Chiemgau Alps East

The snowpack has strongly receded

The snowpack has strongly receded

Avalanche danger is low. Main problem: wet snow. As a consequence of solar radiation, loose snow sluffs can trigger, in particular in steep rocky terrain that has not yet discharged. At intermediate altitude, gliding avalanches can release spontaneously anytime in sparsely wooded forests or on smooth grass-covered slopes that have not yet discharged. Slopes with glide cracks should be avoided. Avalanches tend to be small.

Following a night with clear skies, the snowpack is mostly covered by a load-bearing crust in the morning. Mild temperatures and solar radiation soften the snowpack surface fast again on the sunny side. This can go hand in hand with losses in firmness and higher sink-in depths. The snowpack is wet down to the ground and has overall strongly receded. On the sunny side and at lower altitudes the ground has become mostly bare of snow.

Springtime conditions are increasingly taking hold, i.e., the avalanche danger rises during the course of the day.