Avalanche forecast
Thursday, 2 April 2026
Danger level Thursday, 2 April 2026 at
Danger level 3 – considerable
Southern Julian Alps, Central Julian Alps, Eastern Julian Alps, Western Julian Alps, Kamnik Alps, Savinja Alps and Koroška, Western Karawanks, Central Karawanks
New and wind-blown snow
The main danger is new and wind-blown snow. Snowpack stability is lower mainly in concave terrain and gullies, where fresh snow thickness is greater due to snow deposits.
In addition to new snow, weak layers deeper in the snowpack can pose local problems. Such weak layers are more frequent on sun-exposed slopes above the forest. Under heavy load exceeding their carrying capacity, larger avalanches can be triggered.
Snowpack
Danger signs
dp.4: cooling after warmth / warming after cold
15-30 cm of dry and light snow fell in the mountains. During snowfall, a strong northerly wind blew, scouring snow to the old surface in many places. New snow bonds slowly to the old base. Ridges and summits are scoured to the old base, with little old base in places. During precipitation over a week ago, graupel fell locally, forming a potentially dangerous weak layer. Graupel layers are locally 5-10 cm thick, sometimes more.
In the old snowpack, layers are mostly well bonded. Deep below the surface, weak layers of facets and rounded grains occur more frequently on sun-exposed slopes above the forest.
Weather
Mostly cloudy. Strengthening northerly wind. Midday temperature at 1500 m around 0 °C, at 2000 m around -3 °C.
Outlook
Avalanche danger will remain similar.
Friday will clear, wind calming. Weekend warm and mostly sunny.
Danger level Thursday, 2 April 2026 at
Danger level 2 – moderate
Notranjska and Kočevsko, Javorniki and Snežnik
Snowpack
Danger signs
dp.4: cooling after warmth / warming after cold
On Thursday and Friday, 40-60 cm of snow fell in the mountains, dry above around 1000 m, wetter lower down. During snowfall, strong northerly winds scoured snow above treeline to old snow base or ground in many places.
During precipitation over a week ago, graupel fell locally, a potentially dangerous weak layer. Graupel layers locally 5-10 cm thick, sometimes more.
Layers in the old snowpack are well bonded.
Weather
Mostly cloudy. Strong bora wind. At 1500 m around 0 °C.
Outlook
Avalanche danger will remain similar.
Friday will clear, wind calming. Weekend warm and mostly sunny.
https://www.hribi.net/snezne_razmere_v_gorah Source: ARSO