Avalanche Service Upper Austria

Saturday 14 March 2026

Published 13 Mar 2026, 17:31:00


Danger level

2000m
Avalanche Problem
Persistent weak layer
2000m


Be aware of the persistent weak layer problem!

The avalanche risk is predominantly moderate above 1800 metres. There are still avalanche prone locations on shady slopes in steep terrain. Here and at the transition from little to more snow, isolated slab avalanches can be triggered by mostly large additional loads. Individual spontaneous wet snow avalanches are possible from unloaded steep slopes.

Snowpack

Rain showers and some new fallen snow above around 1200 metres until the afternoon. The new fallen snow will fall on a barely stabilized, partly crusted, otherwise often up to high altitudes moist or wet old snowpack. The snow base, fundament remains high and weakened on the shady slopes due to the kinetic metamorphism. At low altitude or sunny slopes, the snow cover remains bare or slightly "sugared".

Tendency

Little change.


Danger level



Isolated wet snow avalanches!

The avalanche risk is predominantly low. Sporadic spontaneous wet snow avalanches are possible from unloaded steep slopes. There are still isolated avalanche prone locations on shady slopes in steep terrain where slab avalanches can be triggered by large additional loads.

Snowpack

Rain showers and some new fallen snow above around 1200 metres until the afternoon. The new fallen snow will fall on a barely stabilized, partly crusted, otherwise often up to high altitudes moist or wet old snowpack. The snow base, fundament remains high and weakened on the shady slopes due to the kinetic metamorphism. At low altitude or sunny slopes, the snow cover remains bare or slightly "sugared".

Tendency

Little change.