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matjaz123. 02. 2016 11:18:45

Finally a sensibly written thought

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IgorZlodej23. 02. 2016 13:14:07

For ARSO as a voluntary avalanche observer, I have been working for the 4th winter already (in this winter I have sent 11 reports). On Friday 19.2. I sent a report based on observations in the Mangart area, which of course means very local avalanche conditions, but which generally applied to the entire Western Julian Alps for the whole last weekend. Copy of the report is in the attachment.

The problem of the state avalanche service is that it does not have at least 10-12 permanent avalanche observation posts distributed across the entire high mountains of KSA, Karavanke and JA. As far as I know, they are trying all possible ways, including with volunteers.

Even more problematic are the occasional or so-called Sunday visitors of the snowy mountains, who know very little or nothing about the conditions, do not understand warnings, nor distinguish the terms moderate, considerable, high (here I would also criticize the 24ur forecasters, because for them the whole winter was high danger, i.e. 4th degree of avalanche danger, from the surplus surely no headache, but zmeden

).

As for avalanche gear and knowledge of its use, that is already a completely different topic, which is very much worth consideration.

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viharnik23. 02. 2016 14:05:15

We Slovenians had an exceptional expert on avalanches and snow on a world level, i.e. Dr. Tomaž Vrhovec, who was unexpectedly surprised by a wind slab avalanche below Vratce between Šija and Vogel during a reconnaissance tour in winter 2004, aged barely 45. He himself planned to establish the first live avalanche station on Vogel. He lectured even in Canada and Switzerland on the topic of snow behaviour and its transformation in different weather conditions and atmospheric factors.
At home, he was with PD Šiška in Ljubljana, also a mountaineer and enthusiast of touring skiing.

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gj23. 02. 2016 14:17:40

But if there's no light when the electricity runs out, then it sucks.

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bostjanp23. 02. 2016 14:34:42

Madonca, you guys are really good. Every winter you polemicize around conditions, gear, etc... and never get to the end. If a mountaineer is proper, he already knows when it is time to go to the mountain, what is needed for that and does not ask here. For the less experienced in these conditions, I recommend a mountain guide, who is a seasoned old cat, only then will he learn many things, and safely experience winter beauties. If he reads all this, he will surely go up on his own. How all that ends, no need to go further.

And a safe and smart step nasmeh

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klemenstular24. 02. 2016 11:38:48

Winter fairytale on Begunjščica. In Slovenia winter is way too short (at least for me) nasmeh

Conditions: New snow blown away, in the gully a bit of ice, a bit of windpacked snow. Towards the top of the gully and on the ridge frozen snow or ice. In the morning there was still strong wind.

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jax24. 02. 2016 16:19:00

Winter fairytale on Begunjščica. In Slovenia winter way too short (at least for me)

I think you mistyped something. It is too long mežikanje

vespuci24. 02. 2016 16:32:20

klemenstular is right-winter till May

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Tomazp24. 02. 2016 20:08:21

At least until May velik nasmeh

simonerjavec27. 02. 2016 16:25:19

Back on Begunjščica nasmeh

Conditions:
- down on central gully very mixed base, from windslab, hard ice slabs, ice, frozen snow lumps.
- Trolko in good condition, good snow, upper part where route turns right is rock very windblown, so we traversed left to ridge.
-Y also in good condition, upper part very hard, in lower part also very good snow can be found.

All in early hours... then on your own mežikanje

Little story on blog:
http://www.simonerjavec.com/2016/02/trolko-was-trolling-us.html

or just video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYko_zr9iXw

Best regards,
Simon

***edit: According to info we went too high for Trolko, but still, snow is snow.

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Maemi29. 02. 2016 00:07:50

Sunday ascent to Begunjščica, initially planned via Y gully, emergency plan via central gully remained unfulfilled due to conditions.
Despite thick fog that you could cut, we still waded well to the entrances of the gullies, where deep drift of fresh snow surprised us, so we turned back preventively against avalanches (+30cm fresh snow).
Ascent to Triangel completely different story, 5-10cm snow, at top windblown to old hard base.

That's about local conditions nasmeh

Safe on paths in coming days!

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simonerjavec2. 03. 2016 19:36:55

Conditions on NW ridge of Begunjščica:

Ascent started in Gully in NW ridge and then continued along the ridge itself. Soon saw that ascent not feasible, so had to descend to Smokuški gully.

From top the ridge looks perfect, but reality is bit different. At intermediate summit on ridge it was (at least for us) impassable, so traversed right hoping to bypass summit and continue on ridge, but terrain even worse. In crust and winter with more snow this option feasible, today not.

Conditions like this:
In gully sinking to waist. (not anymore mežikanje

) Snow itself fairly stable, except top 5 cm layer that doesn't stick at all to lower. Lower layer fairly stable.

Ridge windblown in places, but upper part completely filled.

No video today.

http://www.simonerjavec.com/2016/03/we-will-come-back-again.html

Best regards,
Simon

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simonerjavec11. 03. 2016 20:10:12

Today Jan and I were on Begunjska Vrtača.

Plan was up and down Lenuhova, but Lenuhova so unprocessed and lower part so loaded with powder, we didn't bother with it and went around, namely towards Sestopna aka West gully and then turned to far left direction, where we exited to ridge. Snow in Sestopna more processed and allowed fast ascent, mainly thanks to Jan's pace... nasmeh

In upper part route goes fully vertical, right at top on left side quite big ice slab waiting to go.

Snow in Lenuhova deep, unprocessed, so we fairly 'skied it out'... One of powder avalanches I was collecting at 'turns' also knocked me down, but soon anchored.

Conditions on Šentanski gully good, snow stable, on some parts already harder, mainly from wind that today blew pretty hard at times. On far right part still meter of packed powder, lower part towards ski area snow unpleasant for skiing, but doable.

Today they groomed track with snowcat on ski slope and road so now OK for walkers.

http://www.simonerjavec.com/2016/03/eating-sluff-in-lenuhova-grapa.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCTOte3oxVY

Best regards,
Simon