Chiemgau Alps East

Snowpack wet down to the ground

Snowpack wet down to the ground

Avalanche danger is moderate. Glide snow is the biggest problem at intermediate altitudes. Wet glide snow avalanches can release at any time on smooth grass-covered snow with still enough snow. They are generally small; however, medium-sized avalanches cannot be excluded. At highest summits also beware snowdrifts, in particular on steep N/E/S-facing ridgeline slopes. Slabs are mostly small. Caution: risks of falling!

At intermediate altitudes rain falls on a thoroughly wet snowpack. Some new snow is falling at higher altitudes accompanied by westerly winds. Fresh small-scale snowdrift accumulations are generated which mostly bond well with the old snowpack surface. At intermediate altitudes the snow cover is wet down to the ground, resulting in gliding movements over the smooth ground. Melt-freeze crusts and boundary layers are disintegrating more and more. At lower altitudes and on wind-exposed crests the ground is becoming increasingly bare.

Weather conditions will remain variable, the avalanche situation will remain tense for the present.