Mürzsteg Alps

Low avalanche danger, note fresh wind slab.

Low avalanche danger, note fresh wind slab.

The avalanche risk is low. The previously soaked snowpack has stabilised somewhat in recent days due to the lower temperatures. The wet snow problem has therefore receded into the background, but cannot be completely ruled out on steep slopes that have not yet been discharged.

With the current precipitation and strong winds, fresh drift snow packs are forming in places. These are mainly found in gullies and bowls as well as in areas adjacent to ridgelines. The drift snow packs are prone to triggering and can be triggered as small slab avalanches by a single person.

The previously wet snowpack is currently consolidating and stabilising somewhat due to the low temperatures. At high altitudes, a thin layer of fresh snow is forming in places, which is being transported by strong winds and forming small-scale drift snow packs.

A few dense residual clouds will persist overnight along the northern side of the Alps, with scattered unproductive showers. From the Gurktal Alps via the Seetal Alps to the Randgebirge, however, the sky will largely clear and it will remain dry. On Tuesday morning, the next dense clouds will soon arrive on the northern side of the Alps, bringing the first showers. Otherwise, the sun will still be shining at first, but clouds will soon make themselves felt in the south too and visibility will deteriorate. From midday, showers will generally become more frequent.

The avalanche danger remains low. The weather gradually calms down on Wednesday. The spring clouds in the afternoon are already significantly fewer and it remains mostly dry. From Thursday, high pressure will ensure very good leisure weather in the mountains, although the wind will blow briskly from the north in places.