Snow report Stubai Valley, 05/03/2014

Snow condition

In the ski area, as already mentioned in the last CR, good average for the time of year. Everything is skiable on the glacier. The valley descent is "possible" even if you need to find a creative line or have to walk the hairpin bends in the wild pit descent. The amount of fresh snow varies extremely, from 0 on south-facing slopes (due to wind) at high altitudes to around 20 cm on the north side.

Snow quality

Unfortunately only 2 stars, as the quality fluctuated greatly and deteriorated significantly as the day progressed and the altitude dropped. There was also only ice and sleet on some slopes. Rather reminiscent of Kiwi conditions... On the last descent on the north side over approx. 2700 still quite good to ski, below that with a lid.

No LLB. Attention: the HP of the avalanche warning system still shows the LLB of April 23rd with level 1 and level 2. I would assume a 3 today. We got a lot of fresh snow, strong wind influence, some spontaneous avalanches (see photos) as well as snow slabs triggered by winter sports enthusiasts. Some slopes were completely blown out.

Overall impression

The 3 stars are for the brief comeback of good snow in the morning. Unfortunately, there was a lot going on and therefore only little yield in the ski area. With short hikes, however, there was still something to be gained.