Chiemgau Alps East

Heed wet snow avalanches

Heed wet snow avalanches

Avalanche danger is moderate. Main problem: wet snow. Wet loose snow and slab avalanches as well as glide snow avalanches can trigger naturally in all aspects in steep rocky terrain, in forests with sparse trees or on smooth grass-covered slopes that have not yet discharged. The avalanches are mostly small to medium-sized.

With skies partly clear during the night the snowpack surface has somewhat consolidated. Mild temperatures and solar radiation will soften the snowpack surface again swiftly on Friday and will result in another loss of firmness and higher sink-in depths. The snowpack is wet down to the ground and has overall strongly receded. On the sunny side and at lower altitudes the ground has become mostly bare of snow.

The upcoming nights with outgoing longwave radiation will lead to a quick consolidation of the snowpack and the avalanche situation will ease up.