanches are also possible. Up to 50 cm of dry and light snow has fallen in recent days. At the same time, moderate to strong winds have been blowing, carrying the snow and creating drifts and drifts. The snowpack is markedly uneven. There is a lot of blowing snow, especially on the leeward slopes. The cold weather will not change the situation much. 2026-01-08T05:30:08Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2 1 drifting snow Slab avalanches usually remain small. The avalanche risk is moderate above the tree line and low below it. Wind slabs can be triggered in all aspects by a small additional load, usually in the form of a small slab. The risk of being swept away and falling is generally greater than the danger of being buried. Stormy winds create small, fresh snowdrift accumulations that come to rest unfavourably on a soft, soft old snow surface, sometimes also on fresh surface hoar, in areas where the wind is calm. Older snowdrift accumulations lie on old surface hoar in some places. Below a melt-freeze crust close to the surface, faceted crystals can be found at higher altitudes right down to the ground. There is little snow on the south side. With stormy winds and new fallen snow, the avalanche risk increases slightly. Update: fresh snowdrift accumulations have already formed overnight. 2026-01-08T05:30:08Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2 1 DP6 drifting snow old snow steady 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z 2026-01-09T16:00:00Z It will clear up overnight. Tomorrow will be quite clear, with a few cloudy clouds in the afternoon. Mostly moderate northerly winds, turning to westerly later. Temperatures will be around -8 °C at 1500 m and -14 °C at 2500 m. It will warm up in the afternoon. Places with blowing snow are more dangerous Places with blowing snow are particularly dangerous, as even a small load can trigger a small to medium-sized avalanche. Places where fresh snow has fallen on hard and icy ground are particularly dangerous. A total of 10 to 20 cm of light, dry snow has fallen in recent days, carried by a strong northeasterly wind on exposed slopes. New fallen snow has fallen on hard and icy ground and is therefore quite unstable. Particularly in places with blown snow, there is a greater danger of triggering an avalanche of packed snow. The cold will not change the situation much. In the high alpine regions, the wind will still carry light snow. 2026-01-08T05:30:08Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2 1 drifting snow Slab avalanches can reach medium size. The avalanche risk is moderate above the tree line and low below it. Wind slab can be triggered as a small or medium slab avalanche by a small additional load. Avalanche prone locations can be found in all aspects of the steep terrain adjacent to the ridgeline, as well as in gullies and bowls. In addition to the risk of burial, the risk of being swept away and falling must be taken into account. With stormy westerly winds, fresh snowdrift accumulations develop, which come to rest unfavourably on a soft, soft old snow surface, sometimes also on fresh surface hoar in wind-calm areas. Older wind slabs are sometimes still prone to triggering on old surface hoar. Below a melt-freeze crust close to the surface, faceted crystals can often be found right down to the ground, especially at higher altitudes. There is little snow on the south side. With stormy winds and new fallen snow, the avalanche risk increases slightly. Update: fresh snowdrift accumulations have already formed overnight. 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2 1 drifting snow increasing 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z 2026-01-09T16:00:00Z Westerly winds will increase at high altitudes and heavy cloud cover will move in during the nighttime hours, a bit of light snowfall could result in the latter part of the night and during the morning. In the afternoon, heavier snowfall will set in. Temperature at 2000m: rising from -12 to -7 degrees; at 3000m: from -18 to -10 degrees. Strong westerly to northwesterly winds at high altitudes. Increasing avalanche danger during the day due to some fresh snow and wind Freshly generated snowdrifts are prone to triggering. Danger zones are located especially near ridgelines on shady W-N-SE facing slopes and in wind-loaded gullies and bowls. Frequency and spread of avalanche prone locations increase with ascending altitude and as the day proceeds. In addition, isolated avalanches can be releases in high alpine regions on very steep shady slopes in the weak old snow. Apart from the risks of being buried in snow masses, the danger of being swept along and being forced to take a fall also require caution. Fresh snowfall is anticipated: 5-15cm. This and the loosely-packed old snow will be transported by the intermittently strong-velocity winds. Fresh snow and drifts will be deposited frequently on top of a loosely-packed old snowpack surface and bond poorly with it. The old snowpack is unfavorably metamorphosed. On shady slopes in high alpine regions, isolated weak layers occur inside the old snowpack. Avalanche danger will continue to increase as result of fresh snowfall and wind Increasing avalanche danger during the day due to fresh snow and wind 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2 1 drifting snow steady 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z 2026-01-09T16:00:00Z The mountains will often be covered in clouds on Thursday, with light snowfall at times, especially in the morning. Mostly around 5 cm, maximum 10 cm of new fallen snow. It may clear up a little in the afternoon. The wind will blow briskly to strongly from the west to north-west at higher altitudes, with gusts of over 60 km/h possible on exposed peaks. It will be a touch milder. Temperatures at 2000 metres between -13 and -7 degrees, at 3000 metres between -19 and -12 degrees. Some new fallen snow and wind form fresh wind slabs The avalanche danger is moderate above 2000 metres and low below. Small snow slabs can be triggered by individual winter sports enthusiasts in some places, adjacent to the ridgeline and distant from ridgelines behind terrain edges in north-west, east and south-facing terrain. Fresh, prone-to-triggering wind slabs can also accumulate in gullies and bowls. In addition to the risk of burial, attention must be paid to the risk of being swept away and falling. There are also still many rocks lurking. Wind and some snowfall form fresh, brittle wind slab snow (Brett), which comes to rest on the last new/wild snow (from 3/4 January) (= weak layer, or edged crystals directly on the last melt-freeze crust). The old snowpack consists of layers of faceted crystals, deep rime and melt-freeze crusts and has little tendency to break up. The amount of snow is well below average. There will also be fresh wind slab on Friday. Pay attention to fresh, brittle wind slabs 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 1 1 drifting snow steady 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z 2026-01-09T16:00:00Z The coming night will initially be clear in many places and it will cool down considerably. In the early hours of the morning, dense clouds will move in from the west. Thursday will then bring often cloudy weather, with the possibility of light snow at times. One or two centimetres of new fallen snow is possible in the Ybbstal Alps or on the Schneeberg, but it won't be much. The snowfall level will be in the valleys. The temperature at an altitude of 1900 metres is between -15 and -11 degrees. The temperature at an altitude of 1500 metres is between -13 and -8 degrees. There will be strong to stormy north-westerly winds with gusts of up to 90 km/h, with even higher peaks possible in places. Snowdrift accumulations are still susceptible to faults! The avalanche danger is low. However, the older snowdrift accumulations at higher altitudes are still prone to triggering. At the same time, the strong north-westerly wind is creating new snowdrift accumulations during the day. The avalanche prone locations are located in particular in the steep terrain adjacent to the ridgeline, crest or summit as well as in gullies and bowls. In places, they can be triggered as a small snow slab by even a small additional load. With limited visibility, the avalanche prone locations are difficult to recognise due to the wind slab. The risk of being swept away and falling is greater than the risk of burial. The snow cover, snowpack is very variable and has been strongly influenced by the wind in recent weeks. Hardness, blown-off areas alternate with older and fresh snowdrift accumulations in a confined space. The snow cover is often interspersed with graupel. Weak layers can be found especially at the transition to the crusted old snowpack. The snow depth remains well below average. The few centimetres of new fallen snow on Thursday will be blown away by strong to stormy winds. On Friday, a warm front will temporarily make it a little milder and a few centimetres of new fallen snow will be added. On Sunday, a new cold front could bring more new fallen snow. The wind will continue to be strong to stormy. No significant change in the avalanche situation is expected on Friday. An increase in avalanche danger is possible at the weekend. Little snow - watch out for isolated avalanche prone locations in the wind slab! 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 1 1 drifting snow increasing 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z 2026-01-09T16:00:00Z Thursday night will initially be clear and it will cool down considerably. In the morning hours, dense clouds move in from the north-west and it starts to snow on the Dachstein and in the Totes Gebirge. As the day progresses, the snowfall will spread eastwards to the Hochschwab. However, the amount of new snow will remain modest with up to 10 cm in the west and less than 5 cm in the east. Visibility will often be limited at summit level. The wind is blowing strongly, in the Hochschwab area and on the Veitsch even gale-force from the north-west. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres will rise from -13 degrees in the morning to -9 degrees in the evening. Low avalanche danger, but watch out for fresh wind slab! The avalanche danger is low. However, fresh and older snowdrift accumulations in snow-covered gullies and bowls as well as behind broad ridges and ridgelines above the tree line are prone to triggering. In a few places, the wind slab can be triggered by individuals as a small slab avalanche. In addition to the rather low risk of burial in terrain traps, the risk of being swept away and falling must also be taken into account. Fresh and older snowdrift accumulations often lie on faceted crystals or surface hoar, which can act as a weak layer. Apart from this, the snow surface is only slightly covered by new fallen snow and is hard or icy on the sunny slopes below. In general, kinetic metamorphism weakens the thin snow base, fundament. Windward terrain is usually blown off and almost snow-free. Friday will be milder for a short time and some new fallen snow is still to be expected. The risk of avalanches will increase slightly. From today's perspective, it may snow again and again at the weekend. Still very cold and a bit of new fallen snow in the north thaw regions! 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 1 steady 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z 2026-01-09T16:00:00Z The mountains will often be covered in clouds on Thursday, with light snowfall at times, especially in the morning. Mostly 1 to 5 cm will fall. Significant sunny spells are initially only expected on the Lungau Nockberge mountains, in the afternoon it may also clear up a little in the other mountain groups. The wind will blow briskly from west to north-west at higher altitudes. It will be a touch milder. Temperatures at 2000 metres between -13 and -7 degrees. Low avalanche danger The avalanche danger is low, isolated danger areas due to fresh snowdrift accumulations can be found behind the edges of the terrain adjacent to the ridgeline, crest or summit. Little snow. There is often only a few centimetres of soft snow or wind slab on the meadows or on a thin crust of harsh snow. No change in avalanche danger. Pay attention to fresh, brittle wind slabs 2026-01-08T05:30:08Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 1 DP6 drifting snow steady 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z 2026-01-09T16:00:00Z It will clear up overnight. Tomorrow will be quite clear, with a few cloudy clouds in the afternoon. There will be light to moderate winds from the north and west. The temperature at 1000 m will be around -4 °C. More amount of new snow with wind. The new light snow has not adhered well to the old snow base. In moderate to strong north-easterly winds, slush is forming. Up to 50 cm of dry and light snow has fallen in recent days. At the same time, there has been a moderate wind, which has carried the snow and built up drifts and drifts. The snowpack is markedly uneven. There is a lot of blowing snow, especially on the leeward slopes. The cold weather will not change the situation much. 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 1 drifting snow increasing 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z 2026-01-09T16:00:00Z Westerly winds will increase at high altitudes and heavy cloud cover will move in during the nighttime hours, a bit of light snowfall could result in the latter part of the night and during the morning. In the afternoon, heavier snowfall will set in. Temperature at 2000m: rising from -12 to -7 degrees; at 3000m: from -18 to -10 degrees. Strong westerly to northwesterly winds at high altitudes. Slightly increasing avalanche danger Avalanche danger will increase slightly during the course of the day. Freshly generated, mostly small-sized snowdrift accumulations can be triggered as small slab avalanches in places. Danger zones are located especially near ridgelines and in wind-loaded gullies and bowls, as well as in extremely steep terrain. Apart from the risks of being buried in snow masses, the danger of being swept along and being forced to take a fall also require caution. Fresh snowfall is anticipated: 5-15cm. This and the loosely-packed old snow will be transported by the intermittently strong-velocity winds. Fresh snow and drifts will be deposited frequently on top of a loosely-packed old snowpack surface and bond poorly with it. The old snowpack is unfavorably metamorphosed. Avalanche danger will continue to increase as result of fresh snowfall and wind Increasing avalanche danger during the day due to fresh snow and wind 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 1 1 drifting snow increasing 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z 2026-01-09T16:00:00Z Thursday night will initially be clear and it will cool down considerably. In the morning, clouds will gather from the west, but south of the main Alpine ridge it will remain mostly free of precipitation. In the Niedere Tauern, visibility at summit level will often be limited, but further south it will soften up again and again and the sun will shine for a few hours. The wind will be brisk in the Niedere Tauern and the Gurk and Seetal Alps, and strong to stormy from the northwest in the peripheral mountains. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres will rise from -13 degrees in the morning to -7 degrees in the evening. Isolated snowdrift accumulations still prone to triggering! The avalanche danger is low. However, small snowdrift accumulations in gullies and bowls and behind broad ridges and ridgelines above the tree line are still prone to triggering. In a few places, the wind slab can be triggered by individuals as a small slab avalanche. However, the avalanche prone locations are easily recognisable. In addition to the rather low risk of burial in terrain traps, the risk of being swept away and falling must also be taken into account. Isolated snowdrift accumulations often lie on faceted crystals or surface hoar, which can act as a weak layer. Apart from this, the snow surface is hard or icy on sunny slopes. In shady terrain, the surface is often soft. In general, kinetic metamorphism weakens the thin snow base, fundament. Windward terrain is usually blown off and almost snow-free. Friday will be milder for a short time and some new fallen snow is expected. The risk of avalanches will increase slightly. From today's perspective, it may snow again and again at the weekend. Still very cold and a bit of new fallen snow in the north thaw regions! 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 1 1 drifting snow steady 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z 2026-01-09T16:00:00Z The mountains will often be covered in clouds on Thursday. In the Limestone Alps, it will snow lightly at times, especially in the morning. It may clear up a little in the afternoon. The wind will be brisk to strong from west to north-west at higher altitudes. Temperatures at 1500 m -7 degrees, at 2000 m -12 degrees at midday. On Friday, visibility will often be limited by dense clouds and it will snow at times, especially in the morning. On the northern edge of the Alps, the snowfall level may temporarily rise to over 1000 metres. The afternoon will bring only a little precipitation and a few clear spells will improve visibility at times. Moderate, in some cases brisk westerly winds in the high alpine regions. Temperatures at 1500 m -2 degrees, at 2000 m -5 degrees. Few avalanche prone locations at higher altitudes! The avalanche danger is predominantly low. Attention should be paid to steep slopes in areas adjacent to the ridgeline as well as steep backfilled bowls and gullies. Here, only small slab avalanches could be triggered in a few places by low additional loads. Avalanche prone locations are easy to recognise and should be avoided. Due to the cold temperatures, older snowdrift accumulations are still present at high altitudes. These can contain thin intermediate layers and often lie on angular forms or on a superficially hard old snowpack. There are only a few centimetres of new fallen snow, which is being transported somewhat in the higher elevations by strong west to north-westerly winds. The thin snow base, fundament is weakened by the kinetic metamorphism. The snow depths are very below average, even at high altitudes. No significant change. Attention should be paid to small, localised fresh loads high up in the Alps. It will temporarily become somewhat milder. Individual avalanche prone locations due to wind slab in higher elevations. 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-07T16:00:00Z 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 1 1 drifting snow steady 2026-01-08T16:00:00Z 2026-01-09T16:00:00Z The mountains will often be covered in clouds on Thursday, with light snowfall at times, especially in the morning. Mostly around 5 cm, maximum 10 cm of new fallen snow. It may clear up a little in the afternoon. The wind will blow briskly to strongly from west to north-west at higher altitudes. It will be a touch milder. Temperatures at 2000 metres between -13 and -7 degrees. Fresh snowdrifts and stones are the main danger. The avalanche risk is low. At high altitudes, fresh drift snow and small snow slabs in gullies and bowls adjacent to the ridgeline can be triggered by individual winter sports enthusiasts. Most of the avalanche prone locations are in the north and east sectors. The risk of falling outweighs the risk of burial away from terrain traps and there is usually more danger from stones than from snow. Wind and a little snowfall form fresh wind slab, which comes to rest on the soft snow from 3/4 January or a crust. The old snowpack consists of layers of faceted crystals, deep rime and melt-freeze crusts and has little tendency to break up. Overall, there is little snow. There will also be fresh wind slab on Friday. Pay attention to fresh, brittle wind slabs