Avalanche forecast

Chiemgau Alps East

LWD Bayern
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Highlights

Small-scale snowdrifts are problematic.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind slab

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    Stability: poor · Frequency: few

Avalanche Activity

Small-scale snowdrifts are problematic.

Avalanche danger is low. Snowdrifts can be problematic. Fresh small snowdrift accumulations can be triggered as small slab avalanches by minimal additional loading. Isolated avalanche prone locations occur in particular in extremely steep ridgeline terrain in N-E-S aspects. Dangers of being swept along and injured outweigh those of being buried in snow masses.

Snowpack Structure

Westerly winds and a bit of snow will generate isolated trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations. The fresh drifts will be deposited atop older snowdrifts or loose snow. Wind-exposed east-facing crests and ridges are frequently heavily corniced. In north-facing terrain there are soft layers underneath a melt-freeze crust in the uppermost part of the snowpack. The old snowpack base is stable, moist down to the ground. Areas that have previously been bare are blanketed by only a few centimeters of snow.

Tendency

No change of avalanche danger.

Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Bavaria (CC BY 4.0)

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