2022-02-27T17:00:00+00:00 avalanche-warnings.eu 2022-02-27T23:00:00+00:00 2022-02-28T23:00:00+00:00 1 old snow very few danger zones, small persistent weak layer problem Only few avalanche prone locations. Persistent weak layer locally. Avalanche danger continues to be LOW. The snowpack is relatively stable. Only in very few spot can a slab be triggered by large additional loading, most likely where snow is shallow in transitions from shallow to deep snow in extremely steep north-facing terrain. Avalanches can grow to medium size. The snowpack has settled well, shows immense signs of stormy winter winds. The most recent snowdrift accumulations are well consolidated. Surfaces are melt-freeze encrusted or hard. Above the treeline the terrain is windblown. Snow fills the bowls. Inside the old snow are weak layers of faceted crystals which are not currently a threat except in isolated cases. On Monday, intermittently sunny weather, clouds will pass through, becoming heavier only in afternoon. The icy northerly wind will be irritating (50-70 km/hr). At 2000 m: -10 degrees. On Tuesday, unimpeded sunshine, outstanding visibility. No wind disturbance, temperatures milder. At 2000 m: -5 degrees. No significant change expected. Steep sunny slopes will moisten on Tuesday. 2022-02-27T17:00:00+00:00 avalanche-warnings.eu 2022-02-27T23:00:00+00:00 2022-02-28T23:00:00+00:00 1 old snow very few danger zones in shady steep terrain and gullies drifting snow possibly thin fresh snowdrift patches near ridges Few avalanche prone locations in transitions to wind-loaded zones Avalanche danger is LOW in general. The snowpack is relatively stable. Only in very few spot can a slab be triggered by large additional loading, most likely where snow is shallow in transitions from shallow to deep snow in extremely steep north-facing terrain. Avalanches can grow to medium size. The thin snowdrift patches are mainly a risk for forcing a fall. There was 10-20 cm of cold powder depositeed atop a compact old snowpack surface, transported by N/NW winds, generating mostly small-sized drifts. Inside the old snowpack are soft layers of faceted crystals, which are currently not a threat except in isolated cases. On Monday, intermittently sunny weather, clouds will pass through, becoming heavier only in afternoon. The icy northerly wind will be irritating (50-70 km/hr). At 2000 m: -10 degrees. On Tuesday, unimpeded sunshine, outstanding visibility. No wind disturbance, temperatures milder. At 2000 m: -5 degrees. No significant change expected. Steep sunny slopes will moisten on Tuesday. 2022-02-27T17:00:00+00:00 avalanche-warnings.eu 2022-02-27T23:00:00+00:00 2022-02-28T23:00:00+00:00 2 1 drifting snow snowdrift masses near to and distant from ridges, on W/N/E forest rims esp.on Main Tauern Ridge, thin frsh drifts on N/E/SW ridges old snow transitions from shallow to deep snow, very steep and mostly shady Danger zones where snow is shallow in transitions and gullies AAvalanche danger above 2000 m is MODERATE (2), elsewhere danger is LOW. Caution is urged in shady and high-alpine steep zones where the snow is shallow and in steep transitions and gullies, where large additional loading can trigger a slab and avalanches can grow to medium-to-large size. Most danger zones occur on W/N/E facing slopes in terrain distant from ridges and in steep gullies. In sun-drenched rocky steep terrain, naturally triggered small-to-medium loose-snow avalanches are possible. There was 15-25 cm of fresh snow registered widespread, loose powder atop a compact old snowpack. Near ridges the surface is wind-impacted and these effect increase with ascending altitude. At high and high-alpine altitudes there are thin snowdrifts generated by N/NW winds atop a loose base which are prone to triggering. Particularly on the Main Tauern Ridge there are snowdrifts - now blanketed - generated by Thursday’s foehn wind. Inside the old snowpack are soft layers of faceted crystals. This layer is currently triggerable in isolated cases, as an avalanche in Hohe Tauern on Sunday demonstrated. On Monday, intermittently sunny weather, clouds will pass through, becoming heavier only in afternoon. The icy northerly wind will be irritating (50-70 km/hr). At 2000 m: -10 degrees, at 3000 m: from -11 cooling to -15 degrees. On Tuesday, unimpeded sunshine, outstanding visibility. No wind disturbance, temperatures milder. At 2000 m: -5 degrees, at 3000 m: -10 degrees. No significant change expected. Steep sunny slopes will moisten on Tuesday. 2022-02-27T17:00:00+00:00 avalanche-warnings.eu 2022-02-27T23:00:00+00:00 2022-02-28T23:00:00+00:00 2 1 old snow transitions from shallow to deep snow, shallow-snow zones, very steep and generally shady drifting snow older snowdrift patches distant from ridges, triggerable by large additional loading, few spots Fresh snowdrift accumulations, shallow-snow zones, transitions: caution urged Avalanche danger above 2000 m is MODERATE (2), below that altitude danger is LOW (1). Caution urged: the fresh snowdrifts are thin but easily triggered, creating a major risk of taking a fall. In unfavorable circumstances a release can trigger down to drifts distant from ridges and the avalanche grow to medium size. Caution also urged in shallow-snow zones on shady slopes and in high alpine steep terrain, where large additional loadng can trigger a medium-sized slab avalanche. Hardened surfaces dominate. There is only a small amount of fresh snow, transported by strong N/NW winds, generating thin, instable snowdrift patches which now cover the somewhat firmer snowdrifts from the early part of the week. The old snowpack has settled well, is topped by a firm melt-freeze crust. Inside the old snowpack are soft layers of faceted crystals, which in unfavorable circumstances could provide a fracture point for slab avalanches. On Monday, intermittently sunny weather, clouds will pass through, becoming heavier only in afternoon. The icy northerly wind will be irritating (50-70 km/hr). At 2000 m: -10 degrees. On Tuesday, unimpeded sunshine, outstanding visibility. No wind disturbance, temperatures milder. At 2000 m: -5 degrees. No significant change expected. Steep sunny slopes will moisten on Tuesday.