Zillertal on 02.02.2022 | chevchelios

Snow condition

You can't really complain about the snow conditions anymore, even in the denser forest it's good now (but also on the north side with a base before the snowfall). You can also reach the valley easily via meadow slopes. I can't say anything about the snow conditions further up due to limited visibility and operations, but a lot of exposed slopes and ridges have probably been blown away.

Snow quality

Approx. 60 cm of fresh snow in the last 2 days, with temperatures still cold. Unfortunately, strong wind influence on open areas, even in the denser forest there is at least some wind. Nice to ride, but the face shots hurt a bit with the drifting snow and it's actually a bit too much for the relatively flat terrain.

According to the LWD, a 4, even below the tree line. I can endorse that, I've rarely seen a snowpack in the forest that is so prone to disruption. The drift snow is already very easy to trigger in somewhat steeper areas and breaks on the boundary to the old snow. Small, slightly lighter and steeper terrain crests are already sufficient for snow slabs to come loose (see photo). Unfortunately, it won't get any better tomorrow as the weather warms up and the avalanche situation remains very tense.

Overall impression

Schöner Treeruntag im Zillertal. Aufgrund des starken Windes nur eingeschränkter Liftbetrieb und die angespannte Lawinenlage ließ auch nicht viel zu, dafür noch das beste rausgeholt und einige schöne Turns im etwas dichteren und nicht allzu steilen Wald gezogen, gab auch dort massig Faceshots und tiefen Pulverschnee. Insgesamt im oberen 3-Sterne Bereich :)