Berchtesgaden Alps on 27.02.2025 | bergjunge

Snow condition

Bitter. You have to cycle or carry a long way (from about 1300 on the shaded side) and then you are still confronted with stony passages. The terrain should also be shady and open with as little structure as possible and at most sparse tree cover.

Snow quality

... and once again Bruchharschpartey. It's actually strange that it lasts so long. The brittle layer is very tough and deep. When hopping around, you get the feeling that you would simply get stuck after landing. The fresh snow on top is already very warm on the north-eastern slope above the tree line. Both together make for quite challenging downhill conditions. It gets better towards the bottom, but quickly becomes too little.

There were a few very small wet and loose snow slides. Overall, however, the risk should be kept within reasonable limits as the amount of snow is quite small.

Overall impression

Incredibly beautiful ambience this morning with great light and a winter feeling. Unfortunately, the downhill conditions were pretty tough. The sun is already incredibly powerful and has already warmed the fresh snow considerably, in the shade the fresh snow was still powdery in the morning. Let's hope that the tough layer of broken snow will soon be transformed. For this time of year, there is already an appalling lack of snow. It's going to be a very short spring season in the region.