Snow report Western Allgäu foothills, 01/08/2024

Snow condition

Above 1200 m and 4 stars below, there is little basis and you can only reach the valley at 900 m with enemy contact. However, several ascents to the promising heights solve this problem quite satisfactorily.

Snow quality

Almost perfect powder snow in wind-protected gullies and hollows. Ridge often covered with drift snow. On the south side, there was a huge dusting of cold temperatures and beautiful sunshine above the fog. In the afternoon, the wind picked up and covered some good runs with annoying drift snow. It's only on the surface, but it spoils the enjoyment of the ride. It's best to look for hollows that are sheltered from the wind and not too steep in the morning.

Due to north-westerly winds the day before yesterday and yesterday, there was quite a bit of drifting on the southern slopes near the ridge. You have to be careful here. There were cracks and small clods in the snow cover on hairpin bends in terrain of around 32 degrees. But you can recognize them well and usually avoid them. At midday, a strong south-easterly wind set in and blew in the northern slopes in particular. An ascent track on the ridge was completely filled within 15 minutes.

Overall impression

For the altitudes between 1400 and 1800m, I give it 5 stars today. Great weather and mostly bomb snow and a super crew and hardly anyone on the way...