Chiemgau Alps East

Heed snowdrifts at higher altitudes. At lower and intermediate altitudes possibility of isolated wet snow avalanches.

Heed snowdrifts at higher altitudes. At lower and intermediate altitudes possibility of isolated wet snow avalanches.

Main problem: older snowdrifts above the timberline. These are now mostly only triggerable by large additional loading in the form of medium-sized slab avalanches. Avalanche prone locations are found in particular in steep terrain in all aspects from northwest to east to south and in wind-loaded gullies and bowls as well as behind protuberances in the terrain. At high altitude the avalanches can here and there also grow to large size where more deeply embedded layers are triggered.In addition, small to medium-sized glide snow avalanches can release naturally on smooth steep grass-covered slopes, in particular at low and intermediate altitudes. Avoid areas below glide cracks! It is possible that isolated small to medium-sized wet snow avalanches trigger spontaneously. The wet snow avalanche activities follow a slight daytime danger cycle.

In places, older snowdrifts are still trigger-sensitive, but are bonding increasingly in line with the warm temperature. Trigger-prone layers consisting of faceted crystals persist in some places above approximately 1600m adjacent to crusts and at the snowpack base at high altitudes. The crusts can in addition turn into water retaining layers. At low and intermediate altitudes the snowpack is moist from the surface, in many places also moist to wet at the base which facilitates gliding movements of the snow masses.

No significant change in avalanche danger levels is anticipated in the next few days.