Snow report Salzkammergut mountains, 01/22/2017

Snow condition

Well, you can ski down into the valley at any expo. You don't need to worry about getting through even in the lower forest areas, as further west the high areas are sometimes blown off, but there is more in the middle and lower areas.

Snow quality

Very changeable conditions. On the N-NE side, sometimes very wind-pressed or crushed snow. In the lower forest areas, the snow was very settled but soft and easy to ski, and on the south side, further up was clearly the better choice for skiing today (Yeah Alex). In the steep, sun-exposed areas, however, you shouldn't have waited much longer, as it was already deeply softened in places, but further down it was almost firn-like, fast and great to ski in compact snow.

The snow cover at higher elevations is strongly influenced by the wind and therefore very heterogeneous. The last drifting snow was already mostly hard or covered.On the south side, there are sometimes large base avalanches on steep, grassy summit slopes, and larger snow mouths could also be seen.very compact and stable at lower altitudes.I estimate the old snow problem here in the area as low, the summits are simply too low for that.

Overall impression

Beautiful tour in great weather (very warm!) and mini Conditionsreporter Meeting Salzburger Land... Afterwards a beer in the sun...Life's good.