Snow report High Veitsch, 03/11/2022

Snow condition

The forest is (still) very well snowed in, forest ditches but also normal high forest good to ride (the snow was still best there anyway). As always on the high plateau, there is a lot of blowing snow, but you can get through easily (even if there is a lot of horrible, icy "snow"). Descent to the bus station.

Snow quality

Everything available, always tending to be on the worse side. On shady, wind-protected slopes, "sugar snow" with a breeze of surface frost on a load-bearing layer of old snow. Otherwise, lots of hard-packed snow (up to ice) at the top of the plateau, "slab powder", some south-facing, wind-protected parts were also a bit firny. Otherwise, however, it was too cold and stormy for firn. Of course, there was also some drift snow of varying hardness ...

No danger signs visible. Horrible, icy cold wind (southeast). The summit has an LWD wind measuring station: 60 km/h with gusts of 70 km/h. And that at -10 degrees (midday). I haven't been this cold (on my face and fingers) all winter (despite the bright sunshine!).

Overall impression

Very long, very lonely tour across the entire high plateau. Very beautiful landscape impressions. Unfortunately, the interesting downhill slopes - which were few in any case - were of dubious snow quality. Therefore - from a downhill-oriented point of view - only two stars (so-called "Schlumpftour"). It will probably get better as the temperatures rise, as the sun-exposed slopes will become firmer.