Chiemgau Alps East

Isolated small wet-snow avalanches during daytime hours

Isolated small wet-snow avalanches during daytime hours

Avalanche danger is low. Wet snow is the dominant problem on sunny slopes. On steep slopes which have not yet discharged (rocky slopes and grass-covered slopes) isolated mostly small wet loose-snow and glide-snow avalanches can trigger naturally. On isolated extremely steep N/E facing ridgeline slopes at high altitudes, snowdrift accumulations can be triggered even by one sole winter sports enthusiast. The danger of falling outweighs that of being buried in snow masses.

All in all, the snowpack has settled and stabilised over the last few days. Wind-pressed and melt-freeze encrusted surfaces alternate with soft, moist snow. On shady slopes the snowpack is often riddled with faceted crystals near deeply embedded melt-freeze crusts. These occur at varying depths of the snowpack and are prone to triggering especially where the snowpack is shallow. Otherwise the snowpack has stabilised and settled over the last few days. Below 1400 m the ground is mostly bare of snow, fragments at intermediate altitudes are usually melt-freeze encrusted and, on shady slopes in particular, icy. Below 1400 m the ground is mostly bare of snow.

Avalanche danger will remain low.