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PowderAlert 12 2023 /24 | Infinite Südstau I

Hot shower and then?

by Lars Oelmann 03/26/2024
As in the age-old internet meme, Ullr asked someone how many Südstau he should send and everyone just shouted YES! And so it comes as it must. There's another Südstau and then another one or two during the weekend. Is that good? Yes and no. This one is great. Nice amounts and a good snow line. The one at the weekend will be tropically warm with 25 degrees in the north and rain above 2000 metres in the lift. And you'll hardly be able to enjoy this one, as it'll only clear up briefly and then it'll get really warm.

Alarm period and areas

From the Aosta Valley to Slovenia in the south and also the south-west of France and the Maritime Alps.

The alert goes off until Wednesday evening.

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Wind

Foehn storm in the north, but it also gets rough in the south. Full crowds up to the main ridge.

Snow line and amounts

1000-1800 m from west to east, as well as high in SW France and slightly higher everywhere on Wednesday. The limit starts at 1000-1500 m and rises to 1200-1800 m. In the Simplon and north-west Ticino full amounts from 1600 m and in Slovenia from 2000 m.

There is widespread snowfall of 40-60cm. From Monte Rosa to north-western Ticino around 60-80 cm.

Where should I go?

Tuesday is not very exciting, lots of wind, little new. Wednesday should be worthwhile in the core in the trees with a base. Thursday is strange intermediate weather, but not really sunny either and from Friday the heat will probably come in full force. Whether the alert will start then or on Saturday is still unclear. Likewise whether it will snow from 2000 m or 2400 m. In the north you can go to the lake in summer temperatures.

Medium term

Warm shower and then? Will it stay medium warm or will it be really summer right away? Unclear... Unfortunately, the crystal ball doesn't see much hope for cold and northern congestion. The high tour season will probably be rather short this year, as it seems to be starting four weeks too early again. But the oracle is not giving up hope.

(short-term) Powder to the people!

Your oracle - sitting here on the Haute Route and wondering what the five thousand people with harnesses and mountain guides will be doing for the next 6 days :D

Prediction game #12: Core zone station "Porcaresc (2038m)"

The snow depth prediction game no. 12 takes place at the station "Porcaresc (2038m)" from Tuesday, 26 March 07:00 to 27 March 23:00. The initial value of the snow depth at station "Porcaresc (2038m)" is 226cm (26.3. 07:00).

Write your fresh snow tip as a comment below by Tuesday 26 March at 21:00! Reminder: Tip game rules, Tipping game reminder by email.

First prize in this year's betting game is the Bamboo 104 slats from Valhalla - Handmade ski dreams from the Schwatzwald!

This article has been automatically translated by DeepL with subsequent editing. If you notice any spelling or grammatical errors or if the translation has lost its meaning, please write an e-mail to the editors.

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