Only isolated danger spots due to fresh snowdrift deposits.
The avalanche danger is low. Danger spots are fresh snowdrift deposits in some places. These are located in high entrances to gullies and bowls and behind terrain edges, especially in the extended eastern exposures. Small slab avalanches can be triggered here by even a low additional loads. In case of triggered avalanches risk of injuries is more likely than risk of being buried.
Snowpack
Loose snow which is able to being drifted on the surface accumulates due to vivid northwesterly winds as fresh snowdrift especially in the extended eastern sectors and is only poorly bonded with the hard old snow. In medium and low altitudes especially on sunny slopes a complete snow base is missing.
Tendency
Wednesday will be predominantly cloudy in the mountains. Some new snow is to expect in the north. It will clear up in some places in the south. Strong northern winds and significantly cooler temperatures. Fresh snowdrift on surface hoar. Slightly short-Tim increasing avalanche danger.
Danger level
treeline
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
Treeline
Persistent weak layer
1600m
Fresh snowdrift prone to triggering in the extended expositions east!
The avalanche danger above the treeline is moderate. Due to new snow and vivid northwesterly winds fresh driftsnow is formed in the extended eastern sectors eventually in forest areas. Danger spots especially behind ridgelines as well as in the beginning of gullies and bowls slab avalanches can be triggered by small additional loads. In some places avalanches can slab through low weak layers within the old snow and reach medium size
Snowpack
The snow base is in places unstable due to a succession of crusts and softer layers. On top of it loose snow possible for being drifted and poorly bonded with the old snow. In wind-sheltered areas surface hoar is possible. Additionally new snow will form Wednesday (5 to maximum 15 cm) and due to vivid winds fresh snowdrift accumulations will form, especially in the extended eastern sectors which will be poorly bonded with the existing layers.
Tendency
Improving weather conditions. On Thursday afternoon it will be predominantly sunny in northern Styria, but in the area of Wechsel it will stay cloudy. Temperatures will be milder. Fresh snowdrift stays prone to triggering.
