Snow report Salzkammergut, 02/22/2022

Snow condition

The overall snow situation is very good, the forest including deadwood etc. is very well snowed in. The amount of fresh snow in the valley was just over 10cm, on the mountain (alpine region) just over 20cm. According to LWD Styria, up to 40cm is expected at high altitudes in the Totes Gebirge. The snowfall continued overnight and continued - with varying intensity - until the early afternoon. Sleet was also mixed in from time to time.

Snow quality

Fresh snow on a hard, frozen base. The quality of the fresh snow was 4 stars in the wind-protected forest area above approx. 1000m. Below that, moist, loose snow. Above that, in the alpine pasture terrain, the snow was loose, but still clearly bound, good to ski, very good in the forest area. But the slightly too high temperatures at the bottom and the wind influence at the top speak against the 4 stars.

In the forest, LWD 1 still applies. Above the tree line, it is 3. On steep slopes, the fresh drift snow is immediately broken up and slips away when the tracks are made.

Overall impression

Very wintry. Unfortunately, it warmed up considerably in the valley during the day (plus degrees below 1000m). The wind was surprisingly bearable even on the high plateau and then at the summit (only a few gusts were really unpleasant). There were always short sunny spells (in the afternoon).