Silvretta on 17.03.2024 | benji_01

Snow condition

Very good snow conditions, with all slopes, ridges and crests well covered in snow. All crevasses on the glacier are also very well covered and even otherwise rather stony ridges are well filled with snow.

Snow quality

Thanks to the fresh snow from the night before last and yesterday during the day, there is powder snow in all exposures. This is a little more settled and heavier on sunny slopes, but easy to ski. On south-facing slopes, it tends to be crushed snow, but depending on the protection from the wind, it can also be heavy powder.

The main danger is wet snow and drifting snow. Pay particular attention to cornices, which are sometimes extremely large. Strong winds overnight and during the day increase the accumulation of drift snow, but these are easy to recognize.

Overall impression

Beautiful tour from the Tuoi hut to the Silvretta-Egghorn and the Fuorcla da Cunfin. Both very rewarding in terms of skiing and also good snow. Especially the long descent from Plan Rai to the Tuoi hut in the shadow of Piz Buin is really fantastic in these conditions. With the poor visibility on Monday certainly worse, but then interesting and good again.