Weekly Snow Report - Thursday 19 January

The week ahead

Hello again,

The past week has been one of the calmest in the European Alps for a while - with clear and generally cool weather prevailing. Nonetheless, a number of Austrian resorts have had decent snowfall this past week, snow depths at altitude remain impressive in much of Austria, France and Switzerland and there are still some 50 resorts reporting high level bases of 3 metres or more.

The drought appears to have broken in the USA now, with Utah and Colorado ski areas reporting heavy snow at times. More is expected over the next few days with extreme weather warnings indicating the imminent arrival of a series of snow storms through those states and more.

European Weather and Snow This Coming Week

Yet more snow is forecast for the next few days in The Alps, with particular attention focussed on the North and East regions. Snow will start to fall today (Thursday), coming into most of the affected area by early evening.

Indications are that temperatures will rise initially, possibly taking the snow line above 1,500 metres (rain below) for a short time in places. Into Friday evening and through Saturday, however, the temperature (and snow line) will fall as it continues to snow. Localized accumulations could, once again, be significant - exceeding half a metre and maybe approaching a metre in some Eastern (Austrian) resorts over the next three days.

Avalanche Risk

The snow pack in many areas remains weakly bonded, despite recent consolidation, and French, Swiss and Austrian authorities have all warned of a continuing risk of "full depth" avalanches with the existing snow. The forecast fresh snow will raise risk levels further, so please take heed of local advice and be aware that the risk of avalanche may increase significantly in the course of a day of snowfall.

Have fun and stay safe,
The J2Ski Team

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Red River - Snow and Weather Forecast

Red River (2667m to 3150m), USA

Seven Day Weather and Snow Forecast for Red River

	Wed 18	Thu 19	Fri 20	Sat 21	Sun 22	Mon 23	Tue 24
Hi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Snow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Max	0°C	4°C	2°C	2°C	-1°C	-2°C	-1°C
Min	-11°C	-8°C	-6°C	-3°C	-6°C	-8°C	-8°C
Wind	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
km/h	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Our latest snow report (18 Jan) indicates snow depths of 102cm (Upper Slopes) and 102cm (Lower Slopes). Red River reported "Packed Powder".

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