2025-01-01T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2025-01-01T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2025-01-01T16:00:00Z 2025-01-02T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2 1 DP1 old snow increasing 2025-01-02T16:00:00Z 2025-01-03T16:00:00Z Intermittent sunshine in the early part of the day, later on heavy clouds will move in. Moderate to strong SW foehn wind, reaching storm strength in exposed terrain during the afternoon. Temperatures will begin to drop, at midday at 2000m: -4 degrees; at 3000m: -7 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. Slightly increasing avalanche danger regionally 2025-01-01T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2025-01-01T16:00:00Z 2025-01-02T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 1 1 DP1 old snow increasing 2025-01-02T16:00:00Z 2025-01-03T16:00:00Z On Thursday the weather will change, in the Carnic Alps and Karawanken barrier clouds from the south will rapidly accumulate, shrouding the first summits in fog. Otherwise, Intermittent sunshine in the early part of the day, later on heavy clouds will move in. Moderate to strong SW foehn wind, reaching storm strength in exposed terrain during the afternoon. Temperatures will begin to drop, at midday at 2000m: -4 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. Slightly increasing avalanche danger regionally