Bavarian Prealps West

Up above: beware naturally triggered releases. Down below: avoid zones below glide cracks.

Up above: beware naturally triggered releases. Down below: avoid zones below glide cracks.

Avalanche danger above 1600 m is moderate, below that altitude danger is low. Main problem: wet snow. In very steep terrain with sufficient snow cover, loose-snow avalanches can trigger naturally. In addition, glide-snow avalanches can trigger naturally in steep smooth terrain which has not yet discharged. Wet-snow avalanches are usually small, larger ones possible.

During the mild, cloudy nights the snowpack can hardly consolidate. High temperatures and solar radiation reinforce the moistening of the snowpack during the daytime at all altitudes and in all aspects. Water seeps down to the ground, reinforcing gliding movements over smooth ground. On sunny slopes and below 1600 m there is little snow on the ground.

Wet-snow and glide-snow avalanche danger will recede as temperatures fall in mid-week.