Corona

Greetings, dear WeatherBlog readers! We are starting the season, despite high pressure and the corona crisis, because: Weather always works. And at some point, the weather will change again and so will the lockdown situation. And then you want to be well prepared! The other PowderGuide weather services (fresh snow forecast, PowderMap) will be switched on when it looks a bit more wintry.

Corona caused us to throw a few plans overboard in 2020. The pandemic has dominated everyday life and everything else has suddenly become unimportant. Nevertheless, we ask ourselves the question: why should we continue to ski as environmentally friendly as possible in winter 20/21?

An almost normal summer was followed by a relatively snowy, early fall season with the first days of skiing on the glacier. Even in October, with a little imagination, you could still convince yourself that everything was somehow almost normal, although the worsening of the coronavirus crisis had been looming for some time. November is now characterized by new lockdowns throughout the Alps.

How did the stable lateral position work again? What about the 2020/21 PowderGuide season? Will our tent stay waterproof even in heavy rain? These were the central topics of this year's PG core team meeting.

A lack of snow in the early season, repeated rain up to high altitudes in mid-winter and then the coronavirus pandemic overshadowing everything - 2019/20 was not a carefree dream winter. We are all the more pleased about the beautiful, fun, adventurous and exciting days on the mountain that we were able to experience last season. In the SeasonReport we review the key points of the winter on PowderGuide.com. Thanks to the PG community and to all our friends and partners! And see you soon!

For many of us, the months of March, April and May are a real blessing when it comes to skiing and ski touring: the days are getting longer, the conditions are often safer - the time has come for extended, challenging undertakings. And you could see that in the numerous and impressive CRs of recent years. This season is different...

To cut a long story short, the weather will remain as it is for the time being. There will only be a change in the next few days in the form of a few spring clouds. In the north there may be - how exciting! - there might even be a shower at the weekend.

We conclude the Videos of the Week season with a stocktaking: how are all the powder junkies and gully hazardeurs, park kids and ski touring fanatics coping under house arrest? What substitutes are needed? Videos of the week, for example? We see that some do it with style, others with style, and the best thing is that we all continue to do nothing at all out there!

What to do with the WeatherBlog? Skiing has been canceled, there are more important things to do. In stark contrast to the state weather services, which are part of the critical infrastructure and therefore have to continue to function anyway, we are here purely for entertainment. On the other hand, I personally find the weather report after the TV or radio news to be soothing, reassuringly normal, as is looking at weather maps. So, let's talk a bit about the weather.

Sebastian has been making the Videos of the Week for PowderGuide this season. He lives in Trieste and has only been allowed to leave his apartment there for over a week to go shopping or do some careful sport in the nearby area, alone. So he's been in a situation that many of us are starting to experience for some time. What is it like? Here are his first impressions and views.

The coronavirus epidemic and the associated restrictions on public life naturally also affect the PowderGuide team and - at least in part - the operation of PowderGuide.com.