Chiemgau Alps East

Avoid zones below rock walls and glide-cracks

Avoid zones below rock walls and glide-cracks

Avalanche danger is moderate. Increasingly frequent wet-snow avalanches can be expected in steep rocky terrain of all aspects. In the eastern regions the snowpack will become thoroughly wet during the course of the day. In addition, glide-snow avalanches can trigger naturally on steep grass-covered slopes at any time of day or night. Releases tend to be small-sized.

As a result of rising temperatures and some rainfall, the shallow snowpack will become wet, forfeit its firmness. Gliding movements will increase. On steep shady slopes at higher altitude, the snowpack contains weak layers of faceted, loose crystals bordering against melt-freeze crusts. A melt-freeze encrusted snowpack fundament occurs on shady slopes above 1200 m. All in all, there is still very little snow.

Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change initially. On sunny slopes, the ground is becoming bare.