The St Anton tourist Office have just posted this video on You Tube, showing the snow conditions on the 7th of April. It looks as if the Austrian resorts may have suffered less than some others in the Alps
After the recent new snow falls there should be intermittent snow showers on Friday night, and during the afternoons in the early part of next week. The weekend looks like being clear and sunny.
With Les 2 Alpes ready to open it’s ski season on the 7th, snow in Les Gets’ main street (at 1000m!). and a general whiteness descending over much of the Alpes – it looks as if the Winter Ski Season is but a hairs-breadth away. Alpine temperatures look like they will stay around freezing on...
The last snow fell on Thursday the 4th March and conditions are looking very good indeed, with firm pistes and up to 2 metres base depth in even the lowest resorts in the French and Italian Alps. It is colder than normal for March thus ensuring conditions will remain especially good for the foreseeable future....
Snow conditions are therefore expected to be excellent across all Alpine resorts, if a little icy first thing in the morning.
Apparently you can definitely have too much of a good thing. Centred on Aviemore, the Cairngorms Ski Centre has seen it’s funicular buried in parts by up to 15 feet of drifting snow, with just the tops of some lift towers visible. This follows two days of blizzard, during which the centre has utilised snow...
By James Smith, French Office The past weekend saw heavy snowfalls making the news all over Europe, with the Alps receiving their fair share. The Tarantaise resorts of Val d’Isère, Tignes, Les Arcs, La Plagne, Ste Foy, Courchevel and Meribel currently have at least 90cm of snow on all slopes. Although this week will not...
Weekly Snow Report By James Smith, French Office Heavy snow has been falling all over the Alps, accompanied by temperatures well below freezing, particularly at night. In the Northern Alps, 20cm fell in Chamonix over the past couple of days, with 10cm coming down in Morzine and Les Gets to add to last week’s significant...
By Rob DownhamAlpine Elements French Office, Chamonix: The first day of opening at les Contamines (near Chamonix) saw excellent conditions on Piste – infinitely better than the same time last year! Recent snowfalls had been very well prepared to make a packed powder on the marked runs and plenty of off piste skiers and boarders...
Saint Jean D'Aulps is one of the lowest resorts in the Alps with an altitude of only 1450 metres and look, at December 2nd - it's ready to ski! The slopes are even freshly groomed too!
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