Snow report Kitzbühel Alps, 01/05/2015
Defensive Skitour in den Kitzbüheler Alpen
Kitzbühel Alps
Snow condition
Snow quality
Overall impression
Snow condition
Sufficient for the tour. However, there is still some snow to be removed to make the descent even more flexible. The summit and ridge are completely blown off. Three stars for the tour, however, as there are virtually no foreign contacts (exposure SW-SE).
Snow quality
The approx. 20 cm to 30 cm of fresh snow was well placed and very easy to ski in areas protected from the wind. However, where the wind has left its mark, you will encounter a wind cover or icy patches.
Risks
Some massive accumulations of drift snow and atypical drifts. These danger spots were easy to spot if you had your eyes open. Under the fresh snow there was a few centimeters thick layer of ice, which was created by the rain on the weekend. Some of this could be broken, but it was also very compact in some places on the ascent. Defensive behavior is certainly very advisable at the moment!
Overall impression
Nice ski tour predominantly on meadows with unfortunately partly quite diffuse visibility (high cloud cover). Despite a very large crowd, we were able to ski our downhill variant alone in mostly good snow.
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