Chiemgau Alps East

Limited frequency of danger zones

Limited frequency of danger zones

Avalanche danger is low. Main problem: wet snow. Wet glide-snow avalanches can trigger naturally in steep terrain in all aspects, releases mostly small, occasionally medium-sized. In addition, on extremely steep rough and rocky slopes in all aspects, small wet loose-snow avalanches are possible, triggerable by winter sports enthusiasts in very steep terrain.

The snowpack surface was moist, during nights of clear skies it forms a thin melt-freeze crust which rapidly softens during the day if temperatures are mild, becoming moist and forfeiting its firmness. Recent snowdrift accumulations have settled, still trigger-prone on high ridgeline and summit slopes in shady aspects. The old snowpack is stable, moist and wet at ground level. Below 1500 m, hardly any snow on the ground, even on north-facing slopes.

Mild until the weekend. The wet-snow problem persists. Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly.