Snow report Hochkönig, 12/29/2019

Snow condition

Today we were on the move in the altitude range from 1900 m to 1400 m on the east side and from 1400 m to 900 m on the north side. On the north side, a descent up to 900 m is possible at the moment. This is hardly possible on the sunny side. The ridges and crests are quite blown off. The terrain is still quite uneven, i.e. terrain obstacles such as streams, ditches and fences still need to be taken into account.

Snow quality

Nice fine set powder in our leeward run, no contact with a hard surface and virtually no wind influence. That's how I like it!

We were able to see numerous sliding snow slides today, some of which were quite large. Due to the recent influence of the wind, quite large cornices had already formed. Some parts of the cornices were already broken. Be careful where you walk (on or under the cornices). In the morning, the wind had already transported snow near the summit. LWS 2 >1500 m fits. Today was generally quite busy in the terrain. However, it makes my hair stand on end when, like today, a family on vacation, who are already reaching their limits on the red slope, fall from turn to turn together with children in terrain far from the ski area without all the equipment!

Overall impression

Despite the busy weather, we were able to make our tracks alone with knowledge of the terrain. It can go on like this.