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The numbers for exactly how much snow expected to fall in the Alps this weekend are beginning to be firmed up by snow forecasters after the initial speculation on social media claimed up to 2m might fall at some resorts.
The weather is expected to change dramatically from the warm dry November to date around Friday at most areas and the snow to roll in over the weekend.
So far the biggest numbers reported are for just over five feet (157cm in fact) to fall on France's only currently open ski area – Tignes – with most of that accumulating on Sunday when up to four feet (1.2m) is forecast.
Moving further East the numbers drop to around 90cm (three feet) for the 4 Valleys in Switzerland and 60cm (two feet) for Zermatt/Cervinia and drop still further to around a foot/30cm at resorts in Austria.
These forecasts are of course updated by the hour so may increase/decrease as we move closer to the weekend.
For many resorts a key issue is not so much snowfall volumes (although with snowless slopes and the start of the season only weeks ago, a healthy fall would be greatly welcomed), but the low temperatures forecast to accompany the snow which will allow them to finally fire up their dormant snowmaking arsenals.