It is bitterly cold across the Alps at the moment and there have been some big snowfalls to accompany it. Resorts from France across to eastern Austria received up to 30cm of fresh snow at the end of last week and over the weekend. Great powder skiing can be found, especially on the higher slopes.
The Andorran resort of Soldeu enjoyed another powder day on Sunday. 20cm of fresh snow provides excellent conditions at all levels.
It’s been snowing again in Scotland. Fresh snow has fallen at all of the resorts apart from Glencoe and with the temperature below freezing conditions are generally good.
Another 20cm of fresh snow fell across resorts in Utah in America over the weekend. This is on top of the huge snowfall they had at the beginning of last week, providing some awesome powder skiing.
Some of the lifts and runs are now closed at Whistler, in Canada, for Olympic preparations. 90% of their terrain is still open however and the resort is very quiet ahead of the Olympics. Now is a great time to be skiing the area, as the snow conditions are excellent also.
AUSTRIA
A snowy weekend in Austria brought a decent amount of fresh snow with it to many resorts. This means there is plenty of excellent skiing to be found right across the country this week.
FRANCE
There is plenty of great skiing on offer in France this week due to decent snowfalls over the last week accompanied buy very low temperatures. The cold weather means the snow is generally in excellent condition but dress warmly if you are heading out anytime soon.
SWITZERLAND
Switzerland has some of the best skiing in the Alps at the moment, but also some of the coldest weather. Many resorts are below -12°C and some of the higher ones are as cold as -20°C.
ITALY
Fresh snow fell at Sauze d’Oulx (100/180cm) over the weekend. The Milky Way received one of the greatest amounts of fresh snow in Italy due to it’s location near the French border where the best snowstorms were. The runs are in great condition, although the upper runs are prone to the wind so some of them are quite hard but lower down it is better.
ANDORRA
Fresh snow fell on all of the Ski Club featured Andorran resorts on Saturday 30th January and the riding is excellent as a result of the new snow.
NORWAY & SWEDEN
An impressive 20cm of fresh snow fell at Voss (40/60cm) on Sunday 31st January, giving them a much needed boost to the snow conditions. Voss is the only resort in Norway to be relatively warm with a temperature of -4°C at mid-mountain level on Monday. This is due to its slightly closer proximity to the sea, although it is still 50 miles from it. It is best to stick to the groomed runs rather than venture off piste, as the cover is thin in places.
GERMANY
It has been a snowy weekend at all of the Ski Club reported German resorts and the new snow provided excellent riding conditions on Monday 31st January.
BULGARIA
Fresh snow fell on Monday at the Ski Club featured Bulgarian resorts. Brighter weather is forecast for Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd February, which will provide better visibility to take advantage of the new snow. Further snow could fall due to changeable weather from Thursday.
SCOTLAND
Cairngorm (40/150cm) has received more snow. There was around 5cm of new snow on the ground when the lifts opened on Monday morning, and the piste conditions were reportedly excellent. There are a few icy patches but these are not a real problem as they are quite limited now.
USA
The huge snowfall at Mammoth (210/345cm) between 20th and 25th January still provides areas of deep powder. It has been topped up with fresh snow a few times since then, most recently 10cm fell on Saturday 30th January. All off-piste obstacles apart from trees are now covered thanks to an upper base depth of nearly three and a half metres. More snow is expected at Mammoth all through this week.
CANADA
Sun Peaks (133/157cm) in British Columbia received 12cm of fresh snow on Saturday night and Sunday. The skiing there improved as a result even though it was already very good across the area. Powder stashes can be found off piste and tree runs are said to be great fun at the moment.
Information provided courtesy of the Ski Cub of Great Britain.
For more detailed snow reports and forecasts for countries and resorts visit the Ski Club of Great Britain Snow Overview.
