2025-01-04T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2025-01-04T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2025-01-04T16:00:00Z 2025-01-05T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 1 steady 2025-01-05T16:00:00Z 2025-01-06T16:00:00Z On Sunday, often strong-velocity westerly to southwesterly winds will bring extensive cloudbanks. Sunshine will be only occasional. Windspeeds will lie between 30 and 50 km/hr. Temperatures will rise measurably at all altitudes. At 1000m in the afternoon: +2 degrees; at 2000m: 0 degrees. Too little snow on the ground for winter sports widespread Avalanches are hardly possible. Gullies and bowls are unfavorable, where hardened layers lie atop consolidated old snow. Such danger zones occur seldom. The snowpack is expansively metamorphosed. At all altitudes there is too little snow on the ground for this juncture of the season. No significant change in avalanche danger levels anticipated 2025-01-04T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2025-01-04T16:00:00Z 2025-01-05T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 1 1 DP1 DP6 drifting snow steady 2025-01-05T16:00:00Z 2025-01-06T16:00:00Z On Saturday morning, radiantly sunny weather will prevail with outstanding visibility and a few cirrus clouds at high altitudes. In the afternoon, dense clouds will move in from the west above summit level, partially hampering the sun, but it will remain dry with good visibility. Winds will be mostly light to moderate from the southwest. At 3000m: rising to -11 degrees; at 2000m: maximum -7 degrees. Evaluate snowdrift accumulations with caution As a result of fresh snow and moderate-velocity winds from varying directions, mostly shallow snowdrift accumulations were generated in ridgeline zones on Friday which are prone to triggering. These drifts can be easily triggered especially on NW/N/NE facing slopes above 1600m, or else glide away naturally. Releases will generally be small-sized. Particularly along the Slovenian border, 5-10 cm of fresh snowfall was registered, locally more. The fresh snowdrift accumulations from Friday were deposited atop an unfavorable old snowpack surface above 1600m, particularly on NW/N/NE facing slopes. The old snowpack is expansively metamorphosed, full of faceted crystals. <br/> The snowpack is highly varied, even over small areas. There is too little snow on the ground at all altitudes for this juncture of the season. Avalanche danger levels will diminish 2025-01-04T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2025-01-04T16:00:00Z 2025-01-05T16:00:00Z Avalanche.report 2 1 DP6 DP1 drifting snow steady 2025-01-05T16:00:00Z 2025-01-06T16:00:00Z On Sunday, often strong-velocity westerly to southwesterly winds will bring extensive cloudbanks. Sunshine will be only occasional. Windspeeds will lie between 30 and 50 km/hr. Temperatures will rise measurably at all altitudes. At 1000m in the afternoon: +2 degrees; at 2000m: 0 degrees; at 3000m: -1 degree. Evaluate fresh snowdrifts and weak layers with caution Ridgeline zones, gullies and bowls above 2400m: due to fresh snow and often strong winds from varying directions, snowdrifts accumulated on Friday. These can be triggered by one sole skier on NW/N/E facing slopes above 2400m. Avalanches can fracture down to more deeply embedded layers of the snowpack and, along the Salzburg border grow to medium size. Size and frequency of danger zones tend to increase with ascending altitude. Since Friday, 5-10 cm of fresh snow has been registered, particularly along the Salzburg border, locally more. The snowdrift accumulations, particularly on NW/N/E facing slopes above 2400m, lie deposited atop an unfavorable old snowpack surface. The old snowpack is expansively metamorphosed and faceted. <br/> The snowpack is highly diverse even over small areas. At high altitudes there is too little snow on the ground for this juncture of the season. No significant change in avalanche danger levels anticipated