The snow will pause for breath on Friday and Saturday. But a proper storm is expected on Sunday and Monday.
Tag - Snow Report
There’s a busy week of weather ahead, which will bring snow to most parts of the region, including the Italian Alps.
The snow starts falling on Sunday afternoon and once again Austria and Switzerland will get the lion's share.
The fresh snow is good news - unless you're in Kitzbühel, preparing for the Hahnenkamm race weekend.
Fresh snow and properly frigid temperatures are expected.
But it'll turn wintry again next week.
What a day to hold a World Cup ski race...
Just as the mainstream ski season gets underway, more than a half a metre of the white stuff is forecast for the northern Alps.
The south-western Alps are likely to do well from a busy spell of weather. Cervinia and Zermatt should see a heavy fall.
In the Alps, the first storm of a snowy week has just delivered 40cm of the white stuff. More will fall tomorrow and Thursday.