Chiemgau Alps East

New fallen snow of recent days still prone to triggering.

New fallen snow of recent days still prone to triggering.

Avalanche danger is moderate. The main problem stems from the new fallen snow of recent days which in places can be triggered as slab avalanches by a single person engaged in snow sports. This is possible on steep slopes in all aspects, in particular close to ridgelines, in gullies and bowls, forest aisles filled with wind-transported snow and below protuberances in the terrain. Avalanches can grow to medium size. In addition, the glide snow activity increases, in particular on steep grassy slopes where glide cracks have opened.

The new fallen snow and snowdrifts of the last few days have bonded and settled considerably due to mild temperatures. Locally, they were deposited atop a smooth ice crust or atop an encrusted old snowpack surface on which it can start gliding. At higher altitudes, in places trigger-sensitive interim layers are embedded in partly large snowdrift accumulations which are blanketed and therefore difficult to recognize. At transitions to the ground the snowpack is frequently moist; gliding movements of the snow masses increase. This applies in particular where the snowpack moistens during the course of the day due to solar radiation.

Avalanche danger is expected to recede further amid stable high-pressure front conditions.