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Heavy Snow Hits The Alps

Heavy Snow Hits the Alps | Welove2ski
Photo: St Anton/Facebook
Heavy snow is falling in parts of the Alps as a big October storm rolls in from the north.

According to Welove2ski’s snow forecast for the Alps, it looks as though Austria and eastern Switzerland will get the lion’s share – because heavy snow is expected there tomorrow, as well as today. Parts of Austria are expecting over a metre, and with the 0C mark down to 1200m, it’s settling at village level too. St Anton, in the Tirol, already had 10cm in the streets by 10am, and there should be plenty more at altitude.

Pictured below, how it was looking in the neighbouring resort of Lech.

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Photo: © annamarialech.at

And this is the scene further east, on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier, above Kaprun.

Heavy Snow Hits the Alps | Welove2ski
Photo: Kitzsteinhorn/Facebook

However, the white stuff has been falling right across the northern half of the Alps. Pictured below, for example, is Avoriaz in France this morning.

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Photo: © avoriaz.com

Below, was the scene at Mottaret in the Meribel valley.

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Photo: © meribel.net

Meanwhile, this was Tignes, looking rather murky.

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Photo: © tignes.net

 

 

Pictured below was the scene in Wengen in Switzerland first thing this morning.

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Photo: © wengen.ch

Pictured below was the scene on the streets of Engelberg at breakfast time. Up high there’s already a lot more snow here.

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Photo: Engelberg/Facebook

To give you how much snow is expected, check out today’s snow forecast for the Alps.

Heavy Snow Hits the Alps | Welove2ski
Welove2ski’s snow forecast for the Alps, October 22.

And this is the forecast for tomorrow, showing how the snow will focus on the eastern end of the region.

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Welove2ski’s snow forecast for tomorrow, October 23.

Before you grab your skis and run for the nearest ski resort, remember that only the glacier areas are currently open (our latest snow report will update you on what is open right now). Bear in mind also, that at this time of year, big blizzards can be followed by sudden thaws, and the forecast for the weekend is for sunnier, milder weather. So the snowline will soon be retreating back uphill. However, the glaciers will stay cold enough to hold onto the new cover, and once the pistes have been secured against avalanches, conditions are likely to be superb.

Wondering where to ski before Christmas? Read our guide to the best resorts for early-season skiing.

 

 

About the author

Sean Newsom

As well as founding Welove2ski in June 2007, Sean has written about skiing and snowboarding in the British press for 28 years. For the last 20 of them, he’s also been the ski travel editor at The Sunday Times.

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