PowderAlert 1 2023/24 | Come to stay!

Welcome dear friends of fluffy fun. The season is starting again and ULLR is now officially starting at PowderGuide. In case you're wondering about the "official" start of the season: As Ullr's media partner, we of course have access to internals and that's why only we have the official start of the season.

Seriously. Why not earlier? It has already snowed quite a lot and sometimes quite deeply.

Yes, but! Either there was no base yet, or it rained again shortly afterwards up to almost 3000m, so it didn't seem sensible to ring in the season for a 12-hour window.

This time it's different. Not only will we get a really cold northerly storm at the weekend, but there will also be a base from medium altitudes AND it's likely to stay quite cool and damp, so it will hopefully remain wintry from now on, even in the medium and long term.

So get your skis out, put your avalanche transceivers on batteries and start your leg training now at the latest, because it's on.

Alert period and areas

The alert runs from Friday noon to Sunday evening (or Monday morning in the east) and extends from the northern Valais to the Rax.

There is no defined core, but the snow is coming more from eastern Switzerland to eastern Austria.

Wind

Substantial northerly wind, but no hurricane, so most of it should come in the traffic jams and at the foothills of the Alps, but a lot will also be pushed up to the main ridge.

Snowfall limit

At the very bottom, so that the full amounts can be expected from about 1000m.

The amounts

According to the models, about 30-50cm will come from the Bernese Oberland to central Switzerland, but anyone who knows central Switzerland knows that there can also be significant surprises upwards in real northern traffic jams and I wouldn't rule out 70cm there. The rest of the northern slopes of the Alps will see 40-70cm and in congested areas such as Glarus, the Arlberg, the Nordkette or the Salzkammergut I would assume 70-90cm. In the east, the meter can also be full, as we are closer to the low there and a little more elevation supports the amounts.

Where should I go?

That's a good question, because there is no visibility at the top, where the base is, and it will be difficult at the bottom. Saturday will be enough for cautious meadow sliding at best and then Sunday for real skiing on the meadows below the tree line. In any case, look for your favorite north face snow hole to maximize the fun.

On Monday, it should break up briefly, at least in the west, and there will probably be more snow on Tuesday. In short: The 23/24 season is now officially starting.

Mid-term

It will remain quite damp and also quite cool. What will happen towards next weekend is still completely unclear. Strange developments of marginal lows lead to completely different results in all models, so you can play "make a wish". Therefore: Dust off the Ullrschrein and keep your fingers crossed for the best.

Tipping game #1: Core zone station "Altaussee Loser (1573m)"

The snow depth tipping game no. 1 will take place at the station "Altaussee Loser (1573m)" from Friday, Nov 24th 16:00 to Nov 27th 10:00. The initial value of the snow depth at the station "Altaussee Loser (1573m)" is 44cm (24.11. 16:00).

Write your fresh snow tip by Saturday, 25.11. at 20:00 as a comment below! Reminder: Tip game rules, tip game reminder via email.

On we go 23/24

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