Chiemgau Alps East

Snowpack increasingly moist

In the second half of the day rainfall will thoroughly moisten the snowpack down to the ground, which will therefore forfeit its firmness at the boundary layers and directly on the ground. In the valleys and at intermediate altitudes the new snow of recent days is deposited atop a mostly shallow moist old snowpack or directly on the bare ground.

The next few days will be variable and wet. Winds will be brisk. The avalanche situation remains tense.

Snowpack increasingly moist

Above 1500 m avalanche danger is moderate and rises to considerable in the second half of the day. Below 1500 m avalanche danger will rise from low to moderate. Main problem: wet snow. At intermediate altitudes the danger of naturally triggering wet loose snow and slab avalanches in steep rocky terrain and wind-loaded starting zones rises during the second half of the day due to heavy rainfall. Avalanches are mostly medium-sized. On steep smooth grass-covered slopes the snowpack can also slide over the ground, especially where the ground has been bare before the recent snowfall. Glide snow avalanches can grow to medium size. Therefore, stay clear of terrain below glide cracks.