Schneehöhentippspiel

At some point, the prolonged late fall will turn into an early winter with short days and, this year, a light layer at higher altitudes. At some point, the bikes and climbing gear can be swapped for the skis from the summer camps. And then, it's time for the PowdeAalarm and the snow height game! For the fifth time in a row! And there are some great prizes again, more on that below.

Life in times of improvisation. One thing in advance to prevent angry protest emails: We as PowderGuide are not trying to persuade you to cuddle up in a group in an infection gondola. For some, however, there is an opportunity to have fun in the snow without dancing with the R-value, which is why we want to make every effort this season to introduce you to the regions with the best snow in the Alert! If you can and are allowed to go, you're in luck!

Many ski resorts may be closed in spring, but the ski touring season is not over yet. But where is the white gold? Especially at this time of year, information is scarce - avalanche warning services have stopped their daily reports, few ski tourers report on the conditions and generally speaking, ski tours are simply difficult to imagine when you're lying in the sun in the valley wearing shorts.

And again an early onset of winter brings the betting game out of its winter escape in the south! This time it missed the first few PowderAlerts at 10-15 degrees Celsius in Finale Ligure on the rocks. But yes, you can't deny it: It's winter and no longer fall. It's the beginning of the season of skiing, powder, PowderAlert and snow depth prediction game!

Okay, now we can no longer deny it: Winter has arrived, in the southern parts of the Alps there is already between 1 and 2 meters of snow (Airolo, Simplon, Engadin, see SNOWGRID). So it's time to evaluate last season's prediction game and start the next one.

The days are getting shorter, the glaciers are opening ice slopes, autumnal cold fronts bring anticipation and chaos in equal measure and we are "officially" back from our summer slumber.

This year's winter season is in full swing. PowderAlerts are rattling towards the Alps every 4 days. Not surprisingly, there are constant reports of "well above average snow depth", "very high avalanche danger" and 4-5 star condition reports. An interim result of the snow depth prediction game is needed!

I've just been on a summer getaway in Croatia and was shocked to discover that it's already snowing there too. So, there's no denying it: it's winter and the season of skiing, powder, PowderAlert and snow depth prediction games has begun!

The first autumn snowfalls have brought at least a brief chill to the glaciers, you need a headlamp again for your after-work bike tour and there is pumpkin soup everywhere - that can only mean one thing: winter is just around the corner. PowderGuide is also starting the season.

Ullr on a surfing trip at the beach = winter over = prediction game over = final results and overall winner! firsttrack won with an average deviation of less than 5%, followed by chevchelios with a deviation of 7% and skimale1982 with 8%. Congratulations!

Another mixed winter season comes to an end. After a late start, there was another good load of fresh snow in April - probably more than the entire winter. And at the weekend there's more to come. We are pleased that our visitor numbers don't fluctuate as much as the amount of powder in recent winters. We have also grown this winter and this encourages us to keep putting more and more energy into the PowderGuide project. But now it's time to call it a day for the 2016/2017 season.

After eight tips, the mountains are white, but the weeks of high the snow cover. Time for an interim result. We Ullr disciples are of course optimistic and hopefully there will be plenty more opportunities to tip: It's still worth entering! Huge prizes await the best new-snow scout!