Snow report Salzburger Land Süd, 12/16/2016
Tours in the Granatspitz group in quite solid conditions.
Salzburger Land Süd
Snow condition
Snow quality
Overall impression
Snow condition
Below 2200 m, the possibilities for tours in the Hohe Tauern are very limited. Our starting altitude today was 2250 m. You can do something from this altitude. The choice of route depends in part on the best snow conditions. Today we were on the west and north exposures. The snow conditions are quite inhomogeneous due to the influence of the wind, making it very difficult to determine snow depths.
Snow quality
Surprisingly quite usable. On the glacier, despite the massive influence of the wind, there was set dull powder (drift snow). Below the glacier, you could find almost all types of snow, from powder and hard snow to windpack. All in all, however, quite usable.
Risks
Quite relaxed on our tour today. The main danger is in very steep high alpine terrain. Otherwise, the main danger comes from rocks and crevasses.
Overall impression
Super windless and sunny weather, surprisingly few people out and about and still some decent turns, certainly not bad for the current conditions.
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