2021-02-12T17:26:17+01:00 EN;Avalanche warning centre at the Bavarian State Office for the Environment 2021-02-13T00:00:00+01:00 2021-02-13T23:59:59+01:00 drifting snow drifting snow Danger of falling due to trigger-sensitive snowdrift patches atop melt-freeze encrusted snowpack 2021-02-13T00:00:00+01:00 2021-02-13T23:59:59+01:00 2 2021-02-13T12:00:00+01:00 2021-02-13T23:59:59+01:00 2 2021-02-13T00:00:00+01:00 2021-02-13T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2021-02-13T00:00:00+01:00 2021-02-13T23:59:59+01:00 1800 1 2021-02-13T00:00:00+01:00 2021-02-13T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2021-02-13T00:00:00+01:00 2021-02-13T23:59:59+01:00 1800 1 2021-02-13T00:00:00+01:00 2021-02-13T23:59:59+01:00 1800 2 2021-02-13T00:00:00+01:00 2021-02-13T23:59:59+01:00 1800 1 2021-02-13T00:00:00+01:00 2021-02-13T23:59:59+01:00 Keine Höhengrenze 1 2021-02-13T00:00:00+01:00 2021-02-13T23:59:59+01:00 Keine Höhengrenze 1 2021-02-13T00:00:00+01:00 2021-02-13T23:59:59+01:00 Keine Höhengrenze 1 2021-02-13T00:00:00+01:00 2021-02-13T23:59:59+01:00 Keine Höhengrenze 1 2021-02-13T00:00:00+01:00 2021-02-13T23:59:59+01:00 2000 2 2021-02-13T00:00:00+01:00 2021-02-13T23:59:59+01:00 2000 1 At high altitudes near ridgelines, small snowdrift accumulations occur, older on east-facing slopes, due to easterly winds fresher on west-facing slopes. They lie atop loosely-packed layers and are prone to triggering. At high altitudes, deeply embedded layers of faceted crystals have persisted. At intermediate altitudes there is loose, unbonded snow deposited atop a melt-freeze encrusted, well settled and compact old snow cover. On south-facing slopes the crust moistens and loses firmness during the daytime. Near ground level, the snowpack is largely melt-freeze and often quite wet. Due to low temperatures and a stabile high-pressure weather front, avalanche danger will decrease only slowly over the next few days. Please note: ski slopes are currently not supervised or secured from avalanche danger. Avalanche danger is moderate widespread above 1800 m in the Bavarian Alps. Main problem: shallow snowdrifts. They can trigger near ridgelines on steep slopes in all aspects and in wind-loaded gullies and bowls. Size and frequency of danger zones increase with ascending altitude. Slabs can be triggered even by the weight of one single skier, though the danger of being forced to take a fall outweighs that of being buried in snow masses. A latent old-snow problem has persisted at high altitudes on isolated very steep, shady slopes. Deeply embedded weak layers inside the snowpack can trigger: most likely at entries into steep gullies.