Ridge crossing Grünegghorn and Grosse Grünhorn

Snow condition

Rope dragging for a walk. Both the notches and ridges are very easy to walk and easy to trudge along. The summit ridge to the large Grünhorn is well trodden and there are only a few climbing sections to master. The snow makes many ascents easier at present. The gully to the Fischersatteln is quite soggy and difficult to walk after 1 pm

Snow quality

Depending on the expo, fine firn from 11 a.m. on the west side only good around 12. On the north side, very cool set powder that was not warm but dusty fine and hardly sluffy.

Wet snow from south-facing flanks.

Overall impression

A few meters of powder on steep north-facing slopes at the top, best firn at the bottom. In between, broken snow and icy. But you can easily avoid it by switching to sunnier slopes. Very rewarding conditions at the moment, even for steep north-facing descents. Blank ice can only be seen in vain on snow-covered seracs and slopes.