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Fresh Snow in the Alps, August 31

By Sean Newsom | on August 31, 2012 | 10 Comments
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Fresh snow in the Alps, August 31 | Welove2ski

The far end of the Zillertal, beneath the Hintertux Glacier, August 31. Photo: panoramablick.com

When we published the latest edition of our snow report on Monday, we could see it coming – fresh snow in the Alps. Now it’s here: and it looks as though it’s going to be heavier than expected. It’s also falling at lower elevations than we first thought – down to about 2000m in places.

Below is the Welove2ski Alpine snow forecast for today, August 31: and if you look at Saturday’s weather map there’s more to come tomorrow and – possibly – a bit more on Monday. More than half a metre could fall in a few isolated spots on the highest peaks and ridges.

Fresh snow in the Alps, August 31 | Welove2ski

Welove2ski’s Alpine snow forecast for August 31

Of course, this is not the start of winter. It may not even be the end of summer. As regular weather-watchers in the Alps will know, the climate in this nearly-martime range of mountains is flukey, and can turn on a dime. There was no clearer indication of that than last winter, which started warm, and snowless, across almost all of the Alps – and then at the beginning of December suddenly turned into Snowmaggedon.

Still, snow in August is not a bad sign. We remember skiers coming back from Saas-Fee in August 2007, and telling me they’d been skiing fresh powder on the glacier. That cool summer and autumn turned into a memorably snowy start to the ski season. So fingers crossed this cooling trend continues. Welove2ski will of course be keeping a close eye on conditions in its Snow Reports!

Here are a few more webcam pictures across the Alps. Can’t wait to see them when the skies have cleared. What better motivation could any skier need for a spot of ski fitness training?

Fresh snow in the Alps, August 31 | Welove2ski

Ischgl, Austria, August 31. Photo: © ischgl.com

Fresh snow in the Alps, August 31 | Welove2ski

Engelberg, Switzerland, August 31. Photo: © titlis.ch

Fresh snow in the Alps, August 31 | Welove2ski

Chamonix, France, August 31. Photo: © Compagnie du Mont Blanc

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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.

10 Responses to “Fresh Snow in the Alps, August 31”

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    August 31, 2012

    welove2ski Reply

    Here it is, right on schedule – fresh snow in the Alps. It’s a bit heavier than we expected, too! https://t.co/8s9ICmZ7

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    August 31, 2012

    ScottDunnTravel Reply

    RT @welove2ski Here it is, right on schedule – fresh snow in the Alps. It’s a bit heavier than we expected, too! https://t.co/CjIMfvbk

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    August 31, 2012

    PowderNShine Reply

    Fresh snow in the Alps, August 31 https://t.co/XBjpgoEc via @welove2ski

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    August 31, 2012

    lwasell Reply

    RT @welove2ski: Here it is, right on schedule – fresh snow in the Alps. It’s a bit heavier than we expected, too! https://t.co/8s9ICmZ7

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    August 31, 2012

    sodoyouski Reply

    RT @welove2ski: Here it is, right on schedule – fresh snow in the Alps. It’s a bit heavier than we expected, too! https://t.co/uQLiJ4AH

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    August 31, 2012

    JackWolfskin_fr Reply

    RT @welove2ski: Here it is, right on schedule – fresh snow in the Alps. It’s a bit heavier than we expected, too! https://t.co/8s9ICmZ7

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    August 31, 2012

    PeterMoho Reply

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    September 1, 2012

    skibum999 Reply

    Lots of white fluffy stuff is falling! A great winter in store maybe? Fresh snow in the Alps, August 31 | Welove2ski https://t.co/zIBYhtzg

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    September 1, 2012

    wandrinshepherd Reply

    RT @ScottDunnTravel: RT @welove2ski Here it is, right on schedule – fresh snow in the Alps. It’s a bit heavier than we expected, too! ht …

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