Snow report Saas Fee, 01/25/2018
Visp - Hurricane storm
Saas Fee
Snow condition
Snow quality
Overall impression
Snow condition
There's still 20cm at 1200. Above that, it's massively more. The south wind is visibly pushing mighty snow clouds in front of the Simplon. Hopefully it will make it a little further into the main ridge.
Snow quality
It's soft under the lid. You can hardly get to it. The slope has been concreted by the wind, the forest has been baked together by the hurricane and the high temperatures. Powder is only left where the wind blows it.
Risks
Just as I was thinking about a few off-road adventures, a pub in front of me in the edge of the forest released two small but very fast boards. They weren't enough to spill, but they were enough to break my legs and crash into a tree.... It's time to call it a day, there are still plenty of other great things to do in Valais.
Overall impression
You get blown out very quickly. The foehn was blowing very strongly and quickly became cold. As long as you can stand it outside, the sky pictures of clouds and snow plumes are very impressive. But after the many soft days, we had to get our feet used to the hard blows again.
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