Snow report Obertauern, 01/25/2019

Snow condition

Still has to give almost full marks. Everything up to the valleys is doable; couldn't be much better in terms of quantity. Actually, only very wind-exposed places far down (rarely) and sliding surfaces of the many sliding snow avalanches (there are many) are not passable

Snow quality

Above 1200 m, surprisingly extremely fine skiing on the shaded side, if the snow is reasonably untracked beforehand. 10cm partly wind-influenced, partly wild snow. Soft base underneath, so that you could easily do everything from carving with mega grip and smearing to cross-cutting. I'm still getting endorphins as I write this from the steep 250 m summit slope. Further down in the backcountry and in the hard snow, the wild snow was of course not enough to improve much. Similar to a piste on fashionable tours.

Today a 1, the light snowfall since yesterday has brought almost 10 cm (5 below) together here, which often fell under the influence of wind. Due to the lack of a weak layer and thickness, it was still relatively harmless today. However, I can well imagine this thin layer as a weak layer for tomorrow's snowfall. So be careful again tomorrow! Many fish mouths and considerable former tree-wells around the spruces were clearly visible (->photo)

Overall impression

Caught the summit slope better than ever before and got my hormone levels up for another week. More of a thigh workout at the bottom, but at least the snow was faster. Can go on like this!