Avalanche forecast
Tuesday, 7. 4. 2026
Danger level Tuesday, 7. 4. 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
Wind slab
The main hazards are new and wind slab snow. The stability of the snowpack is lower especially in concave features and gullies, where the thickness of fresh snow 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 prevalent on sun-exposed slopes above the forest line. Under heavy loading that exceeds the carrying capacity of these layers, a medium-sized avalanche can also be triggered.
Snowpack
Danger patterns
dp.4: cooling after warmth / warming after cold
During the last snowfall, a strong northerly wind blew, scouring snow to the old base in many places, while creating snow drifts in leeward areas. These sometimes lie on surface hoar layers, which represent a potentially dangerous weak layer. Locally, surface hoar layers are 5-10 cm thick, sometimes more.
In the old snowpack, snow layers are mostly well bonded together. Deep below the surface, several weak layers of facets and rounded grains occur, more frequent on sun-exposed slopes.
Weather
On Tuesday, there will be some low cloud mainly in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps area and eastern Karawanks. It will clear during the day, with shallow cumulus clouds forming. A weak to moderate westerly to northwesterly wind will blow. It will still be warm. At midday, around 11 °C at 1500 m, around 3 °C at 2500 m.
Outlook
Avalanche danger will remain similar; on Tuesday midday and afternoon, somewhat more spontaneous releases of wet loose snow avalanches can be expected.
On Wednesday, it will cool down. Initially some cloud cover, clearing during the day. It will be windy mainly along high mountain ridges.
Danger level Tuesday, 7. 4. 2026 at
Danger level 1 – low
Inner Carniola and Kočevje area, Javorniki and Snežnik
Wind slab
The main hazard is wind slab snow. The stability of the snowpack is lower especially in concave features and gullies, where the thickness of fresh snow is greater due to snow deposits.
Snowpack
Danger patterns
dp.4: cooling after warmth / warming after cold
During the last snowfall, a strong wind from northerly directions blew above the treeline, scouring snow to the old snow base or ground in many places, while building snow drifts in leeward areas. These have formed in places on buried surface hoar layers, which represent a potentially dangerous weak layer. Locally, surface hoar layers are 5-10 cm thick, sometimes more.
Weather
On Monday, mostly sunny, with cumulus clouds forming during the day. Around 13 °C at 1500 m, around 8 °C at 2000 m. Zero isotherm above the highest peaks. Wind will decrease.
Outlook
Avalanche danger will remain similar.
https://www.hribi.net/snezne_razmere_v_gorah Source: ARSO