2021-03-05T17:00:00+00:00 avalanche-warnings.eu 2021-03-05T23:00:00+00:00 2021-03-06T23:00:00+00:00 2 1 drifting snow near ridgelines, behind protruberances, in gullies, steep bowls new snow cold, loose fresh snow increases with ascending altitude Circumvent fresh snowdrifts. Loose fresh snow atop a hard base in wind-protected terrain. Danger above the timberline is MODERATE, below that altitude LOW. Avalanche prone locations occur in steep ridgeline terrain in steep gullies and bowls, increasingly often in NE-E-SW aspects. Triggering a small-to-medium slab avalanche in fresh snowdrifts is possible even by minimum additional loading. In wind-protected terrain conditions are favourable, danger zones are limited to extremely steep terrain. Isolated naturally triggered avalanches are possible in steep sunny rocky terrain - small to medium size. Cold fresh snow (10-20 cm, locally up to 30 cm) was deposited on wind crusts and melt-freeze crusts of varying thickness, on south-facing slopes below 1600 m on bare ground, on north-facing slopes above 1800 m atop faceted, dry powder. Bonding to the base varies, for the most part it is adequate. In wind-exposed terrain above the timberline, intermittently strong W/NW winds transported the snow in phases. Potential fracture lines for slabs are likeliest in blanketed-over fresh powder (limited spread) and on shady slopes also in the faceted old snow. The old snowpack has settled well and is generally stable. More deeply embedded weak layers of faceted crystals are usually well covered. Sunshine in the mountains right from the start on Saturday. Early residual fog will recede, temperatures will rise, winds will ease. At 2000 m: -10 to -5 degrees, at 3000 m: -13 to -10 degrees. Local snowdrifts on steep leeward slopes should be circumvented on Sunday. Moderate snowdrift problem at high altitudes. On steep sunny slopes the last fresh snow is moist up to intermediate altitudes. Thus, a daytime danger cycle of wet-snow avalanches (maximum magnitude 2) in extremely steep zones. 2021-03-05T17:00:00+00:00 avalanche-warnings.eu 2021-03-05T23:00:00+00:00 2021-03-06T23:00:00+00:00 2 1 drifting snow near ridgelines, in gullies, steep bowls Circumvent fresh snowdrifts. Loose fresh snow atop hard base in wind-protected terrain. Danger above the timberline is MODERATE, below that altitude LOW. Avalanche prone locations occur in steep ridgeline terrain in steep gullies and bowls, increasingly often in NE-E-SW aspects. Triggering a small-to-medium slab avalanche in fresh snowdrifts is possible even by minimum additional loading. In wind-protected terrain conditions are favourable, danger zones are limited to extremely steep terrain. Isolated naturally triggered avalanches are possible in steep sunny rocky terrain - small to medium size. Cold fresh snow (10-20 cm, locally up to 30 cm) was deposited on wind crusts and melt-freeze crusts of varying thickness, on south-facing slopes below 1600 m on bare ground, on north-facing slopes above 1800 m atop faceted, dry powder. Bonding to the base varies, for the most part it is adequate. In wind-exposed terrain above the timberline, intermittently strong W/NW winds transported the snow in phases. Potential fracture lines for slabs are likeliest in blanketed-over fresh powder (limited spread) and on shady slopes also in the faceted old snow. The old snowpack has settled well and is generally stable. More deeply embedded weak layers of faceted crystals are usually well covered. Sunshine in the mountains right from the start on Saturday. Early residual fog will recede, temperatures will rise, winds will ease. At 2000 m: -10 to -5 degrees, at 3000 m: -13 to -10 degrees. Local snowdrifts on steep leeward slopes should be circumvented on Sunday. Moderate snowdrift problem at high altitudes. On steep sunny slopes the last fresh snow is moist up to intermediate altitudes. Thus, a daytime danger cycle of wet-snow avalanches (maximum magnitude 2) in extremely steep zones. 2021-03-05T17:00:00+00:00 avalanche-warnings.eu 2021-03-05T23:00:00+00:00 2021-03-06T23:00:00+00:00 1 favourable situation favourable snowpack layering, only thin layer of fresh snow atop hard base drifting snow thin, small-spread snowdrifts increasingly frequent neaer Tauern Main Ridge Minor snowfall atop stable old snowpack surface Danger of avalanches is LOW. Isolated avalanche prone locations - more frequent near Main Tauern Ridge than in the south - occur in extremely steep ridgeline terrain and in very steep gullies, mostly is the risk of falling on the hard surfaces greater than avalanche danger. Glide-snow avalanches in steep grassy terrain are unlikely, most avalanche prone locations have already discharged. Minor snowfall was deposited on wind crusts and melt-freeze crusts of varying thickness, on south-facing slopes below 1600 m on bare ground, on north-facing slopes above 1800 m atop faceted, dry powder. Bonding to the base varies, for the most part it is adequate. In wind-exposed terrain above the timberline, intermittently strong W/NW winds transported the snow in phases. Potential fracture lines for slabs are likeliest in blanketed-over fresh powder (limited spread) and on shady slopes also in the faceted old snow. The old snowpack has settled well and is generally stable.  On Saturday in the Lungau mountains, cloudless skies and unhampered sunshine right from the start. Temperatures will rise, winds will be light. At 2000 m: -10 to -5 degrees; at 3000 m: -13 to -10 degrees. Sunshine, noticeably milder temperatures on Sunday. Steep sunny slopes will moisten on the surface, thus, a slight daytime danger cycle of naturally triggered avalanches is possible, but in all probability this will take place within Danger Level LOW.