Avalanche Service Upper Austria

Thursday 8 January 2026

Published 8 Jan 2026, 06:30:00


Danger level

2000m
Avalanche Problem
Wind slab
2000m


Few avalanche prone locations at higher altitudes!

The avalanche danger is predominantly low. Attention should be paid to steep slopes in areas adjacent to the ridgeline as well as steep backfilled bowls and gullies. Here, only small slab avalanches could be triggered in a few places by low additional loads. Avalanche prone locations are easy to recognise and should be avoided.

Snowpack

Due to the cold temperatures, older snowdrift accumulations are still present at high altitudes. These can contain thin intermediate layers and often lie on angular forms or on a superficially hard old snowpack. There are only a few centimetres of new fallen snow, which is being transported somewhat in the higher elevations by strong west to north-westerly winds. The thin snow base, fundament is weakened by the kinetic metamorphism. The snow depths are very below average, even at high altitudes.

Tendency

No significant change. Attention should be paid to small, localised fresh loads high up in the Alps.