Chiemgau Alps East

Rainfall at intermediate altitudes; small-scale snowdrifts at high altitudes

Rainfall at intermediate altitudes; small-scale snowdrifts at high altitudes

Avalanche danger below 1800 m is moderate; higher up it is low. Main problem: wet snow. During the course of the day, a few small wet snow avalanches can trigger naturally. On steep grass-covered slopes and in sparsely wooded zones small to medium-sized glide snow avalanches can slide over the smooth ground. Glide cracks indicate danger. In addition, partly fresh, shallow snowdrift accumulations can be triggered as slab avalanches in N/E aspects in steep ridgeline terrrain at high altitude. The danger of taking a fall in steep terrain outweighs that of being buried in snow masses.

The old snowpack has generally settled well and consolidated. At intermediate altitude the snowpack is becoming thoroughly moist due to penetrating rainwater throughout the day and daytime warming. As a consequence it forfeits its firmness. On sunny slopes the ground is becoming more and more bare up to intermediate altitudes. At high altitude strong westerly winds and some snowfall are generating snowdrift accumulations which are partly prone to triggering. Only on shady high altitude slopes are there still patches of compact powder.

Avalanche danger does not change significantly.