WeLove2Ski Snow Report
Latest reports
This week, there was some welcome snowfall at the village level in the Alps, which excited the locals and got them sharing what was going on.
Courmayeur, Italy
Val d’Isere
Kim from Simply Val d’Isere sent us this amazing photo of the town covered in fresh snow.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan emerged as the big winner over the past couple of days, with snowfall ranging between 1 and 1.5 meters.
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Alta, Utah
Locals at Alta, Utah in the US couldn’t let the great conditions go to waste before the lifts start spinning so took to hiking up for pre-season turns.
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Where to ski
There are currently 32 resorts worldwide offering daily operations with Wolf Creek in Colorado, USA still offering the most skiable terrain (10/11 lifts; 95/100km piste; 70-70cm base).
THE ALPS
Hintertux (15/21 lifts; 32/62km piste; 0-85cm base) has overtaken Solden with the most terrain available in Austria. Kaunertal, Kitzsteinhorn, Moelltal Glacier, Pitztal Glacier, and Stubai round out the list of the 7 glacier resorts offering good turns under mostly sunny skies.
Italy has two ski areas open. The glacier at Val Senales and the slopes of Cervinia, which is linked with Zermatt in Switzerland.
Zermatt continues to offer very good skiing and has the most terrain available in Switzerland (13/51 lifts; 30/322km piste; 0-150cm base).
Zermatt is joined by Saas-Fee and Glacier 3000 – Les Diablerets for daily operations.
A big thank you to Dave from SnowPros Ski School for sending in this snow report from Glacier 3000 in Switzerland.
THE NORDIC COUNTRIES
Thanks to snow farming practices and early season cold temperatures suitable for snowmaking Finland’s Levi and Ruka, and Sweden’s Kabdalis are open for the season offering good but limited skiing.
Norway’s Galdhopiggen Summer Skiing area is holding on well in to the Autumn after recent snowfall with all lifts and terrain open and a 1m base up high.
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA
Alberta is now up to four resorts open for the season with Marmot Basin joining Lake Louise, Nakiska and Sunshine in offering between 3-5km of pisted terrain.
All four resorts have a combination of natural and artificial snow covering the open slopes.
USA
The US leads the ski world in the number of resorts open for Winter fun after great early season snowfall and low temperatures allowing artifical snowmaking at ski areas on the West Coast and across the Rockies from Utah down to Arizona.
ARIZONA: Arizona Snowbowl
COLORADO : Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, Copper Mtn, Keystone, Loveland, Winter Park, Wolf Creek
IDAHO: Lookout Pass
OREGON : Timberline
NEVADA : Mt Rose
NEW MEXICO : Pajarito, Sandia Peak
UTAH : Brian Head, Solitude
Snow News
Listen to the snow
Two new resorts were added to the Indy Pass before sales closed for the 2024/25 season last weekend. Scotland’s Glencoe Mountain and Turkiye’s Erciyes Ski Resort made it under the wire and you can read more about both resorts and how the Indy Pass works in this article from Stuart Winchester over at The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast.
Stuart also hosts a podcast talking all things snow and skiing. Some are free to listen to, others via a paid subscription.
If you’re looking for other ski and snow-focused podcasts, we highly recommend Iain Martin’s The Ski Podcast and Dom and Rob’s The White Out Podcast .
Events: Are you thinking of heading off-piste this Winter? Then it’s time to get educated or refresh your knowledge at Henry’s Essentials Talk.
World Snow Forecast for the next 3-4 days
There’s no appreciable precipitation forecast for the Alps for the remainder of this week, but the freezing level is set to drop to around 1,000m preserving existing conditions and allowing increased snow making.
A storm system is forecast to move in from next week with the potential for significant snowfall.
The Nordic countries will see a mix of sunshine, cloud, rain and snow over the next 3-4 days as the mercury stabilises. Northern Norway (Narvik), Sweden (Riksgransen) and Iceland (Hlíðarfjall Akureyri) could see 30-50cm of new snowfall.
Most of the Canadian and US resorts will see continued low temperatures and sunshine for the second half of the week, with the Pacific Northwest States of Oregon (Timberline) and Washington (Mount Baker) and Western Canada (Whistler Blackcomb) expecting between 30-50cm of new snowfall.
Where to find a detailed snow report
There are so many great resources available on the internet for up to the minute information on snow conditions, lift status, and available terrain that this season we’re directing you to the best places to find that info and plan where to head for the best skiing.
Starting close to home and being a mainstay of worldwide snow forecasting is Cardiff-based snow-forecast.com. With a massive database of resorts and free 6-day forecasts just type in where you’re going for the lowdown. Sign up for longer range forecasts and historical data.
Wepowder does what it says on the tin. Free, extensive 6-day forecasting for Europe, with a paid subscription for 14-day forecasts and Powder Alerts.
Want to quickly know which ski resorts are open? Then head to skiresort.info. Narrow down your search by country and resort for more detailed information.
On Instagram our go to sites are Powderhounds and new ‘kid’ on the block instagram.com/imlukesnow/.
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