Bavarian community 2025-09-13T05:58:58Z
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Frost gnawed at my cheeks as I scrambled up the icy trail near Berchtesgaden, my boots crunching violently on frozen gravel. That's when my phone buzzed with apocalyptic urgency - a sudden avalanche warning flashing crimson on the screen. Not from some generic weather service, but from chiemgau24's hyperlocal alert system that knew precisely which valley face was crumbling. I'd mocked its obsessive regional focus weeks earlier while sipping lukewarm Glühwein at a Christmas market. Now, as rocks