Snow report Zinal, 12/29/2021

Snow condition

In the morning at 1300m with 5cm of fresh snow. 30-40cm of new snow at the top. Snow everywhere, unfortunately melting at the bottom during the day with 50mm of rain forecast.

Snow quality

Today, it's simple: good at the top, bad at the bottom. pfui means. Rain. from 9.30am. one descent up to 1300m is fine, then water skis. completely soaked snow below 2200m

With announcement today a tense 4th. already yesterday evening blasts in the whole valley (probably also from the Rhone valley). in the morning it goes on like this. Blasting that you can hear but can't see anywhere. We stay IN the ski area.

Overall impression

We are the first to set off and race down a powdery, untracked descent to Vercorin. It's dry just once, then you can wring me out and the snow too. It's very pretty up in the forest, not light fluffy powder but ok. It's still no fun in the long run when it's raining after 300m downhill. Restrictive behavior is required today anyway, and nothing else is possible with the blasts sounding at regular intervals. Outlook for the next few days: keep your fingers crossed that it doesn't soak everything at the top, otherwise just wait and see.