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Snow Storm Totals In The Alps Hit Six Feet

J2SkiNews posted Feb-2015



Argentiere in the Chamonix Valley is now reporting it has had 179cm of fresh snow in the last week, around six feet of new snow.

The latest tally follows another foot or so of snow fell across many parts of the Alps for the third (or in some cases fourth or fifth) day in a row.

Other French resorts have reported big snowfalls too. Meribel, Courchevel, Val Thorens, Alpe d'Huez, Flaine and La Plagne report accumulations of between 1.1 and 1.5m in the same period (just under four feet up to five feet). Courchevel (pictured on Friday above before the latest snowfall) has reported 55cm (nearly two feet) of new snow in the last 24 hours.

Heavy snowfall has also been reported in the Pyrenees, and the Dolomites, which had been lagging behind areas to the north, have also seen substantial snowfall.

Soldeu, part of the Grandvalira area of Andorra in the Pyrenees is also one of the snowiest areas in the world this week, reporting 1.2m (four feet) of new snow.

Besides French resorts and Soldeu, the biggest snowfall elsewhere in the Alps was reported with a metre of fresh snow, Cervinia is the snowiest Italian resort with 75cm and in Austria, Mayrhofen has had two feet (60cm) of fresh snow.

The snowfall, by far the greatest this season in Europe – which is forecast to continue over the coming week but decrease in volume – is in line with forecasts made a week ago.
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Wanderer
reply to 'Snow Storm Totals In The Alps Hit Six Feet'
posted Feb-2015

Forecasts now showing at least 60cm for Dolomites this week. Off there on 14th so looking good :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Flat country skier
reply to 'Snow Storm Totals In The Alps Hit Six Feet'
posted Feb-2015

Very jealous, enjoy the Dolomites :)

Verbier_ski_bum
reply to 'Snow Storm Totals In The Alps Hit Six Feet'
posted Feb-2015

We received close to 6' since last Monday. It felt truly bottomless in places and due to wind some very impressive wind lips formed over 3 meters high. Hopefully it will continue to fall. People who are on holidays this week are extremely lucky - it's still very quiet and snow is amazing and there is lot of it.

LOTA
reply to 'Snow Storm Totals In The Alps Hit Six Feet'
posted Feb-2015

Mr bum, looking at the website it now appears that Nendaz is, for the first time this season, linked by lift and ski to the rest of the 4 Vallees. Is that so? Can't wait to get there.

(sorry for the fomal salutation, but we've not been introduced :) )

Edited 1 time. Last update at 03-Feb-2015

Wanderer
reply to 'Snow Storm Totals In The Alps Hit Six Feet'
posted Feb-2015

Wanderer wrote:Forecasts now showing at least 60cm for Dolomites this week. Off there on 14th so looking good :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
..... the forecasts have now been revised down to less than 20cm :cry: :cry: :cry:. It should still freshen up slopes nicely but not the epic dump they had been forecasting a couple of days ago :roll:.

Where has all the lovely snow gone :?:

Ranchero_1979
reply to 'Snow Storm Totals In The Alps Hit Six Feet'
posted Feb-2015

Snow is all in Chamonix.

http://www.skipass.com/news/115214-cham-lines-s2ep2-couloir-du-chape.html

Verbier_ski_bum
reply to 'Snow Storm Totals In The Alps Hit Six Feet'
posted Feb-2015

LOTA wrote:Mr bum, looking at the website it now appears that Nendaz is, for the first time this season, linked by lift and ski to the rest of the 4 Vallees. Is that so? Can't wait to get there.

(sorry for the fomal salutation, but we've not been introduced :) )


Not for the first time this season. Links have been there but snow wasn't very good.

Topic last updated on 05-February-2015 at 06:04