Snow report Lech Valley, 01/19/2019
Pleisspitze ski tour from Bichlbächle in highly variable snow conditions.
Lech Valley
Snow condition
Snow quality
Overall impression
Snow condition
Excellent at the bottom. Even the dense, steep forest next to the reforestation zone was great to ride. At the top, there is some meadow at the ridge due to the wind. Sliding snow slides have also cleared quite a lot, which can be dangerous after the next snowfall... As other mountains don't look so blown away, four stars anyway.
Snow quality
Good powder only in sunny and wind-protected areas. About 15 cm there, great to ski. On the south side, the snow had a rideable, but still nasty, hardpack. In between, a few turns in the wind-pressed snow. I think the snow quality was better on other tours in the region today, so three stars.
Risks
As already described above, there are a lot of sliding snow slides, but according to the LLB, the danger is no longer so great. Drift snow is certainly an issue at the moment according to the wind signs. We only skied on blown-out or flat slopes. That's why I didn't personally encounter the drift snow today ;-)
Overall impression
Away from the standard route, we still managed to get some good turns :-) The Zugspitze view is always great!
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