Snow report Tannheimer Valley, 04/02/2018

Snow condition

Tour Gaishorn with appendix Start and end point with skis at the Tannheim parking lot. On Saturday and Easter Sunday there was a total of 5 cm in the valley and 20 cm on the mountain. Partly compacted by the wind but great to ski with a bit of speed.

Snow quality

Pefecto - as Powder Guidler "htg_other" described, once again great conditions at least until midday. Above 1500 m - the sun and temperatures quickly made the fresh snow dull from midday.

Fresh snow came with a lot of wind, even during the day the wind was blowing strongly on the ridges. I thought for a long time about whether I should track to the summit, but a brief snow profile analysis gave me more information. No floating layers on the steep slopes in question - avoid direct drift snow accumulations on the lee side.

Overall impression

Almost a tradition at Easter: more powder on the Gaishorn. Great turns in the morning and afternoon on the bike or, in our case, the barbecue was fired up (-;