At last! The resorts can turn their snow cannons on.
Category - Snow Report
Mother Nature has hit the pause button. But cooler weather should come next week.
Excellent early-season cover is building above about 2500m in the Alps. But temperatures are mild for the time of year.
A wintry weekend has been followed by a crazy spell of torrential rain and heavy snow at altitude.
Suddenly, it's going to look a lot like winter in the Alps...
There's a dusting of snow on the high Alps today, but the first chance of a proper autumn storm comes next week.
This week it's North America's turn to get a taste of the season ahead.
This one will be heavy in places - but warmer weather is just around the corner.
But it'll be followed by a return of late-summer warmth.
Cold winds from the south have brought light, dry powder to the slopes.
