Snow Report – Thursday 13 February 2025

In today’s report we catch up on conditions across Europe, North America and Asia with snow in France and Turkiye and continued heavy snowfall in Japan.

Where’s the snow going to land next? We’ve scoured the internet to give you the best recommendations.

Now on with the snow!

Snow Report

After a great final day at Uludag Resort, Turkiye it was time to head East to continue my Turkish Road Trip.

Destination, Dorukkaya Resort an hour above the city of Bolu.

Dorukkaya is the neighbouring & connected resort to Kartalkaya Resort, which had the terrible fire incident a few weeks ago where so many people tragically lost their lives.

The hotels and 18km of slopes at Kartalkya are temporarily closed while investigations continue, but Dorukkaya is fully operational.

The stats don’t look impressive – 8 lifts (of which only one is a chair); 20km of slopes; and a vertical drop of 339m from the summit at 2,190m to the base at 1,851m – but this little gem of a resort skis big.

Very big.

It reminds me of my favourite Japanese resort Kiroro with immaculately groomed pistes; easily accessible off-piste terrain beside the groomed runs; wonderful tree skiing; and barely a soul on the slopes.

It was snowing when I arrived last Sunday evening and except for a few hours of sunshine here and there it snowed for the duration of my 3-night, 4-ski day stay at Dorukkaya Hotel with 40-50cm of dry, light powder transforming the mountain.

Here’s snowboard instructor Ihsan Caliskaan letting the board run in the sun

Next stop, Erciyes Resort.

Stay tuned.

Big, fat flakes were falling at Alpe d’Huez, France yesterday.

Alpe d’Huez Snow Report, France

And in Southern France it was a bluebird powder day at Puy St Vincent.

Puy St Vincent Snow Report, France

It’s safe to say that Luke knows snow.

He enjoyed a colossal 6.5m of new snow during his last minute 10-day trip to resorts big and small on Japan’s main island of Honshu.

Hakuba Valley Snow Report, Honshu, Japan

World Snow Forecast For The Next 3-4 Days

The Austrian resorts will 5-15cm of new snow today with a mix of light snow flurries, cloud, and sunshine Friday through Monday.

It will be a similar situation in France and Italy, but Switzerland will see significantly more snowfall with resorts like Engelberg and Stoos expecting 25-30cm.

Andorra and the French & Spanish Pyrenees will see freeze thaw conditions and a combination of sunshine and cloudy skies.

Central and Eastern Europe will see below freezing temperatures and 5-15cm of new snow. Karpenisi, Greece and Krvavec, Slovenia could see 30-35cm.

Further east the Georgian and Turkish resorts will see temperatures between -5C and -10 C with 10-15cm forecast.

The Nordic countries of Finland, Norway and Sweden will see continued cold temperatures and cloudy skies with Narvik, Norway expecting 25-30cm.

The Alberta and British Columbia resorts of Canada will see sunshine and frigid temperatures with the mercury dropping as low as -20C. Face mask time again.

Temperatures will remain cold on the East Coast with a big storm set to bring 40-45cm of new snow to Tremblant, Quebec.

Most of the western US resorts will see below freezing temperatures and 20-25cm of new snow. Steamboat, Colorado could see 30-35cm of new snow, with Jackson Hole, Wyoming expecting 40-45cm.

The West Coast resorts of California are going to get pounded today and tomorrow with over 1m forecast at Kirkwood and Palisades Tahoe.

Further north the Oregon and Washington resorts will see colder temperatures and 45-55cm forecast through Monday.

Temperatures will remain cold on the East Coast with 15-20cm forecast. Sunday River, Maine is expecting 30-35cm.

The resorts on Japan’s main island of Honshu and the northern island of Hokkaido continue to get pounded with snow with another 25-35cm forecast through Monday.

Where To Ski

If you can drop everything and find accommodation during the half-term holidays then head to Switzerland for a powder filled weekend.

Northern Norway will be quieter that the Alps, with Narvik the resort of choice.

Have the time to head further afield?

Then head West to California or East to Japan where conditions are still ‘powtastic’.