Snow report South-north routes, 04/12/2017
Report on the last two days in Sogndal. Togga on 12.4. in the afternoon and Blåfjellet via Svarteholen this afternoon.
South-north routes
Snow condition
Snow quality
Overall impression
Snow condition
Unchanged from the last report: normally there is probably a lot more snow here, but you can start on parking lots at 400 meters and higher.
Snow quality
Above approx. 800 meters there has been some new and drifting snow over the last few days. Very little at first, then about 10 cm from about 1100 meters on the north side. It's influenced by the wind, but it's nice and even and the snow layer underneath is fast.
Risks
Yesterday, on the way to Togga, I saw some superficial loose snow slides on the north side, but they were small although the terrain was steep. Drift snow was very easy to trigger today. The tour was almost always below 30 degrees, but in hilly terrain we had a crack about 15 meters wide on the descent. However, it stopped again immediately. The problem with this is that the wind and weather here vary greatly on a small scale. That's why you only know whether a slope is feasible or not when you get on it.
Overall impression
The weather and snow conditions were not perfect, but the overall package of light forest, beautiful landscapes and sitting in the sun by the fjord after the tour was perfect
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