Snow report Monte Rosa / Zermatt, 05/29/2019
Castor und Pollux
Monte Rosa / Zermatt
Snow condition
Snow quality
Overall impression
Snow condition
For our three days in the Ayas hut, we use the gondola to the small Matterhorn. The descent on Saturday is via the Schwarztor (picture 4). Glacier crevasses are easy to avoid, but a gondola ride to Zermatt is recommended if the 5-6 hour walk on the Gorner Glacier (picture 5) to Furi seems too long.
Snow quality
Breithorn and Castor (picture 1 of Pollux, picture 2) have broken snow, but Castor's twin brother is much easier to ski on the west side (picture 3). The same goes for the Schwärzegletscher. One and three stars each form an average of 2.
Risks
Clear nights and a frozen snow cover at 3400m+ ensure stable conditions on the ascent.
Overall impression
End of the season in sunshine at over 4000m. A top descent over the Schwarztor is followed by a 5-hour walk to Furi - sounds a lot like the end of the season!
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