Snow report Monte Rosa / Zermatt, 03/05/2016
Aletsch region - Upstairs too!
Monte Rosa / Zermatt
Snow condition
Snow quality
Overall impression
Snow condition
Skiing on the road to the valley station no problem, south-facing slopes in the forest partly open. (At the top a good 30cm of fresh snow from the last two days, soft base. Below 2000 little to no base)
Snow quality
Nice powder above 2000 m. A good 30 cm in wind-protected areas. Sun-exposed slopes get a sun crust in the rapidly warming forest, otherwise it was very cold at the top (
Risks
I'm most worried about the sunny slopes, the ones in the forest are slipping almost on the grassy hub even below 30°, sometimes over a medium area. Wind loads are small but tükisch in the cropped terrain, and I've seen a few spontaneous losses in the last few days on the high eastern slopes (no fresh ones).
Overall impression
Powder, sun, few people just friends, full throttle, cliffs, spines, ..... A day you might still be telling your grandchildren about.
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