Petersenspitze via Taschachferner

Snow condition

In the Pitztal ski area, the snow conditions are rather below average for the season. This is likely to have changed with the snowfall that began yesterday. The snow conditions in the high Alps are not quite as bad. Many crevasses are already closed or have more or less thin snow bridges.

Snow quality

The snow cover on the Taschachferner was very changeable, most of it was wind-affected and compacted old snow that was easy to ski on when the sun was shining. In some places protected from the wind it was still powdery.

Risk of crevasse falls and, with the fresh snow, sharks are currently the main danger. Old snow slab in the lower half of the Brochkogel north face The amounts of fresh snow over the next few days will fall on a snow cover that is strongly influenced by the wind. I was unable to recognize any accumulating transformation. On the north side in the steep terrain, however, this could well be possible. I would avoid these areas for the next few days.

Overall impression

Vor dem Neuschnee noch das gute Wetterfenster genutzt und ein paar Projekte für die kommende Saison gescoutet.