Chiemgau Alps East

At higher altitudes, wet snow avalanches can reach medium size.

At higher altitudes, wet snow avalanches can reach medium size.

Avalanche danger above 1600 m is moderate, below that altitude danger is low. Wet and gliding snow are problematic. On very steep slopes with smooth ground that have not yet discharged small and medium-sized glide snow avalanches can trigger naturally. Glide cracks are indicators of threatening danger. Where precipitation is heaviest in extremely steep terrain, small to medium-sized loose snow avalanches can additionally release naturally due to rain ingress.

A thin melt-freeze crust forms during the night that melts again during the day due to rain ingress. Even above 2000 m the snowpack is completely moist and wet at ground level. In general, at high altitudes superficial, former weak layers underneath older snowdrifts are now no longer triggerable. There is barely any snow below 1500 m, even in north-facing terrain.

Avalanche danger changes little.