Weather in the mountains. Over a meter of snow in the Tatra Mountains

In higher parts Tatra There are very difficult conditions for tourism – informs the Tatra National Park (TPN. Above the upper forest border, there is a third, significant degree of avalanche threat. Snow -covered hiking trails are mostly uninterrupted, and their course is often invisible. In many places, especially in concave formations and under rock walls, the wind has created an additional difficulty. They are a low base of clouds and a snowy blur limiting visibility.

The data of the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management shows that on Monday in the Valley of Five Polish Ponds lies 110 centimeters of snow, and on Kasprowy Wierch – 87 cm. In the Chochołowska clearing, a 40-centimeter layer of snow covered flowering crocuses. In itself Zakopane Nearly 30 cm of snow is recorded.

TPN services warn against going to higher parts of the mountains. Moving there requires a lot of experience, knowledge of the assessment of local avalanche threat and appropriate winter equipment, such as crayfish, ice ax, helmet and avalanche set: detector, probe, shoulder blade. However, the conditions for ski tourism have improved, i.e. skitouring. Ski tourism in TPN can be grown on all tourist trails and in addition on ski trails. A dense network of ski trails is located in the upper part of the Bystra Valley. Snowfall is also good news for descent skiing lovers, because you can still travel on the route from Kasprowy Wierch to the Gąsienicowa Valley, although on Monday the lift was suspended there due to a strong wind. As Polish rope railways assure, the route in the caterpillar boiler is prepared and you will be able to ski even to the long May weekend. The opposite breed in the bitter boiler, which was closed throughout the winter throughout the winter, still remains closed.