Chiemgau Alps East

Heed risk of taking a fall on smooth snowpack surfaces in steep terrain

Heed risk of taking a fall on smooth snowpack surfaces in steep terrain

Avalanche danger is low. The main problem are snowdrifts. Sporadically, small-scale snowdrift accumulations are still triggerable on ridgeline slopes in N/E aspects as well as in wind-loaded gullies and bowls. Avalanches tend to remain small-sized. The risks of taking a fall outweigh those of being buried in snow masses.

Most of the snow that fell in the last few days was transported; snow depths vary widely; ridges and crests are windblown. Smaller snowdrift accumulations that are still prone to triggering were deposited on leeward summit slopes. By Thursday morning this situation will be blanketed by a few centimeters of loose new snow deposited without wind impact. There is still only very little snow.

It will stay chilly and time and again there will be a little snowfall. Avalanche danger levels are not expected to change significantly over the next few days.