Avalanche Service Lower Austria

Monday 2 March 2026

Published 2 Mar 2026, 07:20:00


Danger level

treeline
Avalanche Problem
Persistent weak layer
Treeline
Wet snow


In the high altitudes, continue to take the persistent weak layer problem into account

The avalanche risk is moderate above the tree line and low below. In high areas on shady slopes above the tree line, small to medium-sized slab avalanches can still be triggered by winter sports enthusiasts in a few places, but usually only with a large additional load. The most likely avalanche prone locations are at the entrances to snow-covered gullies and bowls and at the transition from little to more snow. Small, wet loose snow slides or gliding avalanches can still occasionally detach themselves from unloaded hands, but many areas are already unloaded. In exposed areas, the snow surface is hard and icy in places and there is a risk of falling.

Snowpack

With the clouds at night, the snow surface can hardly cool down and is already soft and not load-bearing in the morning. Depending on the aspect, the snowpack is damp or wet up to high altitudes. On steep grassy slopes and forest embankments with large snow reserves, the entire snowpack can start to glide snow. At shady high altitudes, there are prone to triggering weak layers at the transition to the hardness of the old snowpack. This is unfavourably structured and weakened in places with embedded crusts and faceted crystals.

Tendency

There is a mixture of sun and clouds. No significant change in the avalanche danger.


Danger level



Little snow, the snow is falling

The avalanche risk is low. Isolated danger areas for triggering small slab avalanches are still conceivable in the blown-in entrance areas to steep gullies and bowls on shady slopes. Small loose snow slides from slopes that have not yet been unloaded cannot be completely ruled out, but many areas have already been unloaded.

Snowpack

With the clouds at night, the snowpack can hardly consolidate and is already soft and not capable of bearing loads in the morning. Depending on the aspect, the snowpack is damp or wet up to high altitudes. At shady high altitudes, the old snowpack with crusts and embedded angular crystals is unfavourably structured and weakened in places.

Tendency

There is a mixture of sun and clouds. No significant change in the avalanche danger.