Chiemgau Alps East

Snow becoming moist also on shady slopes

Snow becoming moist also on shady slopes

Avalanche danger rises from low to moderate during the afternoon hours. Wet snow is the main problem. Due to daytime warming, mostly small, wet loose snow slides trigger naturally on extremely steep slopes. Frequency of danger zones increases during the daytime hours. At high altitudes, snowdrifts can be a problem, they can be triggered as small slab avalanches in steep ridgeline terrain and in wind-loaded gullies and bowls by large additional loading. On very steep grass-covered slopes, isolated small glide-snow avalanches are possible.

A thin melt-freeze crust forms during the nighttime hours, then softens swiftly in the morning sunshine. During the day, mild temperatures up to high altitudes are moistening the snowpack, causing it to forfeit its firmness. Older snowdrift accumulations have consolidated somewhat. In many places graupel is embedded which can be prone to triggering. At intermediate altitudes the snowpack is deposited on wet ground. South-facing slopes are becoming bare of snow.

Temperatures will drop on the weekend, the snowpack will stabilize somewhat.