Snow report Axamer Lizum, 12/01/2021

Snow condition

A reasonable snow situation for the current date in Kar, even better compared to 1.12.2020. Nevertheless, you should not be fooled by the fresh snow, there are sometimes quite large stones lurking under the 15cm layer of fresh snow. In this respect, you should enjoy the snow with caution, especially in the upper area of the gullies (in this case Ampferstein).

Snow quality

As an update to the CR from ChevChelios (https://www.powderguide.com/conditions-report/950248dd-83c8-42fa-b31a-d00f5ad64045) who sums up the situation quite well from a distance: Further up in the Lizumer Kar, the snow is massively influenced by the wind, which of course affects the quality. Depending on the exposure, there is significantly more wind influence, which of course spoils the downhill fun. In sunny spots, a light cover has already formed, so that there is extreme variability in the snow cover on short sections. Further down in the forest, as already described in the other CR, loose powder snow without wind influence.

The main danger in the Lizumer Kar is drift snow and stones. Drift snow can be found in all exposures. Some of this lies on a weak layer of old snow. The drift snow packs are mostly medium sized and in some gullies look as if they want to come off at first contact.

Overall impression

Nice afternoon tour in the Lizum. The plan was actually to stay in the forest due to the avalanche situation. In view of the numerous (~20) tracks in the cirque, we dared to take a look. Up to the start of the gullies there is little wind influence, the further up the more and the rockier. There is only some really rewarding snow on the descent, in the forest there is already a lot of broken snow. The snow cover influenced by the wind should always be kept in mind, especially in the event of snowfall.