Chiemgau Alps East

Snowpack compact and largely stable, despite wetness

Snowpack compact and largely stable, despite wetness

Low avalanche danger prevails in the Bavarian Alps. At intermediate altitudes, isolated wet-snow avalanches are the main problem. They are mostly small-sized and can trigger naturally, particularly in steep rocky terrain and on smooth grass-covered slopes where there is sufficient snow and no avalanches have yet discharged. The problem of wet glide-snow and loose-snow avalanches is expected to intensify somewhat during the course of the day.

The snowpack consists by and large of melt-freeze forms and is quite compact and stable overall. Water which is seeping into the snowpack at intermediate altitudes as a result of warm temperatures, rain and a lack of nocturnal outgoing radiation, is weakening the snowpack only minimally. Gliding movements of the snowpack over wet ground are increasing. The snowpack depth has diminished noticeably.

Over the next few days it will be warm, without much precipitation. No significant change is expected in avalanche danger levels.