Ski areas in the Alps have taken to social media this afternoon to post pictures of what, for most, are the first snowfalls of the autumn on their high peaks.
The snowfall is part of a major storm system currently impacting the western Alps and unfortunately, whilst the snow above 3,000m is great to see, valleys are again seeing extreme weather issues with road closures due to flooding.
Val d'Isere published the image above, Bardonecchia just over the border in Italy, posted this picture below on Thursday afternoon.
There are currently four glacier areas aiming to be open for skiing and boarding in the Alps, but most have struggled in recent weeks with above-freezing temperatures up to 4,000m altitudes melting snow cover. However Saas Fee and Zermatt in Switzerland, Passo Stelvio in Italy and Hintertux in Austria are opening when they can.
The past few hours has also seen first snowfall reported in the Colorado Rockies where centres hope to start opening next month, there's currently nowhere open in North America. Breckenridge is pictured below today.
