Chiemgau Alps East

Little snow at intermediate altitudes.

Little snow at intermediate altitudes.

Avalanche danger is generally low. Main danger: wet snow. Where there is still sufficient snow, wet loose snow and glide snow avalanches trigger naturally in steep rocky terrain and on steep grass-covered slopes due to rain and moistness. The avalanches are generally small; however, isolated medium-sized avalanches cannot be excluded. In addition, fresh snowdrifts can be a problem at higher altitudes which can trigger as slab avalanches even by minimum additional loading in some places. Avalanche prone locations are found in particular on steep northwest to north to southeast facing slopes adjacent to ridgelines and in freshly wind-loaded gullies and and bowls. Slab avalanches generally remain small-sized.

Monday night will see the onset of slight precipitations, below 1600 m in the form of rainfall, accompanied by strong wind. At higher altitudes fresh small snowdrift accumulations are generated which will mostly bond well with the moist old snowpack surface. In extremely steep terrain the fresh snowdrifts can be prone to triggering in places.

The next few days will be cooler. Strong winds and a bit of new snow will make the snowdrift danger more relevant again.