Axamer Lizum on 20.01.2024 | chevchelios

Snow condition

Good snow conditions in the Kalkkögeln. Depending on the exposure, the crevasses are either blown away at the top (west) or well filled (east). A lot of snow has accumulated in the gullies, you need a lot of bad luck to make contact with rocks.

Snow quality

20cm of the finest powder snow, sometimes even a little more in gullies or on a soft base, it is fantastically deep. Despite the very low temperatures, the powder snow on the steep south side was already slightly damp from late morning. On the south-east side it should have held up, and on the east and north sides there will certainly still be great powder snow tomorrow. Be sure to check the measuring stations and snow maps, where the last snowfall was not enough, it is certainly a lot worse.

Most of the fresh snow is completely unbound and lies on a stable layer of old snow. However, be careful in places where drift snow is deposited on this very loose powder. This is then probably very susceptible to disruption.

Overall impression

In so mancher Rinne in den Kalkkögeln hat sich mehr Neuschnee angesammelt als erwartet. Dadurch wurden heute alle Kraftreserven aufgebraucht und eine abwechslungsreiche Kombination aus süd- und nordseitigen Rinnen zu einer schönen Runde zusammengefügt.