Western Allgäu foothills on 30.11.2021 | schneerudi

Snow condition

Unfortunately, the storm arrived earlier than expected, which meant that the snow cover was already very patchy in the morning. There was too little and too much snow at the same time. Too little for steeper terrain, too much for the flat meadows in the lee, as the wind had compressed the snow. And no base. Upwind, the amount of snow varied greatly. Without wind it would have been about 35 cm new.

Snow quality

Good powder snow in itself, nice and cold, but strongly influenced by the wind. Often very slowing as a result.

It was pretty stormy today. Lots of drifting snow. Up to the tree line I would estimate the danger for today to be low, as there is simply still very little snow. There it's more likely to be terrain traps, sharks etc. High up in the Alps it could be more dangerous, especially where there is still old snow. But with the visibility and amount of snow, you'll probably be out there less in the next two days.

Overall impression

Tour starts in a storm. More like sliding and pushing around in poor visibility, but hey, it's snowing! Hopefully it won't be too warm tomorrow...