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PowderAlert 4 2017/18 | Busy as Ullr

Snow for the Weekendwarriors

by Lars Oelmann • 11/29/2017
If Ullr continues like this, it will hopefully soon look like this.

If Ullr continues like this, it will hopefully look like this soon.

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Similar to the last Bundesliga alarm, Ullr continues undeterred and brings us powder in painter mode. Because there are no isolated, brilliant mega-dumps from an eccentric artist god, but honest work, precisely for fans of the middle part of the Bundesliga who value consistency and regularity. And just as the skilled worker brings home a reliable pay packet every week, Ullr brings us our weekly refresh.

Time period

Until Saturday morning. The refresh comes just in time for all weekend warriors. In the Maritime Alps possibly until the evening.

Areas

From France to Tyrol, but it will be tight with the alarm, so don't be surprised if it hardly gets 30cm even in the alarm area. The core will probably lie between Lower Valais and Glarus in the foothills of the Alps in northern Switzerland, where 20-30cm have already fallen today. In the south, it will probably only be interesting towards the Maritime Alps and Piedmont.

Snowfall limit

Far below. Ergo: Only "the good stuff" is coming.

Wind

Hardly worth mentioning, so powder right up to the top. The problem, however, is that it hardly pushes into the Alps, so that the full amounts can only be reached in the foothills of the Alps and in the northern congestion.

Fresh snow in the next 24 hours

New snow in the next 24 hours

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New snow in the next 24 hours

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The amounts

Are between 25 and 40cm in the north, but I wouldn't rule out a single 50cm somewhere in central Switzerland, northern Valais, Bernese Oberland or Glarus, as it will be quite fluffy. More would be a risky forecast, but it's cold and quite windless, so who knows....

Today there were already up to 30cm in Switzerland instead of 10-15cm.

East of Tyrol and the alert area it should stay below 30cm, but even there 10 to almost 30cm will come together.

In the south, especially in Piedmont, 30-50cm should also come together with possible surprises in both directions if the Italian low ticks or gets stronger. In the southeast, there's probably nothing coming and it's only going to the Balkans.

Where should I go

Alm meadows until Friday, because cold blower doesn't go well with trees without a base. And from Saturday onwards, a high ski area in the core, if it breaks open. You can't guarantee that on Saturday. Sunday then a nice tour at the spot of your choice with a base, because remember: cold powder on rocks is not much fun.

Snowfall over the next 3 days.

Snowfall totals over the next 3 days

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Medium-term outlook

Uncertain, but fluctuating between good and not so bad. So much better than the last few years, when there was only plague and cholera. Maybe Ullr will fill your ski boots with powder for Santa Claus, but that is still beyond a serious forecast. However, it will remain cold and powdery until December 3-4 if anyone wants to go touring.

Sounds good, doesn't it? Even the oracle is cautiously optimistic.

Powder to the people!

Your oracle

Here's the prediction game for the current alert.

If Ullr continues like this, it will hopefully soon look like this.

If Ullr continues like this, it will hopefully look like this soon.

LH
LR

If Ullr continues like this, it will hopefully look like this soon.

LH
LR

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