Remarkable Snow Stats and Cut Off Resorts
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J2Ski is receiving ever more sensational snowfall stats from the Alps, although in many cases these big numbers are causing big problems for ski areas that are unable to open their ski slopes (or only a small part of their terrain) due to the resulting avalanche danger, or are again cut off from the outside world.
Snowfall totals for the past 7 days have been remarkable across the Alps, with ski areas reporting up to 3.3 metres (11 feet) – at Lotschental in the Swiss Valais - of snow in the past week.
The snowfall has been particularly heavy over the past 72 hours with another Swiss resort, Braunwald in Eastern Switzerland reporting 1.9m of snowfall.
The snowfall has now eased a little in many areas but the Stubai glacier says it has had 1m of snow in the past 24 hours.
Courchevel (pictured top) says its accumulated snow base has now reached 549cm (nearly 18 feet), the deepest for 33 years.
Zermatt has closed rail and road access for the second time in two weeks as the avalanche danger is at level 5, rated 'extreme', the maximum on the danger scale.
The resort closed access at 10pm on Saturday and is as yet unable to say when links will re-open, but says it expects them to remain closed tomorrow, Tuesday 23rd January, for a third day.
Engelberg says it now has a 625cm (21 foot) base, the first time a European resort has passed the 6m mark for some years.
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Started by J2SkiNews in Ski News 22-Jan-2018 - 3 Replies
J2SkiNews posted Jan-2018
J2Ski is receiving ever more sensational snowfall stats from the Alps, although in many cases these big numbers are causing big problems for ski areas that are unable to open their ski slopes (or only a small part of their terrain) due to the resulting avalanche danger, or are again cut off from the outside world.
Snowfall totals for the past 7 days have been remarkable across the Alps, with ski areas reporting up to 3.3 metres (11 feet) – at Lotschental in the Swiss Valais - of snow in the past week.
The snowfall has been particularly heavy over the past 72 hours with another Swiss resort, Braunwald in Eastern Switzerland reporting 1.9m of snowfall.
The snowfall has now eased a little in many areas but the Stubai glacier says it has had 1m of snow in the past 24 hours.
Courchevel (pictured top) says its accumulated snow base has now reached 549cm (nearly 18 feet), the deepest for 33 years.
Zermatt has closed rail and road access for the second time in two weeks as the avalanche danger is at level 5, rated 'extreme', the maximum on the danger scale.
The resort closed access at 10pm on Saturday and is as yet unable to say when links will re-open, but says it expects them to remain closed tomorrow, Tuesday 23rd January, for a third day.
Engelberg says it now has a 625cm (21 foot) base, the first time a European resort has passed the 6m mark for some years.
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Ranchero_1979
reply to 'Remarkable Snow Stats and Cut Off Resorts' posted Jan-2018
It will be interesting what the snow depths are reported at when some of the top lifts open. I know Chamonix is not good at reporting their snow depths but if you check out their FB pages some of the lifts had incredible depths as far back as the 1st week of Jan. If that is 2000m two weeks ago and with two major storms since then I am going to say 8m+ when the top bin of Grand Montets opens (damaged in last storm).
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Iainm
reply to 'Remarkable Snow Stats and Cut Off Resorts' posted Jan-2018
Love that photo Ranchero - can I ask when and where it was taken? Would love to share if poss
Ranchero_1979
reply to 'Remarkable Snow Stats and Cut Off Resorts' posted Jan-2018
That is 8th is Jan at top of Index lift, Chamonix.
If you go to Facebook search Felgere/Brevant and scroll.
If you go to Facebook search Felgere/Brevant and scroll.
Topic last updated on 24-January-2018 at 18:36