Chiemgau Alps East

Little snow on the ground

Little snow on the ground

Avalanche danger is low. Main problem: freshly generated snowdrift accumulations which in wind-loaded zones on N/E/S facing slopes can trigger by minimum additional loading. Slab avalanche releases are small, the risks of taking a fall are greater.

Older snowdrifts are generally well bonded with the old snowpack surface but in some areas there are soft intermediate layers and graupel embedded. The old snowpack is generally stable, but moist-to-wet down to the ground. Terrain at intermediate altitudes which is exposed to wind and sun are often bare of snow, only with only a thin covering. In wind-protected terrain there is 10-20 cm of powder.

Low avalanche danger will continue