Chiemgau Alps East

Isolated glide snow avalanches possible.

Isolated glide snow avalanches possible.

The avalanche danger is low. At intermediate altitudes it is still possible that isolated glide snow avalanches release naturally on steep, smooth grass-covered slopes. This applies more frequently to south-facing slopes. The glide snow avalanches tend to be small but can grow to medium size in the Allgäu. Elsewhere, isolated small slab avalanches can be triggered on extremely steep slopes close to the summits by large additional loading. Generally, the danger of taking a fall is bigger than the danger of being buried in snow masses.

In general, the snowpack has settled and consolidated well over the last few days due to mild temperatures. The snowpack surface is melt-freeze encrusted and melts superficially during the day on south-facing slopes. The snowpack is moist to the ground but compact. Gliding movements can still not be excluded. Trigger-sensitive layers consisting of expansively metamorphosed (faceted) crystals are encountered in isolated cases on steep slopes in summit areas in the vicinity of melt-freeze crusts.

Despite minor quantities of new snow in the eastern region the avalanche danger will not change much in the next few days.