Pitztal on 16.01.2022 | Sumedum

Snow condition

We found it easy to descend and ascend the glacier without ropes. The descent from the Mittelbergjoch also had enough snow for sliding down. There was still too little snow for a descent via the Taschachferner.

Snow quality

Wind-blown snow on the glacier. At the top, you rarely broke through, it was much easier to ski than it looked. At the bottom it was more like broken snow. Below the glacier there was about 10cm of powder, but I didn't have enough base for off-piste skiing. The snow quality must have been rather mediocre right after the last fresh snow, even the obvious freeride routes are not covered in tracks.

Due to the hard snow cover and, according to the LLB, a very rare old snow problem, it seemed very safe to us :-)

Overall impression

Super nice day on the mountain :-) Skiing was ok - the slopes on the Pitztal Glacier would have been the better choice today, we skied a lap in the morning and the slopes were rarely perfect!