Avalanche Service Upper Austria

Saturday 3 January 2026

Published 3 Jan 2026, 07:45:00


Danger level

2000m
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
2000m


In the steep terrain of the high altitudes, continue to pay attention to wind slab!

Moderate avalanche danger due to wind slab in the higher elevations. Some more new fallen snow and continued strong to stormy winds from the west to northwest. Avalanche prone locations due to wind slab are mainly in areas adjacent to the ridgelines, bowls, gullies and in places also distant from ridgelines. The triggering of small to medium slab avalanches is possible due to low additional loads. The mostly easily recognisable avalanche prone locations should be avoided.

Snowpack

The snow cover, snowpack is characterised by the strong to stormy winds and repeated snowfall over the last few days. The drifting snow layers of different ages may contain thin intermediate layers. The bonding to the hardness of the thin old snowpack is not yet sufficient and it contains crystals that have been transformed by building up. The snow depths are very below average, even at high altitudes.

Tendency

No significant change in the snow and avalanche situation.