Chiemgau Alps East

Caution: danger of falls on the hardened snowpack surfaces

Caution: danger of falls on the hardened snowpack surfaces

Avalanche danger is low. Main danger: wet snow. In extremely steep terrain, wet loose-snow avalanches can be triggered naturally, although they remain small-sized. At high altitudes, in addition, isolated small fresh snowdrift accumulations can be triggered by minimum additional loading. Danger zones occur especially in steep ridgeline terrain on N/E aspects. Danger of falls and injuries outweigh those of being buried in snow masses.

The snowpack is largely stable. At high altitudes small fresh snowdrift accumulations are being generated by westerly winds. Light rainfall up to 2000 m is making the snowpack thoroughly wet on the surface. At low and intermediate altitudes the snowpack surface is melt-freeze encrusted in the early morning, then softens during the daytime as a result of light rainfall and higher temperatures.

Depending on intensity of the forecast precipitation, avalanche danger levels could increase over the next few days.