Snow report Pitztal, 02/18/2024

Snow condition

In the high alpine terrain around the Taschachferner it is ok. Crevasses are usually well covered on the usual descents. Nevertheless, sometimes the bare ice comes out in places where the wind was active. The Wildspitze north face is currently not recommended for skiing. It looked pretty bare and blown out. The Jubiläumgsgrat is reasonably easy to walk with more rock than usual, not very overweighted and only short bare ice passages. Descent via the Taschachferner is possible to the parking lot without carrying passages

Snow quality

Almost everywhere broken snow or wind-compressed snow surface. Only on the north side in sheltered hollows above 2500m is there still powder snow. Load-bearing firn can only be found in a few places. The snow is often boggy and the sinking depth is already too deep by midday.

Avalanche activity was very low. Danger of falling on partially hard layers had to be taken into account.

Overall impression

Before the forecast snowfall, many people took advantage of the reasonable conditions. The winter rooms of the Vernagthütte and Taschachhaus were accordingly overcrowded. There was little going on in the terrain and there was still untracked powder to be found.