Snow conditions in the mountains 13.5.2013
13.05.2013
At the end of the week, the weather in the mountains was cloudy with frequent precipitation. The snow line dropped below 2000 m. In the high mountains, 5 to 10 cm of snow fell. The snow line is still around 2100 m today. Snow froze higher up, but melted quickly lower down.
At 2500 m in the Julian Alps there is about 230 cm of snow, at 1500 m about 50 cm. Elsewhere in our mountains, at 1500 m snow remains only in gullies and on plateaus. There is little snow on sun-exposed slopes anyway.
The snowpack is well transformed and stable. Avalanche danger is mostly grade 1. The possibility of triggering an avalanche is low.
Until Thursday morning, it will be dry and relatively sunny weather.
The snow line will gradually rise to an elevation of around 2800 m.
Snow will continue to dwindle.
Reports on snowpack conditions will resume after November 15, 2013, or earlier in case of heavier snowfall.
General avalanche danger is grade 1 on the European five-level scale.
Source: ARSO