Northeastern Switzerland on 12.02.2023 | Hannnes

Snow condition

On the north side you can still reach the valley quite well, the summit slopes of the Churfirsten are (even more than usual) heavily blown off, regular stone contact. On the south side, you'll have to carry more and it's sure to get much heavier over the next few days.

Snow quality

Everything depending on exposure and altitude. Settled powder (N and NW below approx. 1700 m), sunlit, nicely softened but also hard-packed or with a crumbly top. Over the next few days, you can also go for firn.

It has already emptied a few steep gullies, otherwise we haven't seen anything. In the area of the old snow problems, caution is certainly still called for.

Overall impression

There's always something going on. Found a few nice turns on the north and north-west side in set powder, but this is likely to become increasingly difficult as the weather warms up. Otherwise, not particularly good conditions for mid-February, but still 3 stars due to the good weather and the excellent company.