Chiemgau Alps East

Pay close heed to the risks of falling, due to lack of snow on the ground

Pay close heed to the risks of falling, due to lack of snow on the ground

Avalanche danger is low. Snowdrift accumulations are problematic in some places. In isolated cases, fresh snowdrifts in steep ridgeline terrain in NW/N/NE aspects cantrigger small slab avalanches by 1 person. Danger of falling outweighs that of being buried in snow. Also wet snow is a problem in some places. Small wet loose-snow avalanches can trigger naturally in extremely steep rough and rocky terrain in all aspects. The danger of small glide-snow avalanches is also a threat on very steep smooth slopes.

At night a melt-freeze crust will form. At lower altitudes the snowpack is thoroughly moist. Above 1500 m on shady slopes there is still powder. Here small snowdrift accumulations can be generated by S/W winds which will be deposited atop loose powder or surface hoar, in either case prone to triggering. Increasing cloud cover and warm temperatures are making the snowpack wetter also on shady slopes. Little or now snow on the ground well into intermediate altitudes.

Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.