Chiemgau Alps East

Beware small loose snow avalanches.

Beware small loose snow avalanches.

Avalanche danger is low. The main problem is fresh snow which can release naturally in very steep terrain in all aspects as small loose snow avalanches or be triggered by individuals engaged in wintersports. Where the new snow has bonded due to wind it can also be triggered by a sole person as small slabs. Avalanche prone locations are found in steep ridgeline terrain in NE/E/S aspects. Heed the risk of taking a fall. It cannot be excluded that isolated small glide snow avalanches trigger naturally on steep smooth grass-covered slopes.

Snowfall widespread with little wind impact with 5-10 cm of new snow. At intermediate altitudes the new snow will be deposited atop bare ground or a moist old snowpack surface with which it can bond well. At high altitudes the new snow will be deposited atop a melt-freeze crust underneath which there are in place soft layers that can be prone to triggering. There are isolated squalls that transport the new snow; locally, small snowdrift accumulations are generated that are prone to triggering. The old snowpack is otherwise mostly compact and stable. Up to high altitudes it is completely moist and wet down to the ground, thus enabling gliding movements over smooth ground.

Avalanche danger changes little.