Berchtesgaden Alps on 19.01.2024 | bergjunge

Snow condition

There is far too little at the bottom. In the forest it only goes from 1200, on open areas you can often ski all the way down. Despite the thin base, the compact layer of old snow protects quite well against sharks, but there were still a few cuts.

Snow quality

10 cm of fast, cold, fluffy powder on a soft, brittle crust. At the bottom, 5 cm of powder on ice and hard snow. Both interesting to ski, a bit tricky, but also fun. But it needs effort. The steep forest road in the lower section is rarely so fast.

With a favorable choice of route, it was quite stable today: little snow overall, a compact layer of old snow and then a very thin layer of fresh snow. Beware of damage caused by the ground.

Overall impression

Ganz spaßiger, schneller (Neu-) Schnee - leider zuwenig. Aus Zeit- und Mobilitätsgründen war ich heute von zu Hause aus unterwegs und unten ist es einfach zuwenig. Gut geht es ab ca. 1200m. Dort ist die Altschneeschicht zwar auch noch spürbar, dämpft aber gut und man kann rumhüpfen. Die nächsten 2 Tage ist es bestimmt auch noch gut.