Chiemgau Alps East

As a result of high winds and some fresh snowfall, freshly-generated trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations will form

As a result of high winds and some fresh snowfall, freshly-generated trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations will form

Avalanche danger above the treeline is moderate, below that altitude avalanche danger is low. Main problem: snowdrifts. In some places, slab avalanches can be triggered even by minimum additional loading and can be medium-sized. Avalanche prone locations are found adjacent to and distant from ridges in steep terrain in NW/E/SW aspects and tend to increase in size and frequency with ascending altitude.

As a result of strong westerly winds, 10 to 20 cm of fresh snowfall is anticipated by Monday evening. Freshly generated trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations will be generated. They will be deposited atop an unfavorable old snowpack surface or atop old drifts which are themselves prone to triggering. The snowpack shows high impact from winds and is very irregular.

As a result of fresh snowfall, avalanche danger levels will increase on Tuesday.