Chiemgau Alps East

Caution: small to medium-sized glide snow avalanches starting in steep terrain.

Caution: small to medium-sized glide snow avalanches starting in steep terrain.

Avalanche danger is moderate. The predominant avalanche problem is wet snow. Lacking cooling during the night and light rain promote naturally releasing small to medium-sized wet loose snow avalanches in steep rocky terrain in all aspects. It is possible that glide snow avalanches start gliding over the smooth ground on steep grass-covered slopes and in forest clearances which can grow to large size in isolated cases.

In general the snowpack has settled well and is compact. As a result of lacking nocturnal outgoing longwave radiation and light rain the snowpack at intermediate altitude softens and becomes gradually thoroughly wet. When melt water penetrates the surface the snowpack forfeits its firmness. The snowpack base has become partly moist which promotes gliding of the snowpack. On sunny slopes the ground is almost bare up to about 1400m.

The snowpack continues to become increasingly wet due to variable mild weather. However, the avalanche danger will not change significantly over the next few days.