Snow report Sun head, 01/23/2021

Snow condition

Thank you Föhn! Normally there is plenty of snow on the Sonnenkopf and you can ski quite well at this time of year. The foehn of the last few days has not only blown massively in the valley. Especially above the tree line, you can see massive amounts of snow, ridges and ridges are completely blown off... you have to be careful in a few places, hollows are massively filled, and the descent down to the valley is also possible in the forest without any problems.

Snow quality

Above the tree line there was wind everywhere. It was almost impossible to find a place with a lee. The loads are considerable. But it's easy to ride. Below the tree line you can ski in 15-20cm of fine fresh snow. From around 15/1600m, this unfortunately turns into cardboard snow. In the valley it's just wet snow. Towards the afternoon, the surface slowly froze over. It was not good to ride.

The wind was there. You could see the signs above the tree line. The wind has been coming from the south for the last few days, tonight from the N/NW. Great, the drift snow is everywhere. It doesn't make sense like this, but you could ski nice lines in the right terrain. Just don't be fooled by the wind signs on the surface.

Overall impression

Had a nice day. Weather was so-so. Hardly anything going on in the open touring terrain. If you don't have any plans for tomorrow: there's still plenty to do here.