Chiemgau Alps East

Caution: glide-snow avalanches and small wet loose-snow avalanches on south-facing slopes

Caution: glide-snow avalanches and small wet loose-snow avalanches on south-facing slopes

Avalanche danger is low. As a result of the rising temperatures, the wet-snow problem gains in importance. On south-facing slopes in the latter part of the day, small wet loose-snow avalanches can trigger naturally in steep rocky terrain. Isolated glide-snow avalanches are possible on steep grass-covered slopes, which can medium size in the Allgäu. Zones beneath glide cracks should be avoided.

The snowpack is well consolidated and largely stable. Deeply embedded inside the old snowpack on shady slopes at high altitudes of faceted crystals near crusts were formerly prone to triggering but show no tendency towards fracture propagation. On shady slopes there is settled, unbonded powder atop a compact old snowpack surface or, in exposed high-altitude terrain, wind-crusts. On south-facing slopes, the melt-freeze crust which is capable of bearing loads softens up in the sunshine. Below 2000 m the snowpack fundament is often moist, gliding movements over smooth ground are being observed.

Avalanche danger is not expected to change significantly before the weekend.