Chiemgau Alps East

Avalanche danger is low. Persistent weak layers in old snow can become a problem. Small slab avalanches can be triggered in particular by large additional loading. Isolated danger prone locations occur at transitions from shallow to deep snow in very steep W/N/E-facing terrain.

A few centimeters of new snow cover older snowdrift accumulations. At higher altitudes the middle part of the snowpack contains weak layers consisting of faceted crystals close to melt-freeze crusts. Elsewhere the snowpack is by and large stable. Up to intermediate altitudes a thin superficial crust will form during the course of the night. The snowpack base is partly wet. Therefore, gliding movements of the snowpack cannot be exlcuded.