Weekly Snow Report - Thursday 15 March

The week ahead

Hello and welcome to Spring!

The main weather feature of the past seven days, on both sides of the Atlantic, has been early Spring conditions - with temperatures 5C to 10C above average.

Although this has diminished snow cover, particularly at low levels, high level resorts continue to benefit from the big snows earlier in the season.

Despite the warmth, a number of Austrian resorts had fresh snow this last week, whilst American and Canadian ski areas in the North West have seen some substantial snow storms.

European Weather and Snow This Coming Week

The current high temperatures are about to give way to more usual mid-March levels, and should fall around 10C by Monday. Un-settled weather should roll into the Northern and Central Alps for several days, and the forecasts are looking good for some useful snowfall in these areas early next week.

Beyond the middle of next week, the outlook is much less clear but it does look as if most of the Alpine area will cool off for the rest of the month.

Avalanche Safety

Despite the high temperatures lately, significant quantities of snow remain at altitude - enjoy it, but respect it!

Stay safe and enjoy the snow,
The J2Ski Team

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HochZeiger - Snow and Weather Forecast

HochZeiger (1450m to 2450m), Austria

Seven Day Weather and Snow Forecast for HochZeiger

	Thu 15	Fri 16	Sat 17	Sun 18	Mon 19	Tue 20	Wed 21	Thu 22
Hi	-	-	-	-	6cm	-	1cm	2cm
Lo	-	-	-	-	6cm	-	1cm	1cm
Town	-	-	-	-	3cm	-	-	-
Snow	-	-	-	-	1450	-	1921	1829
Max	8°C	10°C	7°C	6°C	2°C	6°C	8°C	7°C
Min	-1°C	-1°C	0°C	1°C	1°C	-2°C	1°C	1°C
Wind	SW	SW	S	S	NE	SE	SE	SE
km/h	1	1	3	3	1	1	2	1

Our latest snow report (15 Mar) indicates snow depths of 180 (Upper Slopes) and 90 (Lower Slopes). HochZeiger reported "Hard Packed".

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