Chiemgau Alps East

Heed new fallen snow at higher altitude!

Heed new fallen snow at higher altitude!

Above 1600m avalanche danger is moderate; below it is low. Main problem: fresh snow. In steep ridgeline terrain and wind-exposed places at higher altitudes where the snow has bonded, small to medium-sized slab avalanches can in some places be triggered by low additional loading. Small loose snow avalanches can trigger naturally, in particular in steep rocky terrain.

At higher altitude, up to 30cm of new snow have fallen since Thursday. In ridgeline terrain and exposed terrain moderate wind made the snow bond slab-like. At higher altitudes the bonding with the compact and largely stable old snowpack surface covered with Saharan dust is in places poor. At low altitudes and on sunny slopes the new snow was deposited atop a previously bare ground and becomes rapidly wet from below.

Sun and increasing temperatures turn the new snow problem into a wet snow problem.