Snow report Stubai Glacier, 04/19/2025

Snow condition

Acceptable snow conditions in the high Alps. North faces with good snow conditions, also other gullies and rockier flanks (north side) look quite good. Everything more exposed to the sun and a little further down (< 2600m) unfortunately looks worse.

Snow quality

On steep north-facing slopes, fine, settled powder snow with hardly any wind influence. Unfortunately, everything else offers less skiing fun. There is a cover almost everywhere, sometimes more and sometimes less stable. At altitude (> 3200m), the snow is still powdery on the north side, but with a light wind cover. During the course of the day, the snow becomes wet on the north side except in the high Alps.

Wet snow below 2800m and drift snow above. To our surprise, the best snow with the least wind influence was on the steep northern flanks, where there was settled powder snow. Which is why we spontaneously decided on the spot to ski 2 northern flanks. Drift snow had already settled well due to mild temperatures and radiation. However, there were avalanches of quite powerful proportions on the faces.

Overall impression

Spontaneous "steep face" day in the northern flanks of Zuckerhütl and Pfaffenschneid. Super powder and settled snow cover. Did 2 laps to make the most of the conditions. Unfortunately much less rewarding in all other exposures. Some skiers struggled to get down and complained about broken snow. As a boarder with some speed, it even felt more like firn #speedisyourfriend