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PowderAlert 6 - Real powder at last

Now with base and Faceshot app for the body!

by Lars Oelmann • 01/10/2016
The time has come, it's finally snowing really fluffy powder, unfortunately most of it again for those who are already blessed with it from Ullr.

Ullr is sometimes a real diva and alert number 5 was the first time that Ullr graciously gave us real powder, unfortunately still a bit damp and heavy, but still finally riding without rocks and with 30 to 40 cm of fresh snow underfoot.

Situation

Now that cooler air is finally seeping in (today the temperature dropped by more than 3 to 4 degrees at the measuring stations over the course of the day), but the westerly flow remains moist, we can finally give the green light for an alarm without restrictions. At least where it already has a base, i.e. the Wallis and parts of France. The rest of the country will also get snow, but here you still have to act with a sure instinct and the proverbial handbrake in the terrain.

Of course, there are avalanche problems everywhere, as always with lots of fresh snow. Therefore, as always, please read the LLBs before you indulge in the white rush and don't head out headlessly despite the long waiting period.

Time period & areas

This alert is valid until Wednesday afternoon and the core zones are still the same. The Lower and Northern Valais and Northern France. Adjacent there are still alerts up to the Arlberg and deeper into the Wallis. This time there should also be alerts in the Ostalpen, unfortunately still without a base.

In the south, only the southern Engadin/ Adamello and Carinthia / Slovenia will see anything worth mentioning.

The snow line will no longer need to worry us and will virtually go into the valleys on Tuesday. There will be wind and the westerly gale will continue to happily blow away everything that isn't nailed down. But since you'll probably have to be out in the trees anyway, that's just a downer for the possible weekend.

The crowds...

...the holy grail of the alert: In the west of Valais, it's getting down to business again and I expect widespread 60 to 80 cm as new snow totals both days, and again occasionally the meter. The snow depth increases after settling should still be 40 to 70 cm on Wednesday. In the rest of the Wallis, in the north up to the Arlberg there should be another 30 to 50 cm, although I would rather see the 50 cm on the Swiss Alpennordhang than in Austria. East of the Arlberg it could be 10 to 30 cm, but the 30 cm will probably be more towards the main ridge if something sloshes in from the south. Because in the south towards Engadin there should be another 20 to 30 cm and in the southeast towards Drreiländereck It/Slo/Austria also up to 50 cm. However, the south is a shaky candidate, because if the current becomes a little more northerly, nothing will arrive there.

Where should I take my Instagram photos?

In the Berlin Vegan Art Café, of course. Or, if it absolutely has to be skiing as a lifestyle, in Valais or northern France. If you can go, you should do so tomorrow, because Tuesday will also be very nice. I promise. It will probably stop snowing on Wednesday morning and from then on you should be able to go higher up.

Outlook

It will remain cold and there may be more snow on Friday. A real northerly storm is probably not in sight until the weekend, even if the air masses are now coming from the west to northwest. There may be another alert for you this week. What comes after that is still completely open, but many models are letting the whole thing dry out for the time being, so you should be able to mount the skins in the west.

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