Snow report Tannheimer Valley, 12/24/2017

Snow condition

The amount of snow in the Tannheim mountains and in the Außerfern is decent for this time of year. Ski tours (partly also south-facing) can be started from valley locations. However, a starting point at over 1000 m above sea level is advisable. The warming during the day caused the snow cover in the valley and sunny areas to thaw during the day. On the shady side, the thermometer didn't really rise above 0 degrees today, even in the valley. On the tours, the mountain pine belts were also partially covered in snow.

Snow quality

On the descent today, we encountered a wild mixture of windswept snow, rain crust (from Friday's rain), powder and melted snow. All in all, it was good skiing. On the south side, the snow cover has thawed during the day up to 2000m above sea level, so you have to reckon with slush or a layer of harsh snow.

We thought the conditions were okay today. Yesterday, however, we abandoned our tour prematurely for fear of drifting snow. Today, due to the warming weather, we noticed snow slides on sun-exposed slopes (although these mostly date back to Friday). After the rain, the snow cover has stabilized again.

Overall impression

We went on two very nice ski tours yesterday and today in the beautiful weather with changeable snow