Chiemgau Alps East

Wet-snow avalanches can release naturally above hiking trails

Wet-snow avalanches can release naturally above hiking trails

Avalanche danger is low. Wet snow is the main problem. Due to solar radiation, small wet loose-snow avalanches can release on very steep slopes naturally where there is sufficient snow on the ground. On very steep smooth slopes, esp. on shady slopes, small wet glide-snow avalanches are possible.

Skies on Saturday night will be partly cloudy. A melt-freeze crust will form only where there is sufficient outgoing radiation. During the daytime it softens due to warmth and solar radiation. The snowpack is thoroughly wet. A cohesive snowpack is found only on high-altitude shady slopes. On south-facing slopes the ground is becoming bare of snow up to summit levels.

On Monday, wet-snow avalanches will increase due to rainfall. Cool temperatures at mid-week will make this danger recede.