Snow report Kitzsteinhorn, 05/17/2026
Lots going on, lots of fresh snow, often poor visibility
Kitzsteinhorn
Snow condition
Snow quality
Overall impression
Altitude
2000 - 3100m
Avalanche warning level
no information (0)
Exposition
Snow condition
Amazingly good. Within the last week, several precipitation events have added around 60 to 80 cm in height. This makes for a pretty good situation above about 2400m. Up to 2000 m you could ski without any problems. However, the fresh snow will quickly shrink again with the warmth. The top, soft layer is between 30 and 40 cm deep.
Snow quality
No longer cold and fluffy from the morning, but still really good. Everything is quite settled and then quickly very warm at the bottom, but never slow or braking. The compactness certainly also helps to avoid touching unwanted obstacles.
Risks
Wind intensity: No Wind (0 km/h)
The danger from dry snow slabs will increasingly decrease, but loose and wet snow avalanches will increase due to the warmth.
Overall impression
You had to be patient until midday, when visibility was mostly poor. After that, however, it got better at times and I was able to accelerate with more confidence. There were fewer people and you could still find untracked areas. It was also nice that there was so much fresh snow. (Where was the PowderAlert? The oracle always misses out a bit in spring... ;) ) There won't be much powder tomorrow, I guess.
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