The ice age is over! Up to 10 plus degrees will give the Styrians dream conditions on the slopes in the coming week. Tourers should watch out for cracks in the snow!
The freezing has come to an end since the weekend: A dominant high-pressure influence brings sun and plus degrees to Styria again!Several plus degrees even in the mountainsAlthough it stays frosty at night, during the day the temperatures climb up to 10 degrees in the south and up to 8 degrees in the Ausseerland in the north. In Mariazell, where minus 18 degrees were measured on Tuesday, it could even be 25 degrees warmer! “Even in the upper Styrian ski areas it can be up to 10 degrees at 1500 to 2000 meters,” says geosphere meteorologist Christian Pehsl. Holidaymakers can look forward to a perfect ski week with sun and enough snow: “It should stay like this at least until the weekend.” , Pehsl brings the good news. It remains to be seen whether the Styrians will be as lucky during their own semester breaks.Gliding snow avalanches releaseWhen it comes to avalanches, nothing should be left to chance, even if the snow cover is quite stable. “When it gets warm, there are cracks in sliding snow avalanches at 1000 to 1400 meters, which slide down,” says Arnold Studeregger from the avalanche warning service. The cracks are visible, however, and tourers should definitely avoid them. He also advises: “It’s best to go in the morning and be back in the afternoon!”
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