Snow report Hochfeiler, 05/11/2025

Snow condition

Probably the highest level of snow on the glaciers. Crevasses well snowed in, bergschrund barely visible. Good snow conditions on the wall. Only the rock bar at the bottom of the wall is becoming increasingly difficult due to the receding glacier. On the far lookers right there is a 20m passage that is as wide as a ski to slide down. Up to the bivouac there is almost no snow, in the descent it goes down a little further in the stream bed.

Snow quality

Fantastic powder on the wall. The only drawback of 5 days of snowfall without wind is that a few loose snow gullies have formed where the snow is a little harder. Further down, there is a mixture of different types of snow. On the east side a light cover, on the west side from the Griesscharte down firn. Then swamp.

Snowfall completely without wind. Watch out for sluff. Wet snow during the course of the day.

Overall impression

Steep face weekend in Pfitschtal. Saturday: continuous ascent of the Hochferner north face. And while we were there, we also climbed the Hochfeiler north face on Sunday. Super conditions on the north face! Unfortunately, it's slowly coming to the end of the season in Tirol.