Snow report Berchtesgaden Alps, 12/31/2025

Snow condition

The base is missing everywhere. In many cases there is 20 cm on nothing and in rougher terrain there is far too much rock and the like. It is still easiest on low-stone (alpine) meadows and pistes, but contact with the ground is unavoidable. Interestingly, pretty much the same amount of snow has fallen in the valley and on the mountain.

Snow quality

It's good, but quite felted and therefore slow powder. Above all, far too little. You can often feel the hard ground.

Still strong wind signs in the higher elevations today. Overall, very little snow and great danger from any hard objects on the ground.

Overall impression

It looks nice and wintry and was much more than generally expected (one of the rare cases ;) ), but the 20 cm are just on nothing or insufficient basis. It's hardly possible to ski properly, but sliding around on the meadow is still better than nothing. You can also do it several times and some shorter slopes are still untracked. Hopefully there will be more soon so that a base can finally be created... Unfortunately no photos from higher up, I forgot my phone down there, so only one from the valley...