Low avalanche danger! No change in the avalanche situation is expected.
The avalanche risk between the Totes Gebirge and the Schladminger Tauern is assessed as low. Isolated avalanche prone locations can be found in extremely steep gullies above 2400 metres in the northern sector. The old snowpack is only covered by a few centimetres of new fallen snow. The danger of falling is more dominant than the danger of avalanches!
Snowpack
The snowpack surface is mostly hard and icy, with sunny slopes up to over 2000 metres above sea level. Only a few centimetres of new fallen snow have been added. Below the melting hard crust, the kinetic metamorphism is weakening the snow layering on the northern sides.
Tendency
The avalanche danger remains low.
The Styrian Avalanche Warning Service wishes you a Merry Christmas.
Danger level
Avalanche Problem
New snow
New fallen snow! However, the avalanche danger remains low.
Conditions are generally favourable. On extremely steep slopes, the triggering of small loose snow avalanches by a ski tourer cannot be ruled out, although there is little snow on these slopes.
Snowpack
In the Koralpe area, 15 to 30 cm of new fallen snow has fallen in the last 24 hours. The new fallen snow covers hard persistent weak layers in shady gullies or bowls above the tree line in the northern sector. Otherwise, grassy areas have been covered by the new fallen snow.
Up to 15 cm of new fallen snow has fallen between the Packalpe and the Wechsel area. There is significantly less snow here than on the Koralpe.
Tendency
The avalanche danger changes only slightly.
The Styrian Avalanche Warning Service wishes you a Merry Christmas!
