Snow report Paznaun Valley, 12/30/2019
Umrundung Kappler Joch Spitze
Paznaun Valley
Snow condition
Snow quality
Overall impression
Snow condition
There is enough snow at the top for the official routes, but 30-50cm is still missing to be able to ski everything in the area. Towards Malfontal it is easily sufficient.
Snow quality
Basically good, north and northwest either windy or blown in on the descent from the Alblittkopf. On the ascent towards the Kapplerjoch, it was pretty much anything but bare ice, so extremely changeable.
Risks
As there was a lot of wind, the snow cover seemed relatively stable. Only the fresh snow from Saturday or drift snow was scattered as a loose layer between Kreuzjochspitze and Riffelspitze, a very steep slope had gone down and we also avoided a few avalanche cones from the ridges on Kappler Joch.
Overall impression
Well done, downhill conditions in an easterly direction better than (north)westerly, at the bottom the top layer is already heavy in the sun, certainly won't get any better in the next few days. Comfortable day tour with a not too demanding ascent, but hopefully next time we'll be heading up the high Riffler!
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