Snow report Western Allgäu foothills, 02/15/2026

Snow condition

The fresh snow is nice where it has a base, but it doesn't change the snow situation. Below 1400m, the base is also very thin on the north side, so ground contact cannot be ruled out. You can just tell that not much has come down in the first mountain ranges due to all the wind from the last snowfalls and that they've been fully exposed to the warmth of the westerlies. But you can get down to 900m on gentle meadows and toboggan runs.

Snow quality

You can actually always get through to the crust (much harder than on Friday), except on a snowcatcher NW slope above 1500m. That was the best slope, a western slope and a steep eastern gully were worse. The fresh snow itself is enriched with some sleet, but it's a great dusting. It opened up at midday and you could feel the power of the sun directly in the snow.

The binding to the crust is not that great. However, we only noticed this when we slipped quite frequently on the ascent. Therefore, at this altitude, the danger of falling and the ground is the greater danger

Overall impression

Bad start with a blister on my foot and thick clouds in the sky. Great end thanks to Compeed, sun and powder snow. Let's hope that the snow line is unexpectedly low over the next few days, then next weekend could be very good.