Advice and details about snowshoeing on Spring snow will be helpful here!
Going to the Harz Mountains in Germany, (large hills really), as I seem to have correctly guessed they would be the last parts of Germany with deep snow and sub zero temperatures this winter. And because there is a great narrow gauge steam railway there for me to ride on from time to time! Probably an avalanche free area as well: good for me as I hike/snowshoe on my own.
But it now looks like a mild front will get the temperatures rapidly soaring from around minus 8 C this morning, to probably just sub zero early on Saturday then racing up to between 6 and 14 degrees C, (42F to 57F), on Sat/Sun. Depending on which forecast I look at! I should start my first hike there on Saturday.
I'm planning to hike in the area from Schierke up to Brocken, currently around 3 feet of snow lower down, and nearly ten feet at the "top".
Never seen Spring snow before let alone hiked/snowshoed in it! Yep, I know, but I'm a real late comer to the mountains and loving every minute of it. Four seasons a year are just not enough for me!
Any advice, information etc would be helpful in getting me to plan the first couple of days before I get a feel for things.