Avalanche Service Lower Austria Monday 6 April 2026

Danger level

Avalanche Problem

Wet snow

Moderate avalanche danger: Spontaneous wet snow avalanches are still possible!

The avalanche danger is assessed as moderate. Wet slab avalanches can be triggered even under low additional load. Spontaneous wet snow avalanches are also possible with rain. The avalanches are usually small. They can also be medium-sized in steep gullies and bowls. Wechten breaks can trigger naturally triggered avalanches.

Snowpack

Due to the cooling, the firmness of the snowpack at higher altitudes increases again somewhat. At medium altitudes, the snowpack remains moist, at low altitudes it is wet. With the arrival of rain, weak layers between the consolidated windslab snow and the old snowpack in the northern sectors may become prone to triggering again. In the Rax-Schneeberg area, there is little snow below 1400 metres.

Tendency

Sunny mountain weather will prevail again on Tuesday. The north-westerly wind blows noticeably. The avalanche danger changes only slightly.

Danger level

Avalanche Problem

Wet snow

Gliding snow

Spontaneous wet snow or gliding sluffs are occasionally possible.

The avalanche risk is low. Due to the mild temperatures, spontaneous wet snow and gliding sluffs are still possible in a few places. The avalanches remain mostly small.

Snowpack

Due to the rain on Saturday and the marked rise in temperature on Sunday, the snowpack is wet on the sunny side, mostly up to summit level. On shady slopes, the snowpack is wet. The snowpack will remain wet or moist due to rainfall on Monday. There is little snow below 1000 metres.

Tendency

Sunny mountain weather will prevail again on Tuesday. The north-westerly wind blows noticeably. The avalanche danger remains low.