Snow report Upper Bavaria, 01/26/2021
30 cm of fresh snow and a lot of wind
Upper Bavaria
Snow condition
Snow quality
Overall impression
Snow condition
I looked at the measuring station after the alarm clock and the day got off to a brisk start. At 1100 m we had about 30 cm of fresh snow overnight. As the altitude increased, the wind got stronger and stronger, making it pretty inhospitable from around 1500 m upwards. Consequently, the inhomogeneous snow cover at this altitude remains. Ridges and ridges are still blown off or bare.
Snow quality
Nice cold powder snow and really good where it was reasonably sheltered from the wind. There were a few face shots today. I got partially drowned today with 108 under the binding.
Risks
As I was on my own, with strong winds, lots of fresh snow and poor visibility in places, I was very defensive on the meadows. On the ascent, there was again a pronounced change between lots of snow and hardly any snow. Today I climbed in the "exciting" area near the ridge on more or less bare meadows and was therefore able to avoid all drift snow accumulations. Based on Sunday's experience, some of the drift snow is on hard/frozen ground. Gullies and hollows are sure to be filled properly at the moment. The LLB for the Bavarian foothills of the Alps was upgraded to warning level 3 for >1500 m today.
Overall impression
Top snow, but the extremely unpleasant wind in the open terrain caused one star to be deducted.
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