Ski tour Paznauntal on 06.01.2022 | freak

Snow condition

Above the tree line ok, in the forest extremely tight, in the valley practically aper. The hard surface prevents worse, but you still have to watch out for stones further up and roots etc. towards the forest.

Snow quality

Super light and fluffy powder, unfortunately on a very hard base. As there is a maximum of 20cm of fresh snow, that's nice, but you hit the hard surface with almost every turn.

I would describe the avalanche risk as relatively relaxed as the fresh snow is mostly really unbound. However, there are drifts in the ridge areas, so you have to be careful here. The hard crust is certainly a good gliding layer. Of course, the old snow problem has not disappeared into thin air and still needs to be taken into account.

Overall impression

Nice, even if 10 cm more fresh snow or a soft base would have improved the situation even more.