Chiemgau Alps East

Beware falls on hardened snowpack surfaces.

Beware falls on hardened snowpack surfaces.

Avalanche danger is low. Wet snow can be problematic. On extremely steep sunny slopes, isolated small wet loose-snow avalanches can trigger naturally. At intermediate altitudes esp. on E/W facing slopes, at high altitudes on south-facing slopes, where the moisture reaches ground level, small glide-snow avalanches cannot be ruled out on steep grass-covered slopes.

On sunny slopes the ground is bare of snow up to high altitudes. The remains of the snowpack are melt-freeze encrusted in early morning. Due to solar radiation, bonding disperses in near-surface snow, it turns to firn snow and the snowpack becomes more and more moist/wet. On shady slopes, isolated snowdrift patches can be prone to triggering. Elsewhere there is dry powder atop a compact snowpack. On shady slopes where snow is shallow, isolated layers of faceted crystals have persisted inside the snowpack. Tests confirm that the snowpack is stable.

Avalanche danger not expected to change significantly. As clouds move in, snow will moisten thoroughly also on shady slopes at intermediate altitudes (due to some rainfall).