PowderAlert 7 20022/23 | Winter sales weeks!

And just as the gondola door opening of Innsbruck's Nordkette cable car resembles a Mad Max movie, the next few days are going to be chaotic. This alert lasts until Thursday, but after that it's business as usual and the weekend should be at least "interesting". Will it be positively powdery or just meteorological? That is written in the stars. In any case, Ullr's wild WestKarussel starts now and invites bargain hunters to a wild shopping week lasting at least five days.

Alert period and areas

The areas extend from central Switzerland to the Hautes Alpes, with a possible 30 cm further east to the Arlberg.

The alert will continue until the short break in precipitation on Thursday afternoon, before Ullr gets the big hammer out.

Different powder forecasts see slightly different scenarios.

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Wind

Westerly gales from all westerly directions! This pushes everything up to the border ridge in France and deep into the Valais in Switzerland.

Snowfall line

Not so great. It's mostly in the west between 1700-1900m and in the east a little lower at 1500-1800. There are surprises in the inner Alps, but since it won't be that intense and we have spring with high radiation, I don't see many lasting surprises.

The amounts

From central Switzerland to Valais there will be 30-50cm and from (lower or northern) Valais to France 50-70cm of fresh snow above 2000-2200m. In potholes this can also be 80 or 90cm

Fresh snow forecast for the next two days, then we'll continue with a new alarm. — New snow forecast for the next two days, then we'll continue with a new alarm.

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Where should I go?

Well. I would try to get to Valais or France in an inner alpine area with high trees above 1800m, because there might be something to do on Thursday. You might also be in good hands there for Friday to Sunday. The sun won't come into play during the alert and also not in the second alert from Friday. The question is rather whether, as indicated in the latest model runs, there is a chance of deeper snowfall in Graubünden and on the Arlberg, but that is unclear. The biggest amounts should also fall in Valais and France in alert 2.

Medium-term

As mentioned, alert 2 of the winter sales comes on Thursday, but whether it will really snow or just rain is still completely open. After that, it will probably warm up again and then possibly cool down again. It should remain wet, so that at least in the west the high alpine areas can become suitable for spring.

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