Snow report North chain, 03/12/2021

Snow condition

In the Karwendel more fresh snow than expected (10-30cm, depending on the expo), on the Nordkette itself there is not enough to go far down. Summer path on the Grad partly overgrown, perhaps to be considered for the way back. Next week will certainly be better, but it was already exhausting to track today because of the amount of snow.

Snow quality

The wind and sun had some influence, but even where the sun did shine, there was only minimal powder. The changeable cloud cover certainly helped here today!

Saw a few slides from the fresh snow layer on the south side, nothing else to observe. The layer underneath seemed very compact, so there shouldn't be any problems. Otherwise, pay a little attention to the sluff in the snow-covered gullies.

Overall impression

Despite the best conditions, we didn't see 10 tracks in the Karwendel. So the anticipation for next week has grown significantly. All in all, we had better conditions than expected, 1a snow to stomp on and we were up there in an hour. Only the changeable weather (spring sunshine or directly cloudy and south föhn) and the descent towards Innsbruck were a little stressful.