Stubai Valley on 09.01.2022 | ChevChelios

Snow condition

In the two "standard gullies" the snow conditions are good, you can get down easily without coming into contact with rocks. The somewhat steeper gullies still need snow, and some of them are still very rocky. But you can tell from a distance which gullies work and which don't. Apart from that, the last snowfalls have visually improved a lot, as it fell with little wind. However, the ultra-fluffy snow doesn't really improve the snow conditions either, so you probably still can't do any more in the forest than before.

Snow quality

Still super fine powder snow, completely unbound and relatively deep in the gully, no crust noticeable.

In the gully, the snow was still completely unbound, hardly any wind influence noticeable. However, it is also very sheltered from the wind and we didn't go all the way up to the exit near the ridge. In steep terrain close to the ridge, you should continue to watch out for drift snow.

Overall impression

Zum Abschluss der sehr guten letzten 4 Tage noch mal eine Rinne in den Kalkkögeln mitgenommen. Der erste Tag an dem alte Spuren gekreuzt werden mussten, war aber trotzdem noch genug Platz für unverspurte Stellen. Jetzt sind die fahrbaren Rinnen aber so ziemlich durch, wird wieder Zeit für Neuschnee!