Snow report Upper Valais, 12/28/2021

Snow condition

All villages covered in deep snow. until the rain... otherwise from below in the Rhone valley already snow. in the morning also snow covered (slippery) road up to 1300m above then, you can also do something with the snow...

Snow quality

There's plenty of snow, it's just too wet and too heavy. Blown away at the top, so stone contact. in slightly south-facing exposures with melt crust at a depth of 15cm. very tricky to find good snow. slush at the bottom, blown away at the top, center: Knobel game

from Monday still according to SLF 2, today then due to strong wind, beginning snowfall. especially unfavorable are the exposures west over north to south east above 2200m. With rising temperatures and possible rain, the snow cover will become increasingly soaked and heavy.

Overall impression

Fog, rain, snow and wind at the top of the peaks (2700m) at around 70kmh. Nevertheless, a few powder turns can be found: too wet in the forest, no visibility at the top and blown-off ridges as well as blown-in gullies. so only the area just above the tree line remains, where you can find powder that is easy to ski. Be careful in the south expo with a lousy crust. The variants that are very popular in St. Luc are not possible today (no visibility from Bella tola, too many rocks under Rotzé, drifting snow and also no visibility). We find a few goodies and otherwise celebrate the descent and the beer in the pub:)