Chiemgau Alps East

Heed danger of taking a fall when hiking in the mountains because of the icy snowpack surface!

Heed danger of taking a fall when hiking in the mountains because of the icy snowpack surface!

Avalanche danger is low. Isolated small snowdrift accumulations can be found in steep ridgeline terrain in the highest regions of the Bavarian Alps which can be triggered as small slab avalanches even by low additional loading. However, the danger of taking a fall outweighs that of being buried in snow masses.

The snowpack has settled well and bears a superficial crust. Small snowdrift accumulations in steep ridgeline terrain at high altitude have partly only bonded poorly with the hard old snowpack surface. Intermediate layers in the old snow consisting of larger crystals are now unlikely to trigger. Only little snow remains at intermediate altitudes; in many places the ground has become utterly bare of snow.

A weather change will increase the snowdrift problem again starting from Monday.