PowderAlert 1 2024/25 | Make skiing great again!

There was a brief interlude of our favourite colour in the Eastern Alps in September, but it soon changed into the warm autumn colours. Now it's back again. But why is the alert only sounding in the second round and not on Tuesday?

You can hardly ride without a base. Now there is a base of 20-50 cm and now comes the alert. Because the PowderAlert has a "concept of a plan" and only we powder patriots are suitable to guide you through the next 6 months. And we shout out with our 120 mm under-foot powder guns in our hands: "From my cold dead hands!".

Er...yes, or something like that. Anyway, here we go again. A ray of light in dark times.

Alert period and areas:

From France to the Arlberg and the alert continues until Saturday morning. No core, but there is more base in France and in the lower Valais.

Wind:

It was already quite strong, but there was hardly anything on the ground. Even now it's going to be a strong storm until tomorrow, then a bit calmer and then stormy again on Sunday. So everything will be pretty blown away, but nothing will work in the high mountains anyway, so it's only half as bad.

Snowline:

Goes up briefly in the west, then right back down again. So powder on the meadows and full amounts from 1500m.

Powder to the People.

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Zillertal

The quantities:

There will be 30-50 cm of snow across the country and 50-70 cm in congested areas. Central Switzerland/Glarus and the west of the French-Swiss border are particularly affected.

Where should I go?

I would head west to an alpine meadow, or even have a look at what's coming in open areas in France or Valais. But think about the wind on Sunday! In the morning on Friday it's still snowing, so you shouldn't go above the tree line, and on Saturday it will be warm and you should set off early. In general, I would rather relax in the meadows. Sunday will be even warmer and stormy again. So rather a test with the pulled handbrake than powdercraziness.

Medium term:

It's getting cooler again, but there are no mega dumps on the horizon. At least it shouldn't all thaw out again, as the warmth will only last until Monday.

Powder to the people!

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