Mangfallgebirge on 20.01.2024 | winterkind

Snow condition

The snow cover has lost a lot of thickness recently. Rain and wind have made the situation much worse. A high starting height or north-facing forest roads are more or less necessary. The current snow cover is too thin for denser forests. All terrain traps are lurking again. Rock skiing can be an advantage.

Snow quality

From Thursday to Friday there was around 5 cm to 10 cm of fresh snow. The snow cover underneath is only partially stable. That makes the whole thing a bit exciting ;).

Accumulations of drift snow are easy to recognize and can therefore be avoided. In our current altitude range, terrain traps dominate and with rising temperatures, sliding snow activities become more active again.

Overall impression

Nice cold start with the best weather and a beautiful sunrise. Unfortunately, the conditions are not the best at the moment. Tomorrow the conditions will be similar.