weather window before the northern congestion ;-)

Snow condition

just enough. on the north side, from approx. 1150m, the snow cover is still almost complete. ascent and descent are easily possible. however, you have to maneuver around a bit in blown-off and apery areas.

Snow quality

all expos with n and o, hard as a board and they stayed that way all day. everything with expo s, from about 11h relatively soft and very pleasant to ride. the base wears flat and everywhere, the fresh snow on it is heavy with sleet, but quite good to ride.

we were out today below 2000m and the one from the bavarian lawi fits well there. there's simply not enough fresh snow for all kinds of avalanches, even in the areas where it has been transported. the danger of falling in the icy northern expos is much more of an issue.

Overall impression

one star for the beautiful weather. the second for the surprisingly good snow conditions and the third for the fact that almost nobody was out and about (we met a total of 6 people).