Avalanche Service Salzburg

Monday 22 December 2025

Published 21 Dec 2025, 17:00:00


Danger level



Lack of snow and stones are the main dangers.

The avalanche danger is low. There is usually not enough snow for snow sports and avalanches can hardly be triggered.

Snowpack

There is no closed snow cover, snowpack and the terrain is mostly bare.

Tendency

The avalanche danger remains low.


Danger level

2600m
Avalanche Problem
Persistent weak layer
2600m


Rare avalanche prone locations in persistent weak layers of snow

The avalanche risk is low. Small avalanches in particular can occasionally be triggered by one person in shady slope high alpine regions above 2600 metres. This is where the older and fresh foehn drift snow has formed a suitable shelf above a weak layer (usually in persistent weak layer). In addition to the risk of burial, the risk of falling and injury should be taken into account.

Snowpack

On the sunny slopes, the snow cover, snowpack is moistened up to high altitudes during the daytime changes. On the shady slope, it often remains hard-frozen on the surface, below which there is partly unbound edged snow at altitude, which can serve as a weak layer in exceptional cases. This is the case, for example, over the hard old snow from early winter. The snow depth is well below average at all altitudes.

Tendency

The avalanche danger remains low.


Danger level



Injury from stones and falling are the main dangers.

The avalanche danger is low. Only very rarely can drift snow packs be triggered by individuals in shady slopes, avalanches remain small. In areas adjacent to the ridgeline, crest or summit, there are very occasional trigger points for small avalanches that are difficult to disturb, even in persistent weak layers.

Snowpack

The snow depth is well below average for the time of year, low to medium elevations and the sunny slopes are widely covered in snow. The snow cover, snowpack is moistened up to high altitudes on the sunny slopes during daytime changes, in the shade it often remains frozen hard. At high altitudes on the shady slopes, weak layers of faceted crystals are occasionally preserved in the snow cover, mostly in the vicinity of crusts.

Tendency

The avalanche danger remains low.