Snow report Upper Valais, 12/14/2018
Von Visperterminen aufs Rothorli
Upper Valais
Snow condition
Snow quality
Overall impression
Snow condition
You can go up from 1300, but realistically only up to 1600m. Above the tree line at 2100 it gets really blown out.
Snow quality
In Visperterminen, after the last snow weekend, there were peak wind speeds of 167km/h wind. Of course, this somehow destroyed everything a little... The windy slopes and even some grass peeping through (it was still fully covered on Monday) are less of a nuisance on the way up than on the way down, but still don't fit into the idyllic picture of the small - not yet open - area of Visperterminen (21.12. opening)
Risks
Absolutely nothing observed, officially it had a 2 according to SLF.
Overall impression
From the village of Visperterminen, you have a good 1000 meters of altitude ahead of you until you reach the top of the Rothorli. Good for getting your thighs used to winter mode and touring. Not necessarily to be rewarded with easy, swaggering powder turns. The last few meters on snow-covered and partly icy roads are all the more fun! Sometimes sparks fly when you scrape the tarmac with the edge ;)
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