Berchtesgaden Alps on 15.02.2025 | bergjunge

Snow condition

I would say 1-2 stars. But of course it's only possible where it was reasonably possible before the little bit of snow on Thu/Fri and that's not much. It has to be on the leeward and shady side and should be sheltered and only lightly tree-covered. Höfenstufe between 1400 and 1800 m. Nothing works above and below that.

Snow quality

The fresh snow is cold, fine blower - but only 10 cm... Below that it's either very hard or brittle and sometimes rough. It was clearly noticeable and sometimes challenging (at least with slimmer and lighter skis). But in some of the flatter valleys it was quite cool, the pow runs fast and it was a bit more stable underneath.

It's harder to see the rock and co. now, but it's only about 10 cm above it, so always be careful. The layer of old snow is icy in the steep tw. I didn't see any signs of wind in the relatively limited area. But there were elsewhere.

Overall impression

Quite an okay morning in and around the small area. All in all, a bit too much hard old snow for my taste, but I also had fun. And at least it looks a little bit more wintry again. It's just the same old song: we need more snow.