Avalanche forecast
Wednesday, 25. 3. 2026
Danger level Wednesday, 25. 3. 2026 at
Danger level 2 – moderate
Southern Julian Alps, Central Julian Alps, Eastern Julian Alps, Western Julian Alps, Kamnik Alps, Savinja Alps and Carinthia, Western Karawanks, Central Karawanks
Fresh wind-blown snow
In the last few days, small snow slabs have appeared in the mountains. On the old snow base, there is 5 to 20 cm of new snow, somewhat more in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps area and in the Karawanks. The snow was transported by a strengthened northeast wind, which built new snow deposits on the southern and western sides. The new snow has not yet bonded with the older snow base. Greater danger is primarily in concave locations and gullies, where the depth of new snow is greater due to snow deposits.
In addition to new snow, weak layers in the snow cover may pose problems at individual spots, located deeper in the snow cover. There are more such weak layers on slopes above the forest. Under heavy loading that exceeds the load-bearing capacity of these layers, a larger avalanche can also be triggered.
Snow cover
Danger patterns
dp.4: cooling after warmth / warming after cold
During cooling, the older snow base froze. Dry and light snow fell on the hard base, which was transported by the wind. During snowfall, graupel fell locally in places, which can represent a new weak layer. Due to the influence of the sun, the snow on sun-exposed slopes has already sintered and frozen overnight.
In the old snow cover, the snow layers are mostly well connected to each other, with a crust on top that mostly supports the weight of a person on foot. Deep below the surface, several weak layers of facets and rounded grains appear.
Weather
Variable cloudiness, a southwest wind will blow. At midday, the temperature at 1500 m will be around 4 °C, at 2500 m around -2 °C.
Outlook
On Wednesday night, precipitation will appear in the north. The snow line will initially be at around 1600 m and will quickly descend. Snowfall will weaken by Thursday morning. By then, an estimated 20-40 cm of new snow will fall in the mountains, somewhat more in the Snežnik area. After the passage of the cold front, a strengthened north wind will blow, which will transport the new snow and build new snow deposits on the southern sides.
Due to the new and wind-blown snow, the avalanche danger will increase.
https://www.hribi.net/snezne_razmere_v_gorah Source: ARSO