Milder weather had moved over Europe last week but this week should see a return to the cold. Snow is also in the forecast. Ski Club reps in France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy all reported excellent ski conditions, with lots of fresh snow falling over the weekend.
The winds in Scotland have subsided, allowing Cairngorm to re-open over the weekend. Not much in the way of fresh snow has fallen but consistent temperatures below zero are helping maintain the existing snow base.
The headline snowstorm on the east coast of America has benefited some of the ski resorts in the area. Stowe received around 20cm of fresh snow over the weekend. It also snowed lots down in California, particularly at Mammoth.
Over in Canada many resorts continue to offer good skiing. It hasn’t snowed much in the past week but snow conditions at many resorts are very good. The Ski Club rep at Sun Peaks reports pockets of fresh powder off piste. Lots of snow is expected at Whistler this week, which is great news for the upcoming Winter Olympics.
AUSTRIA
It snowed in Austria over the weekend. The fresh snow fell right across the country and in some places more than 20cm fell on Saturday.
FRANCE
It was an excellent weekend for both fresh snow and great skiing in France. All of the Ski Club French resorts have received fresh snow since Friday 5th February, with up to 30cm landing on some resorts.
SWITZERLAND
Switzerland offers some of the best skiing in Europe this week, with amazing snow conditions following fresh snowfall last week and over the weekend.
ITALY
Loads of snow fell in parts of Italy over the start of the weekend. The parts of the country around the Swiss and Italian borders received the most.
ANDORRA
All of the Ski Club featured Andorran resorts received fresh snow on Saturday 6th February.
NORWAY & SWEDEN
Fresh snow last week means that the Ski Club featured Norwegian ski resorts offer plenty of good skiing. Snow continues to fall at Åre (54/70cm) in Sweden. It snowed lightly for most of the weekend and this amounted to around 15cm.
GERMANY
As with neighbouring country Austria, lots of snow fell at most of the Ski Club featured German resorts over the weekend. Up to 25cm fell in places which made for some awesome powder skiing.
BULGARIA
Skiing at Pamporovo (50/70cm) has improved once again. Fresh snow over the weekend has covered the pistes in a layer of powder. The snow continued to fall on Monday and cold temperatures mean that there is nice powder. The resort had a poor start to the season so it is great to see things improving.
SCOTLAND
A light dusting of snow fell at The Lecht (20/55cm) on Sunday night. This won’t really have made any difference to the piste conditions however as it was only a very light dusting. Most of the lifts were running on Monday but some of the higher ones were on hold due to strong winds. It’s best to stick to the open pistes at the moment as the snow off piste is icy and patchy in places.
USA
This weekend was the turn of the Californian resorts to get dumped upon. Nearly 60cm fell on Mammoth (244/366cm) over the course of Friday, Saturday and Sunday. With more than three and a half metres of snow on the upper slopes the skiing is awesome and the fresh powder makes it even better. You can still find plenty of powder over the whole mountain and the good news is that more snow is forecast in the coming week.
CANADA
Canada still has relatively mild weather for early February. This milder weather has been around since New Year and it is usually much colder at this time in the year. The mild weather means the base of Whistler (267cm) is prone to receiving rain instead of snow at the moment but above 1000m the snow is in great condition. The resort is expecting a big snowstorm around Wednesday this week with around 60cm of new snow forecast.
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.
