Chiemgau Alps East

Favorable avalanche situation

Favorable avalanche situation

Avalanche danger is low. In isolated cases snowdrifts can be problematic and can even be triggered by minimum additional loading as small slabs. Avalanche prone locations are rare, and occur in steep ridgeline terrain in NW/N/E aspects. Snowdrift accumulations are difficult to detect, since they are covered by a few centimeters of loose new fallen snow. In addition, isolated small spontaneous releases of glide-snow avalanches can occur on very steep slopes with smooth ground.

At high altitudes the new fallen snow and snowdrifts of the last few days were deposited atop dry soft layers on the shady side. On the sunny side the bonding with the encrusted old snowpack surface us good. However, up beyond the timberline there is no old snow base. The old snowpack as such is stable, at intermediate altitude thoroughly moist and occasionally wet down to the ground.

As of Sunday there will be a slow transition to spring-like conditions due to daytime warming.