Pitztal on 06.05.2024 | salta

Snow condition

Snow conditions are good. Many crevasses are covered in snow and stones all the way down into the Taschach valley. You only have to carry the last 200m. Otherwise you have to unbuckle 1-3 times but it is still very comfortable to ski down the Taschachferner. But it should get worse quickly if it stays warm

Snow quality

Soapy powder snow over 3200m in the north-facing and sheltered hollows. Some damp fresh snow underneath, about 5cm on a load-bearing surface. Almost like skiing on the piste. Very pleasant. Only from about 2500m very braking wet snow. Not for the faint of heart.

Soaked snow surface according to the LOB from Wednesday...there is no more current snow. Due to the clouds, it only became noticeably softer over the course of the day... overall little avalanche activity seen. Taschachwand was skied. Some sluff came out at the bottom and looked quite wet in the lower area.

Overall impression

Last gondola day used to take another look at the Wildspitze. The crowds were enormous despite the unstable weather. Conditions were better than expected.