{ "bulletins": [ { "avalancheActivity": { "comment": "The avalanche risk is considerable above 1200 metres (level 3!). New fallen snow and stormy winds have created fresh snowdrift accumulations in almost all aspects, which can be triggered by individual winter sports enthusiasts as medium-sized, occasionally also as large slab avalanches. The avalanche prone locations are mainly in gullies, bowls and behind terrain edges. Take particular care in the transition from a little to a lot of snow. Spontaneous slab avalanches as well as loose snow avalanches are possible from very steep slopes. Gliding sluffs are possible at low altitude.", "highlights": "Beware of prone to triggering wind slabs! Gliding sluffs are possible at low altitude." }, "avalancheProblems": [ { "customData": { "ALBINA": { "avalancheType": "slab" } }, "problemType": "wind_slab", "aspects": [ "SE", "E", "S", "NE", "N", "SW" ], "elevation": { "lowerBound": "1200" }, "validTimePeriod": "all_day" }, { "customData": { "ALBINA": { "avalancheType": "slab" } }, "problemType": "wind_slab", "aspects": [ "SE", "E", "S", "NE", "N", "SW" ], "elevation": { "upperBound": "1200" }, "validTimePeriod": "all_day" }, { "customData": { "ALBINA": { "avalancheType": "glide" } }, "problemType": "gliding_snow", "aspects": [ "SE", "W", "E", "S", "NE", "N", "SW", "NW" ], "elevation": { "upperBound": "1000" }, "validTimePeriod": "all_day" } ], "bulletinID": "9f56e67c-cb4e-4314-b3aa-e58843a9254d", "customData": { "ALBINA": { "mainDate": "2026-03-28" }, "LWD_Tyrol": { "dangerPatterns": [] } }, "dangerRatings": [ { "mainValue": "moderate", "elevation": { "upperBound": "1200" }, "validTimePeriod": "all_day" }, { "mainValue": "considerable", "elevation": { "lowerBound": "1200" }, "validTimePeriod": "all_day" } ], "lang": "en", "publicationTime": "2026-03-27T16:21:00+00:00", "regions": [ { "regionID": "AT-03-06", "name": "Gippel - G\u00f6llergebiet" }, { "regionID": "AT-03-02", "name": "T\u00fcrnitzer Alpen" }, { "regionID": "AT-03-01", "name": "Ybbstaler Alpen" } ], "snowpackStructure": { "comment": "30 to 70 cm of new fallen snow has fallen under the influence of strong winds. Weak layers are located within the drift snow packs or in the transition to the old snowpack. In deep layers in northern aspects, there are still faceted crystals or floating snow in the old snowpack, but these may already be interspersed with melt-freeze crusts. There is a little less snow at low altitudes, especially on sunny slopes. In the lower layers, the snow is moist due to the warm ground and may start to glide snow in places as the day warms up." }, "source": { "provider": { "name": "LWD Nieder\u00f6sterreich", "website": "https://www.lawinenwarndienst-niederoesterreich.at" } }, "tendency": [ { "highlights": "From Sunday, the weather will once again be prone to disruption, it will be mostly cloudy and it will snow lightly from time to time. New drift snow packs form with the stormy wind. The avalanche risk remains the same.", "tendencyType": "steady", "validTime": { "startTime": "2026-03-28T16:00:00+00:00", "endTime": "2026-03-29T16:00:00+00:00" } } ], "unscheduled": true, "validTime": { "startTime": "2026-03-27T16:00:00+00:00", "endTime": "2026-03-28T16:00:00+00:00" }, "weatherForecast": { "comment": "During the coming night, the cloud cover will still be mostly dense, especially in the Gutenstein Alps it will still snow lightly at times, but the strong wind will blow away most of the new fallen snow. On Saturday, the mountains will initially be covered in cloud, but there will be hardly any snow. During the daytime changes, the clouds will become increasingly soft from the west. Most of the sunshine will be in the Ybbstal Alps. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres will be between -10 and -7 degrees. The temperature at an altitude of 1500 metres will be between -6 and -3 degrees. Strong to stormy winds with gusts between 50 and 80 km/h from the north. The snowfall level is between the valleys and around 800 metres above sea level." } }, { "avalancheActivity": { "comment": "The avalanche danger above 1200 metres is assessed as considerable (level 3). The new fallen snow and the extensive snowdrift accumulations are prone to triggering, especially above the tree line. The main problem is wind slab. The avalanche prone locations are adjacent to ridgelines and far from ridgelines. They are mainly located in gullies, bowls and behind terrain edges. The layer of drifting snow can be triggered by individual winter sports enthusiasts as a medium-sized avalanche. Spontaneous slab avalanches as well as loose snow avalanches are possible from very steep gullies. Defensive behaviour is recommended when ski touring.", "highlights": "Slab avalanches can be triggered very easily in gullies and sometimes occur spontaneously!" }, "avalancheProblems": [ { "customData": { "ALBINA": { "avalancheType": "slab" } }, "problemType": "wind_slab", "aspects": [ "NE", "SE", "E", "N", "SW", "S" ], "elevation": { "lowerBound": "1200" }, "validTimePeriod": "all_day" } ], "bulletinID": "31c8b213-9962-4147-84e0-87cd079e3a4b", "customData": { "ALBINA": { "mainDate": "2026-03-28" }, "LWD_Tyrol": { "dangerPatterns": [] } }, "dangerRatings": [ { "mainValue": "low", "elevation": { "upperBound": "1200" }, "validTimePeriod": "all_day" }, { "mainValue": "considerable", "elevation": { "lowerBound": "1200" }, "validTimePeriod": "all_day" } ], "lang": "en", "publicationTime": "2026-03-27T16:21:00+00:00", "regions": [ { "regionID": "AT-03-04", "name": "Rax - Schneeberggebiet" } ], "snowpackStructure": { "comment": "30 to 50 cm of new fallen snow has fallen under the influence of strong winds. Weak layers can be found within the drift snow packs or in the transition to the old snowpack. The snow was transported into gullies and bowls by the stormy north to north-westerly winds. Fresh snowdrift accumulations are deposited above the tree line on a partly still weak old snowpack. The snowdrift accumulations, some of which are thick, should not be underestimated! Weak layers are located in the bound layer or in the transition to the old snowpack." }, "source": { "provider": { "name": "LWD Nieder\u00f6sterreich", "website": "https://www.lawinenwarndienst-niederoesterreich.at" } }, "tendency": [ { "highlights": "From Sunday, the weather will once again be prone to disruption, it will be mostly cloudy and it will snow lightly from time to time. New drift snow packs form with the stormy wind. There is little change to the avalanche risk. The wind slab problem remains.", "tendencyType": "steady", "validTime": { "startTime": "2026-03-28T16:00:00+00:00", "endTime": "2026-03-29T16:00:00+00:00" } } ], "unscheduled": true, "validTime": { "startTime": "2026-03-27T16:00:00+00:00", "endTime": "2026-03-28T16:00:00+00:00" }, "weatherForecast": { "comment": "During the coming night, the cloud cover will still be mostly dense, especially in the Gutenstein Alps it will still snow lightly at times, but the strong wind will blow away most of the new fallen snow. On Saturday, the mountains will initially be covered in cloud, but there will be hardly any snow. During the daytime changes, the clouds will become increasingly soft from the west. In the Rax- Schneeber area it will remain mostly cloudy until the afternoon. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres will be between -10 and -7 degrees. The temperature at an altitude of 1500 metres will be between -6 and -3 degrees. There will be strong to gale-force winds with gusts of between 60 and 100 km/h from the north. The snowfall level is between the valleys and around 800 metres above sea level." } }, { "avalancheActivity": { "comment": "A few centimetres of new fallen snow are added overnight, but these are usually blown away by the wind. Due to the warm ground, the snow can occasionally start to glide on steep slopes or in steep gullies. Pillows of wind drifted snow are prone to triggering at medium altitudes.", "highlights": "Occasional gliding sluffs cannot be ruled out." }, "bulletinID": "3304636a-46fa-4954-995c-eb35fdfb742b", "customData": { "ALBINA": { "mainDate": "2026-03-28" }, "LWD_Tyrol": { "dangerPatterns": [] } }, "dangerRatings": [ { "mainValue": "low", "validTimePeriod": "all_day" } ], "lang": "en", "publicationTime": "2026-03-27T16:21:00+00:00", "regions": [ { "regionID": "AT-03-05", "name": "Semmering - Wechselgebiet" }, { "regionID": "AT-03-03", "name": "Gutensteiner Alpen" } ], "snowpackStructure": { "comment": "In the Gutenstein Alps, 10 to 40 cm of new fallen snow fell on apery, warm ground. On the Hochwechsel and in the Bucklige Welt, the amount of fresh snow was significantly less (around 5 to 20 cm). The strong wind caused drift snow packs to form at higher altitudes." }, "source": { "provider": { "name": "LWD Nieder\u00f6sterreich", "website": "https://www.lawinenwarndienst-niederoesterreich.at" } }, "tendency": [ { "highlights": "The avalanche risk is not expected to increase.\nOn Sunday, it will be mostly cloudy and it will snow lightly from time to time. However, the amount of new snow is low. The wind will continue to be stormy in places.", "tendencyType": "steady", "validTime": { "startTime": "2026-03-28T16:00:00+00:00", "endTime": "2026-03-29T16:00:00+00:00" } } ], "unscheduled": true, "validTime": { "startTime": "2026-03-27T16:00:00+00:00", "endTime": "2026-03-28T16:00:00+00:00" }, "weatherForecast": { "comment": "During the coming night, the cloud cover will still be mostly dense, especially in the Gutenstein Alps it will still snow lightly at times, but the strong wind will blow away most of the new fallen snow. On Saturday, the mountains will initially be covered in cloud, but there will be hardly any snow. During the daytime changes, the clouds will become increasingly soft from the west. However, it will remain mostly cloudy in the Gutenstein Alps. The temperature at an altitude of 2000 metres will be between -10 and -7 degrees. The temperature at an altitude of 1500 metres will be between -6 and -3 degrees. There will be strong to gale-force winds with gusts of between 50 and 90 km/h from the north. The snowfall level is between the valleys and around 800 metres above sea level." } } ], "customData": { "ALBINA": { "generalHeadline": "Tricky wind slab problem - be careful with winter sports in open terrain!" } } }