Snow report Arlberg, 11/28/2018

Snow condition

poor to non-existent.

Snow quality

everything from pow to crushed harsh to ice and finally even water.

not relevant, as first layer on ground (as long as still available).

Overall impression

3 days ago I had read a posting: "Nichtendendes Hinunterlaufen hat jetzt Winterpause! (gipfelbuch.ch)"
Since snow has fallen again in the meantime, the snow cannons are running anyway and the weather forecast for today was cold and sunny, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at the situation on site.
The fact that both the Hahntennjoch and Lech-Warth were still open should have given me pause for thought.
Nevertheless, I chose Zürs because of the high starting point (approx. 1,700 m) and the aforementioned snow cannons.
Besides, it's only about 50km as the crow flies from there to the location of the above-mentioned posting.
The snow cannons have (almost) all been running and have produced quite wet snow, up to something like liquid ice.
Surprisingly, all the cable cars are also running. But no tickets have been sold yet!
Conclusion:
The last snowfall has turned the area white. In the Allgäu and the neighboring mountain regions, nothing works anyway!
In Zürs there is about 10cm of powder, on nothing. The piste (Trittkopf) is "groomed" up to approx. 2,100m. If you can call this mixture of ice slabs, piles of snow, ski tracks, dirt and stones that. Above that point, nothing at all is possible. The amount of snow doesn't increase any further (in picture 6, the ski poles are stuck in the dirt). I wasn't the only one, by the way. Just there, two girls came towards me, carrying skis back down the mountain.
I then decided to break off and use the day to refuel, buy cheese and explore further.
The last picture shows the southern side of the Allgäu from the Lechtal.
With the foehn now forecast, it's a reset.
So better stay at home again at the weekend ...
1 star, because there are no negative stars!