Snow report Kitzbühel Alps, 02/12/2023

Snow condition

Lift-assisted tours in the central Kitzbühel Alps. In sunny exposures below approx. 1500 m, the botany is already reappearing. Still manageable, but the situation will deteriorate significantly in the coming days with the higher temperatures. The snow situation is also ok on the north side but below average there too. Areas exposed to the wind are more or less bare. You can still reach the valley without any problems on shady forest paths.

Snow quality

There was almost everything today: powder snow in shady corners protected from the wind, a nasty cover where the wind was blowing and the snow became soft again in the morning in open areas on the south-east side.

The drift snow accumulations near the crest were clearly visible and already very well connected to the old snow cover. With the rising temperatures, sliding snow activity could increase on the sunny side over the next few days.

Overall impression

Got some nice lines with skins today. It needs some fresh snow in good time. Hopefully the warmth of the coming days won't put too much strain on the manageable base.