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PowderAlert 5 2018/19 | Nordstau the second

This time also further west!

by Lars Oelmann 01/01/2019
Number 5 is alive! As promised, it's still going strong: it's snowing and it's getting cold. The oracle has already had a really nice day and is now writing live from the north parking lot. Even areas where there has been no snow in the valley for a long time will soon be worth it, because this alarm goes all the way down.

Ullr puts the pedal to the metal and gives us a northern jam week with three alerts. The first one was already good and laid the foundation, the second one here can really be enjoyed and the third one on Friday for the weekend will be wild. But more on that in the medium term.

Alert period and areas

This alert goes until Thursday evening, which is quite arbitrary, but since precipitation forecasts lasting more than 48 hours are very inaccurate and it's supposed to snow a little less on Friday according to the current forecast ball, we'll then move on to alert 6.

Areas: From eastern Switzerland to the far east. The core goes from eastern Tyrol (possibly from the Nordkette) to the Rax.

Snow line

Shortly at 700-900m, then quickly at the bottom. Urban shred in Salzburg is possible. Not that I advise it, but maybe there are people who need this special info. Full crowds everywhere.

Wind

Well, Ullr has to get the moisture from somewhere so that it builds up. It storms and pushes up to the main ridge. At the very top, nothing works anyway and that's where it gets dangerous.

The amounts

While from Switzerland to the Arlberg it stays around or just above the alarm amounts of 30cm (there may be 40cm here and there), the core gets a good 50-70cm.

In the potholes from the northern Salzburger Land to Styria, there could be up to 80cm, or even break the meter, because the congestion fits and it is very cold, so that fluffy surprises are possible.

Where should I go?

Ullr wants you to become tree hugging hippies. Trees, forest tours and even more trees are the order of the day. It may snow less on Friday, but you probably won't see the sun there either. Thursday (3.1.) is likely to be the lowest day of this alarm. If you can, you should enjoy this week and visit Ullr's Kingdom like I did in Felix Austria.

Medium-term

More snow, still cold, and there'll be more at the weekend. So by alert 6, we're talking about a roadblocks-and-reporters-standing-in-a-snowstorm alert. With Alert 5 and 6, there should be a total of 2 m in the traffic jam, maybe even a whole lot more.

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