Chiemgau Alps East

Only little snow remains in Pre-Alps.

Only little snow remains in Pre-Alps.

Avalanche danger is low. Main problem: wet snow. Wet glide snow avalanches can trigger naturally on very steep slopes with smooth ground, such as grass-covered slopes or sparsely wooded forest zones. Avoid zones below glide cracks. In addition, small wet loose snow avalanches can trigger naturally in extremely steep altitude terrain wherever there is still enough snow. Apart from that, fresh snowdrifts accumulate at higher altitudes which can, in isolated cases, be triggered as small slab avalanches even by low additional loading. Avalanche prone locations occur in steep east-facing ridgeline terrain as well as in wind-loaded gullies and bowls. The danger of being swept along outweighs that of being buried.

In many places only patches of old snow remain, isothermal and wet at the ground. Partly persistent rain until the second half of the night. Water ingress results in a loss of bonding and increases gliding snow activity. At higher altitudes the fresh snowdrift accumulations bond mostly well with the old snowpack surface. Intermediate layers that are prone to triggering can be embedded in the fresh snowdrifts. In particular on the south side rainfall and small quantities of new snow are deposited on bare ground in many places.

Danger of wet avalanches recedes slowly.