Snow report Central Switzerland, 01/15/2015
Bare glacier ice in Steinberg and impassable foliage. Snow is urgently needed on the Titlis
Central Switzerland
Snow condition
Snow quality
Overall impression
Snow condition
The foliage isn't working at the moment - and that's in the middle of January. At the bottom - at around 1200 meters - there is simply no snow. And further up, bushes that are otherwise completely covered in snow are peeking out. But snow is also urgently needed on the Steinberg route - at least from 3000-1800 meters. The snow is completely blown away by the strong wind and in many places the bare ice appears.
Snow quality
From icy to hard and wind-pressed to crushed snow and in the valley as slushy as in spring.
Risks
Today the danger of falling through the icy patches was probably greater than the danger of getting caught in an avalanche.
Overall impression
The main thing is to be outside - that's a good way to summarize the day. Around 30 centimetres of fresh snow is expected to fall in central Switzerland tomorrow. Bitterly necessary, I can only say. But it could easily be a meter like in Ticino.
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