Increasingly significant snowfalls are being reported after the dry week in most of the northern hemisphere's major ski regions last week.
Perhaps most welcome is the snow in Western Canada, where powder has been sadly lacking this season.
Kicking Horse in BC (pictured above this weekend) reported nearly a foot of snow on Sunday. Nearby Panorama also had a similar snowfall.
"You may have heard the sad news that some resorts have had to close early this season. We are happy to say that Panorama is not one of them! Actually, spring riding is in full swing out on the mountain and conditions are still good thanks to our excellent snowmaking and a storm currently dumping up to 30cms at the summit," said Panorama's Jennifer Moss, who added,
"In traditional spring fashion, the snow varies from top to bottom with some soft stuff, some sticky stuff, some hard stuff and some slush. With freezing levels predicted to drop back down to the valley bottom tomorrow and the snow continuing to fall, we are looking forward to snapping on our powder skirts and getting some fresh lines."
In Europe the snow is also back in the alps with the biggest snowfalls so far reported on the southern side of the mountains. Sauze d'Oulx on the fgrench/Italiuan border reported the biggest snowfall yesterday wiuth 20cm, Saas Fee had 7cm but this morning Italian resorts Obereggen and Alagna have reported 30 and 40cm of fresh snow respectively and there's been 25cm at Bonneval, the famed freeride centre behind Val d'Isere.
Smaller snowfalls have been reported in larger resorts including Chamonix (5cm) and Val d'Isere (12cm) and right down in southern Italy there's reported to have been 50cm in 24 hours on Mt Etna, Sicily.