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Snow condition

Snow from 1100m, reasonable rideability from 1400m, 30cm, rising to 50cm. locally more. As the temperature has been hovering around freezing point for the last few days, the base was nice and compact, which prevented the snow from breaking through. You can ride on meadows without hesitation. About 5cm new overnight.

Snow quality

In the lee (N-O-S) and in hollows mostly good, but rather compact. Occasional light wind cover. Exposed ridges blown off. Got worse over the course of the day due to the rise in temperature. Above 1600m it remained decent.

Terrain traps, botany, stones, fences. Thanks to good visibility and a compact base, however, material erosion was easily prevented. No danger of avalanches at this altitude despite strong winds yesterday.

Overall impression

Guter Tourenstart heute. Die Lines waren kurz aber schön. Übers Wochenende wird's wegen steigender Temperaturen erstmal schlechter.