PowderAlert 7 2025/26 | The Fast Food Alert

For us freeriders, there is no such limitation when it comes to powder, there is no such thing as "too much". We are never full - or, to put it less nicely: We are the pugs of the winter sports business. We keep going until there is no more powder.

Ullr now sends us an alarm, which lasts for a short time. (Therefore NO TIPSPIEL!). It wasn't entirely clear beforehand whether it would be an alarm, and it hardly makes anyone really happy afterwards. Because it doesn't snow that much or in the wrong areas, with little base. And by Wednesday night, it's all over again, leaving us with a feeling of fullness. A fast food alert. But when you're hungry, fast food is better than nothing, and sometimes fast food is pretty awesome.

Alarm period and areas

Flakes come down almost everywhere, but due to the south-westerly flow there are only alert amounts in France from the Hautes Alpes to the Maritime Alps and in the rest of the Southern Alps from eastern Ticino to the Austria/Italy/Slovenia border triangle. There is hardly a core, but the Maritime Alps and the border triangle could get a little more. In the far west of the northern Alps, in the foothills of the Alps, there could be just enough for an alert in areas with a little south-west Stau potential. The alert will end in the night of Wednesday to Thursday morning in the far east.

Snow line

The snow line in the Maritime Alps starts at almost 2,000 m and then drops to 1,200-1,300 m. In the southeast, it starts at 1,000 m and then rises to 1,600-1,700 m. In the east there is upsidedown creamy snow and in the southwest a wet snowpack under the fresh snow. Yuck.

The amounts

30-50 cm from the Écrins massif to the Maritime Alps and from Trentino to the border triangle, up to 60 cm in Stau areas. From Ticino to Trentino and in the far west of the French Prealps, it's fluffing around the alarm level of 30 cm.

Where should I go?

Wednesday: The season has just started in the south-east and the last snowfall has created a 20-40 cm thin base. Even if a lot of snow falls there, I would recommend the Maritime Alps region or the Piedmont on the main ridge of the Maritime Alps and hope that it stays cool enough there in the inner Alps and that some snow still falls, as there is a base for alpine meadows and trees. Otherwise, the southwest accumulation areas in France south of the Écrin massif would also be possible.

After that, fresh snow is more likely in the west (no alarm) and it will clear up in the south from Thursday onward. Temperatures will remain cool and suitable for powder. (This winter is not warm, "only" too little snow).

Medium term

From Tuesday next week, we could be in for another real Südstau, with good length, good amounts and a betting game. The oracle will let you know if (hopefully “when”) the time comes.

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