Moderate avalanche danger above 1.800 m. Wind slab problem! The danger spots are located in the sectors north to southeast. In the beginning of gullies and bowls an individual person can trigger a slab avalanche which can have a size of 1 to 2.
Snowpack
About 30 cm new snow has fallen during low temperatures in the last 24 hours. Due to strong winds it has drifted to the sectors east and north. Potential weak layers within the snowdrift layer on the edge to the old snow are possible.
Tendency
Slab avalanche danger in high altitudes doesn´t change.
Danger level
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
New snow and snowdrift in high altitudes!
Low avalanche danger. A little more danger spots formed due to snowdrift. These are located in gullies and bowls above 1.800 m mainly in the sector east. Slab avalanches can be triggered by high additional loads.
Snowpack
In the last 24 hours it had 10 - 20 cm new snow. The biggest amount was in the area of Hochschwab. In Niedere Tauern and Turrach it had around 10 cm. The new snow landed on surface hoar - on the sunny side on grass. The snow base is thin and shows no significant weak layers.
