Avalanche forecast
Saturday, 21. 2. 2026
Danger level Saturday, 21. 2. 2026 at
Danger level 4 – high
Southern Julian Alps, Central Julian Alps, Eastern Julian Alps, Western Julian Alps, Western Karawanks, Central Karawanks
New and wind-packed snow in high mountains, weak layers in old snowpack.
On Thursday and Friday it snowed in the mountains. The snow line dropped on Friday, snowfall was stronger in the east of our Alps. Spontaneous avalanches will still occur in the high mountains. We advise against visiting the high mountains in the current conditions!
Moderate to strong northerly winds have built larger snow drifts on leeward sides. Areas of wind-packed snow are more dangerous, where we can trigger even larger slab avalanches. New snow will additionally load the old snowpack. This can exceed the strength of deeper weak layers and trigger deep and large avalanches. There are many such weak layers especially on slopes above the forest, but they are not excluded elsewhere.
In parts of the mid-mountains where it rained, the rain has soaked the snowpack. Some new snow fell on this pack upon cooling.
Snowpack
Danger patterns
dp.1: deep persistent weak layer
dp.4: cooling after warm / warming after cold
The old snowpack consists of layers of somewhat bonded snow, which are mostly well connected to each other. Deep below the surface in the old snowpack there are several weak layers of facets and rounded grains.
On this base, 50-80 cm of new snow fell in the high mountains during this snowfall. The snow line on Thursday was mostly between 1200 m and 1500 m, it dropped on Friday.
Weather
Moderately to mostly cloudy, cloud base above summits. Mostly light winds from northerly directions. Temperature at 1500 m around 0 °C, at 2500 m around -6 °C.
Outlook
Snow conditions will remain challenging - with warming, the danger of wet snow avalanches will increase in the mid-mountains.
Danger level Saturday, 21. 2. 2026 at
Danger level 4 – high
Kamnik Alps, Savinja Alps and Carinthia
New and wind-packed snow in high mountains, weak layers in old snowpack.
On Thursday and Friday it snowed in the mountains. The snow line dropped on Friday, snowfall was stronger in the east of our Alps. Spontaneous avalanches will still occur in the high mountains. We advise against visiting the high mountains in the current conditions!
Moderate to strong northerly winds have built larger snow drifts on leeward sides. Areas of wind-packed snow are more dangerous, where we can trigger even larger slab avalanches. New snow will additionally load the old snowpack. This can exceed the strength of deeper weak layers and trigger deep and large avalanches. There are many such weak layers especially on slopes above the forest, but they are not excluded elsewhere.
In parts of the mid-mountains where it rained, the rain has soaked the snowpack. Some new snow fell on this pack upon cooling.
Snowpack
Danger patterns
dp.1: deep persistent weak layer
dp.4: cooling after warm / warming after cold
The old snowpack consists of layers of somewhat bonded snow, which are mostly well connected to each other. Deep below the surface in the old snowpack there are several weak layers of facets and rounded grains.
On this base, 60-80 cm of new snow fell in the high mountains during this snowfall. The snow line on Thursday was mostly between 1200 m and 1500 m, it dropped on Friday.
Weather
Moderately to mostly cloudy, cloud base above summits. Mostly light winds from northerly directions. Temperature at 1500 m around 0 °C, at 2500 m around -6 °C.
Outlook
Snow conditions will remain challenging - with warming, the danger of wet snow avalanches will increase in the mid-mountains.
Danger level Saturday, 21. 2. 2026 at
Danger level 2 – moderate
Southern foothills of Julian Alps, Eastern foothills of Julian Alps, Javorniki and Snežnik
New snow on highest summits
On Thursday and Friday precipitation occurred, outside the highest summits as rain, which soaked the snowpack. Since the snow line is high, only the highest summits will be covered in snow.
Snowpack
The old snowpack consists of layers of somewhat bonded snow, which are mostly well connected to each other. At the interface between snowpack and ground, depth hoar has formed.
Weather
Moderately to mostly cloudy, cloud base above summits. Mostly light winds from northerly directions. Temperature at 1500 m around 0 °C.
Outlook
With warming, mostly smaller wet snow avalanches possible on steep grassy slopes.
Danger level Saturday, 21. 2. 2026 at
Danger level 2 – moderate
Styrian hills and ridges, Posavje hills and Dolenjska
New snow
Precipitation started on Thursday, outside highest summits as rain. On Friday night precipitation intensified, snow line dropped quickly, snowing down to lowlands.
Snowpack
Little old snow base, snow present only on highest summits. 30-50 cm new snow fell in this snowfall, in the eastern Pohorje and Kobanska area possibly even more.
Weather
Moderately to mostly cloudy, cloud base above summits. Mostly light winds from northerly directions. Temperature at 1500 m around 0 °C.
Outlook
With warming, mostly smaller wet snow avalanches possible on steep grassy slopes.
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