Snow report Saas Fee, 05/01/2024

Snow condition

Above-average snowfall in the Saas Fee area and around the Britannia Hut. Heavy snowfall in places today, dry above 2500m, then becoming wet and increasingly turning to sleet from 2200m (values from this morning/morning)

Snow quality

Dry snowfall at the top, wet snow below 2500, rain at the bottom. Descent to the Saas Fee sports ground possible without any problems on the pistes. Partly white-out conditions around the Britannia hut and at the top of the Egginerjoch.

Heavy snowfall and stormy conditions created a lot of drifting snow overnight.

Overall impression

Due to the weather forecast for the next few days and the snowstorm that started during the night from April 30 to May 1, we decided to cancel our week of ski touring in Valais and descended this morning from the Britannia Hut via Egginer Joch to Saas Fee. Despite the adverse conditions (partly white out and storm above approx. 2800m), the descent was mostly enjoyable: above 2500 dry fresh snow on the slopes of the already closed ski area, further down increasingly "greasy" and nice to ski wet snow down to the outskirts of Saas Fee.