The play continues and artistic director Ullr wants to extend the season of the extremely successful play "March Winter". The little man from the street, who is always interviewed in TV interviews, doesn't think this is so great, but we are looking forward to a little compensation for the miserable start to the powder season.Duration: The second act ends at noon on Sunday as the last act, as there is no more money in Ullr's powder box to finance further acts. Areas: This alert applies primarily to those who already have, the west and south. There may be a little less in the west, but the foundations are stable. It may also flake on the main ridge, but it is questionable whether there will be enough to trigger an alert in the north. Snow line and wind: It may start a little warmer in the north and west, but it will get colder with the precipitation and it should remain snowy in the south from 1000-1200m and powdery from 1300-1500m. At the beginning there will be a strong southerly wind, so that there will be drifts at the top, in the north with Föhn and on the main ridge, but there should still be enough powder even at higher altitudes in the accumulation areas in the south and also in the areas of the west. The amounts: This is quite complicated, as the low is slowly creeping into the Alps from the west and it's not clear what will happen, especially in the north. This is clearer in the south with a fairly strong current. In the west, there will probably be between 30-50cm from the west/north of Valais to the whole of France to the Maritime Alps, but without the accumulation bonus, as the low pressure is more likely to flow over it than against it. In the south, from Ticino to Slovenia, 50-70cm are common and 70-100cm are possible in potholes, whereby the meter is probably the upper end of the flagpole. In the north, 10-30cm are possible, depending on the mood of our egging low.
Where to go: I'd head south at the weekend for maximum powder success, or if you're traveling for longer to the west, because they've already got some good snow and are theoretically less scary in terms of the snowpack foundation. But it remains to be seen how things will look after this snowfall in the south. The important thing is that there's already powder in the west and south of Switzerland on Saturday morning, whereas in the southeast it doesn't fall until Saturday. So for Saturday in the south, I would take the region from Ticino to the Engadine/Adamello rather than the south-east, such as the Dolomites or Slovenia. On Saturday, the trees are in line because it snows all day. On Sunday, the snowfall stops and you could look for a combination area with trees and opportunities at the top. There's still a bonus in the southeast on Sunday and it's unlikely to break up so quickly here.
In the medium term: It will be sunny but the temperatures will remain pleasantly cool. So if there's nothing more to be had on the lifts, i.e. in the stress strongholds of the well-known spots during the snowfall, nothing stands in the way of a whole week of touring. Take a vacation if you can, because it looks really inviting. Powder to the people! Your Oracle