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Za Cmirom, Begunjski Vrh

k2boris30. 04. 2017 10:41:42

Please, if anyone has information about conditions in Za Cmirom valley. I'm mainly interested in snow conditions, whether there'd be enough for skiing at least from/to some 1800m

Thanks!

j.17. 05. 2017 14:21:20

Yesterday I went from Turkov rovt along the path to Za Cmirom. Snow tongues start around 1800 m and I used them well to avoid the scree path. I climbed directly to Begunjska vratca and then to Staničev dom. From there I went back and to Begunjski vrh, then descended the ascent path.

The jump under Cmirom (just before the valley flattening) is fully snow-covered except a few meters. Above the jump and on to Begunjska vratca there's still plenty of snow. It postholed badly for me, so from the jump (ca. 2100 m) to the hut (2332m), that's 200 m elevation and approx. 1.3 km air distance, took me 2 hours!! The path goes on the right side of the valley, but I climbed directly to the vratca.

Below Triglav everything is snow-covered, but it's southern, new snow hasn't bonded with old. Numerous small slabs were sliding, Triglav rumbled properly a few times. But it was exceptionally nice!! At the hut I ran into the warden who came to clear snow and started opening preparations, which as usual around end of June. He kindly offered me tea. He reached the hut from Krma, freshly trampled the path with snowshoes. I also saw the path from Begunjski studenec to Kredarica is trampled, presumably on foot, don't know if normal track or snowshoes.

Used crampons last 40 m below Begunjski vrh summit, little snow, below scree and rocks annoyingly slipping. Used ice axe first meters descending the mentioned jump at end of flat Za Cmirom valley (2100m). If carried skis over upper jump area (ca. 50 m), could ski snow tongues below jump another 200 vertical m, to ca. 1800-1900m. Snow there has numerous stone "bombs".

And also: gaiters mandatory, I forgot mine! From totally soaked boots poured good glass of water at path end. For movement in Triglav Glacier area snowshoes or skis sensible. Such conditions last at least 14 more days. Pictures say more.