Berchtesgaden Alps

Small snowdrifts at high altitude are trigger-sensitive in places

Small snowdrifts at high altitude are trigger-sensitive in places

Avalanche danger above 2200 m is moderate, below that altitude danger is low. Main problem: snowdrifts. Fresh and older snowdrift masses can be triggered even by minimum additional loading at high altitudes. Avalanche prone locations are found mostly in steep ridgeline terrain in N/E aspects and in wind-loaded gullies and bowls. Frequency and size of the danger zones increase with ascending altitude. In addition, glide-snow avalanches (medium-size) can trigger naturally on steep slopes with smooth ground where they have not yet been discharged.

Due to westerly winds and a few cm of fresh snow on Monday night, small snowdrift patches were formed. These can be triggered in some places. They are settling and bonding increasingly due to the mild temperatures. Below 1800 m the snowfall was moist, thus was hardly transported. The old snow is wet down to the ground. There is little snow on the ground.

Avalanche danger will continue to decrease.