Snow report Zauchensee, 12/30/2013

Snow condition

Up to approx. 1700m, the snow conditions are sufficient to find a path in the snow. Below that, especially in the denser forest, it is much more difficult. Especially since the precipitation of the last few days was still rain at the beginning. In general, many bumps in the terrain have not yet been filled with snow and many mountain pines are not yet covered in snow (see photos of the Strimskogel and the south-western slopes towards Flachauwinkel). The classic Treerauns are skiable, but no longer..... The amount of fresh snow was manageable. About 20cm on the mountain. A little less in the valley.

Snow quality

Still good and powdery at first. It stayed that way on the north-facing slopes above 1700m. But then the foehn and the warm temperatures quickly made themselves felt.

According to LLB 2, difficult to estimate as the wind has transported a lot of fresh snow. I can't say how well this has settled again due to the higher temperatures. There were a few loose snow avalanches triggered by skiers, but no snow slabs.

Overall impression

There were a few good runs. If you were a bit more hiked, you could also use a few north-facing slopes. But when I think of previous days at the same time of year, I can't give it more than 2 stars. PRAY for SNOW!!!