Chiemgau Alps East

Number of avalanche prone locations increases with ascending altitude. Beware of gliding snow in some regions.

Number of avalanche prone locations increases with ascending altitude. Beware of gliding snow in some regions.

Avalanche danger above the timberline is moderate, below that altitude danger is low. Main problem: snowdrift accumulations. Fresh snowdrift accumulations can be triggered as slab avalanches by a single person. Avalanche prone locations are found on steep NW-N-E facing slopes adjacent to ridgelines, as well as in wind-loaded gullies and bowls. Avalanches attain medium size. In addition, naturally triggering glide snow avalanches can be expected on very steep slopes in regions with large quantities of snow. Avalanche releases are mostly small-sized.

10cm to 30 cm of new snow have fallen. The night will see a little more snowfall accompanied by heavy southwesterly winds. Snowdrift accumulations are prone to triggering. In particular on shady side slopes snowdrifts were deposited atop a soft layer. In isolated cases a weak layer consisting of faceted crystals persists close to the snowpack surface at high altitudes. At intermediate altitude in south aspects the new snow was deposited on warm, partly wet ground which enables gliding movements of the snowpack.

Snowdrift danger will slowly recede.