Mürztal Alps

Low avalanche danger, but watch out for isolated avalanche prone locations in shady high areas and wet snow slides on sunny slopes!

Low avalanche danger, but watch out for isolated avalanche prone locations in shady high areas and wet snow slides on sunny slopes!

The avalanche danger is assessed as "low". Nevertheless, there are isolated avalanche prone locations in shady areas at high altitudes where small slab avalanches can be triggered. On the sunny slopes, small wet snow slides and occasional gliding avalanches are to be expected.

Older pillows of wind drifted snow have settled and are hardly prone to triggering. However, a weak layer has formed in the transition to the largely stable old snow foundation in shady high areas. On the sunny slopes, the snowpack becomes moist and can begin to glide snow on a smooth surface.

Friday night will be mainly cloudy. The weather will improve on Good Friday and sunny weather will prevail during the morning. The wind will blow briskly, in the east of the Styrian mountains also strongly from the north-west. The temperature at 2000 metres above sea level will rise from -3 to -0 degrees during the day.

On Saturday, a weak disturbance from the north will once again cause overcast skies and the temperature will rise significantly. The wet and sliding snow problems will increase.