Avalanche Service Upper Austria

Friday 30 January 2026

Published 29 Jan 2026, 17:00:00


Danger level


Avalanche Problem
Persistent weak layer


Only adjacent to ridgelines and at higher elevations is some fresh drift snow possible and local persistent weak layer problems!

Due to some new fallen snow and depending on the wind influence around the west, there may be some fresh wind slab, which can be prone to triggering in steep terrain. Avalanche prone locations are mainly adjacent to ridgelines and behind terrain edges. In the north-facing high altitudes, the local persistent weak layer problem must still be taken into account in steep terrain. Slab avalanches can be triggered here in particular by large additional loads.

Snowpack

There was up to 10 cm of new fallen snow with little wind influence. Only in very exposed areas could there be some fresh wind slab. The old snowpack still contains unbound faceted crystals and partly floating snow. The new fallen snow lies on an often hard to partly icy old snow surface. In general, there is only a little snow, which is very unevenly distributed. Before the snowfall, there were many pale and completely blown-off areas.

Tendency

No significant change.