Low avalanche danger, only little snow. Observe risk of falling.
Low Avalanche danger. A few danger spots due snow drift deposits in high altitude gullies and bowls and steep areas. There small slab avalanches within the old snow can be triggered by high additional loads. Some areas with thin snowdrift deposits can form. Danger of being swept away and buried as well as risk of falling is to be considered.
Snowpack
In the southern and eastern Styrian mountains only in shady high altitude slopes a snow cover is existing. Only in some areas thin snowdrift deposits can form which are prone to triggering. Snow cover exists only in shady high altitudes. Exposed areas are blown-off and bare or icy. In gullies and bowlsthe old snow cover ist weakend due to faceted snow crystals underneath.
Tendency
No significant changes of the avalanche danger situation.
Danger level
treeline
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
Treeline
Persistent weak layer
2000m
Consider fresh snowdrift and persistent weak layers.
The avalanche danger is moderate above the treeline. Danger spots fas thin, prone to triggering snowdrift accumulations especially behind ridgelines, steep slos and blown-in gullies and bowls in the extended Exposition North and East above thetreeline. Theses aqre easily spottet for experts. In very steep, shady and high slopes slab avalanches within the old snow can be triggered by small additional loads and slab through deeper layers within the old snow. They can reach medium sizes. Danger spots are increasin in higher altitudes. on steep slopes with smooth surface spontaneous gliding snow avalanches are possible.
Snowpack
Thursday night anf during firday approx. 10 cm cold new snow with strong wind influences has fallen. This snowdrift (bonded) accumulates on a loose snow layer in shady slopes. This layer is built by kinetic metamorphism (faceting) - in sheltered locations also by surface hoar - and is a potentially breakable crust for slab avalanches. The bonding is on sunny slopes with crusted surface a bit better. On smooth surfaces the snow cover can start gliding anytime.
Tendency
The snow cover will get mois due to rain on Sunday. In some areas increasing of small wet loose-snow avalanches ind regions with high amounts of snow.
Danger level
1900m
Avalanche Problem
Persistent weak layer
1900m
Wind slab
Treeline
Persistent weak layers in high altitudes! Observe: fresh snowdrift deposits are present in some areas.
Moderate avalanche danger above 1.900 m, below that: low avalanche danger. Danger spots are located in high shady slopes behind ridgelines and in the beginnig of gullies and bowls as well as steep slopes. Slab avalanches within the old snow can be triggered by small additional load and can reach medium sizes especially in transition areas from thin to thicker snow covers. Due to the new snow amounts and the strong winds snowdrift deposits which are prone to triggering are possible which are to consider especially for risk of falling. Also spontaneous gliding snow avalanches are possible. Avoid areas below glide cracks.
Snowpack
THursday night only little snow has fallen. Snowdrift deposits in shady slopes are on a loss old snow cover. The bonding between driftsnow and old snow is poor. Summits are blown-off and icy or bare, gullies and bowls are filled with snowdrift. In shady high altitudes the snow cover is weakened due to layers of faceted snow crystals and sometimes snown in Graupel within the old snowdrift accumulations. Surface hoar has formed especially in basins. On smooth surfaces the snow cover can start gliding any time.
Tendency
No significant changes of the avalanche danger situation. Due to warming the snow cover will get moist. Little rain is expected.
