Avalanche forecast
Saturday, 28. 2. 2026
Danger level Saturday, 28. 2. 2026 at
Danger level 2 – moderate
Southern Julian Alps, Central Julian Alps, Eastern Julian Alps, Western Julian Alps, Kamnik-Savinja Alps, Savinja Alps and Koroška, Western Karawanks, Central Karawanks
With warming, the danger of releasing wet snow avalanches has increased. Wind slab in high mountains.
The main dangers will be wet snow slab avalanches and loose wet snow avalanches. With daytime warming, the release danger will significantly increase especially on sun-exposed slopes.
There are still many spots in high mountains with wind slab, where with greater load a slab avalanche can be triggered. Weak layers in the snowpack also pose a problem. If the load exceeds the strength of deeper weak layers, a deep and large avalanche can be triggered. There are many such weak layers especially on steep slopes above the forest.
Snowpack
Danger patterns
dp.1: deep hard weak layer
dp.10: spring conditions
The old snowpack consists of layers of somewhat consolidated snow that are mostly well bonded together. Deep below the surface in the old snowpack, several weak layers of facets and rounded grains appear.
On this base, during the last snowfall in high mountains 50 to 80 cm of new snow fell, which has already settled somewhat. Due to higher temperatures and sun, a more or less pronounced crust has formed. Snow wets during the day, freezes at night. In mid-mountains, the snowpack is also melting.
Weather
Saturday will be mostly clear. Only light winds from eastern directions will blow. Temperature at 1500 m will be around 7 °C midday, at 2500 m around 1 °C.
Outlook
Mostly clear and warm weather will continue. Typical spring conditions are expected in the coming days. The snowpack will freeze at night with very dry air humidity, during the day it will significantly wet due to sun influence all the way to the highest peaks.
Danger level Saturday, 28. 2. 2026 at
Danger level 2 – moderate
Due to warming, smaller wet snow avalanches possible
The snowpack from the last snowfall has become unstable due to warming. The danger of releasing wet snow avalanches has increased mainly on very steep slopes. Loose avalanches possible on grassy slopes. This applies only to the highest peaks where there is somewhat more snow.
Snowpack
Danger patterns
dp.4: cooling after warmth / warming after cold
With warming, much of the snow from the last snowfall has already melted. Snow line is around 1200 m. Snow freezes at night, during the day it quickly wets and can become unstable in individual spots.
Weather
Saturday will be mostly clear. Only light winds from eastern directions will blow. Temperature at 1500 m will be around 7 °C midday.
Outlook
Typical spring conditions are expected in the coming days.
The snowpack will freeze at night, during the day with sun and high temperatures the snow will transform and melt faster.
https://www.hribi.net/snezne_razmere_v_gorah Source: ARSO