2024-12-31T16:00:00Z 2024-12-31T16:00:00Z 2025-01-01T16:00:00Z false Ankogel Group Hafner Group Goldberg Group Glockner Group Schober Group low 2600 all_day moderate 2600 all_day persistent_weak_layers 2600 N W NE SE E NW all_day poor few 2 slab On New Year’s Day, again cloudless skies and mild temperatures in the mountains, sunshine all day long, outstanding visibility, winds intensifying slightly during the daytime, increasingly blowing from the southwest, gusts reaching 50 km/hr in exposed terrain during the afternoon. Temperatures nearly unchanged. At 3000m: -4 degrees; at 2000m: +2 degrees; at 1000m: +9 degrees. Evaluate persistent weak layers with caution The hardened snowdrift accumulations of recent days can be triggered generally by large additional loading on steep W/N/SE facing slopes above 2600m. One single skier can trigger them only in isolated cases. Isolated danger zones occur particularly in gullies, bowls and behind protruberances in the landscape. Avalanches can fracture down to more deeply embedded layers inside the snowpack on shady slopes in particular, and then grow to medium size. Size and frequency of danger zones tend to increase with ascending altitude.<br/> Apart from the danger of being buried in snow masses, the risks of being swept along and forced to take a fall require consideration. The hardened snowdrifts from the last few days now blanket a weak old snowpack surface above 2600m on W/N/SE facing slopes. Inside the old snowpack there are expansively metamosphosed, faceted crystals, particularly on shady wind-protected slopes. <br/ Solar radiation and higher temperatures led to a gradual softening of the snowpack during the course of the day, particularly on sunny slopes below 2800m. During the night a melt-freeze crust forms on the surface <br/> The snowpack is highly irregular, even over small areas. At all altitudes there is too little snow on the ground for this juncture of the season. Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly. steady 2025-01-01T16:00:00Z 2025-01-02T16:00:00Z 2025-01-01 DP1 2024-12-31T16:00:00Z 2024-12-31T16:00:00Z 2025-01-01T16:00:00Z false Eastern Karawanken Central Karawanken Kreuzeck Group Central Karnian Alps Goldeck Group Central Gailtal Alps Western Karnian Alps Western Karawanken Eastern Karnian Alps Gailtal Alps West Lienzer Dolomites Villacher Alpe Nockberge Southern Nockberge low all_day persistent_weak_layers 1800 N W NE E NW all_day fair few 1 slab On New Year’s Day, again cloudless skies and mild temperatures in the mountains, sunshine all day long, outstanding visibility, winds intensifying slightly during the daytime, increasingly blowing from the southwest, gusts reaching 50 km/hr in exposed terrain during the afternoon. Temperatures nearly unchanged. At 2000m: +2 degrees; at 1000m: +9 degrees. Too little snow on the ground for winter sports widespread. Danger zones in gullies and bowls. The snowdrift accumulations on steep shady slopes above 1800m can in isolated cases trigger an avalanche even by minimum additional loading. Particularly unfavorable are gullies and bowls where hardened layers blanket weakly consolidated old snow. These danger zones occur rather seldom, and are generally small-sized. <br/> Apart from the risk of being buried in snow masses, you also need to take the dangers of being swept along and forced to take a fall into consideration. Snowdrift accumulations cover a weak old snowpack surface on shady slopes above 1800m. The old snowpack is weak, with faceted crystals. <br/> Solar radiation and higher temperatures led to a gradual softening of the snowpack during the course of the day, particularly on sunny slopes. <br/ The snowpack is highly irregular even over small areas. At all altitudes, there is too little snow on the ground for this juncture of the season. Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly. steady 2025-01-01T16:00:00Z 2025-01-02T16:00:00Z 2025-01-01 DP1 Too little snow on the ground for this juncture of the season