Ski resorts across the Alps have been reporting fresh snowfall over the past 24 hours, with some measuring as much as 65cm (two feet, two inches) of new snow on higher slopes.
The Western Alps appear to have had the most so far although snowfall has been reported right across central Europe.
France's Chatel (Pictured top on Friday) has claimed the biggest 48 hour total of 65cm of fresh snowfall. For Montgenevre it was 50cm, Avoriaz 40cm and Val d'Isere – currently hosting world cup racing – 33cm.
In Italy, Bardonecchia posted 40cm (16") in the last 24 hours.
Most of the leading alpine resorts that had not yet opened for the 22-23 season did so this weekend, including Les Menuires and Meribel as the 3 Valleys opened for its 50th season, with more than 150 of its runs open.
It has been a slow build to snow cover in Europe after the warm autumn, with few big snowfalls to date, but it has been fairly consistently cold with many small snowstorms and an increasing number of areas are now reporting over a metre of snow cover on their higher slopes.
It's been more problematic at lower elevations, particularly below 1500m, but the latest snowfalls have been down to the valley floor.