Fresh Weekend Snowfall in the Alps and Pyrenees
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There has been a fresh wave of significant snowfall in the Alps over the weekend and continuing this week.
The heaviest snow was as usual at higher elevations and initially in the Western and southern Alps, snow at lower elevations and further east has been described as "wet" in places.
Most areas have reported between 15 and 40cm of snow so far in the French Alps with Avoriaz (pictured above from yesterday) topping the table with 30cm of that accumulated yesterday.
Italian resorts have reported the biggest snowfalls however with Cervinia claiming 90cm/three feet over the weekend. Courmayeur and Madonna di Campiglio reported 40cm a piece yesterday.
Swiss resorts have had similar snowfall figures to France, with Saas Fee reporting the most there with 40cm – the same as the snow storm a week ago, and it looks like a similar trajectory.
As with the storm a week ago, Austria has so far not benefited so much. Again it's Obergurgl in the south reporting the most there – 15cm/6 inches yesterday.
There's been a good deal of fresh snow in the Pyrenees too. In Andorra, Grandvalira (Soldeu and Pas de la Casa) report 45cm (18 inches) over the weekend and Cauterets says it had 60cm (two feet) in 24 hours over Sunday/Monday.
The snow is still falling in many areas.
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Started by J2SkiNews in Ski News 23-Feb-2015 - 2 Replies
J2SkiNews posted Feb-2015
There has been a fresh wave of significant snowfall in the Alps over the weekend and continuing this week.
The heaviest snow was as usual at higher elevations and initially in the Western and southern Alps, snow at lower elevations and further east has been described as "wet" in places.
Most areas have reported between 15 and 40cm of snow so far in the French Alps with Avoriaz (pictured above from yesterday) topping the table with 30cm of that accumulated yesterday.
Italian resorts have reported the biggest snowfalls however with Cervinia claiming 90cm/three feet over the weekend. Courmayeur and Madonna di Campiglio reported 40cm a piece yesterday.
Swiss resorts have had similar snowfall figures to France, with Saas Fee reporting the most there with 40cm – the same as the snow storm a week ago, and it looks like a similar trajectory.
As with the storm a week ago, Austria has so far not benefited so much. Again it's Obergurgl in the south reporting the most there – 15cm/6 inches yesterday.
There's been a good deal of fresh snow in the Pyrenees too. In Andorra, Grandvalira (Soldeu and Pas de la Casa) report 45cm (18 inches) over the weekend and Cauterets says it had 60cm (two feet) in 24 hours over Sunday/Monday.
The snow is still falling in many areas.
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Tony_H
reply to 'Fresh Weekend Snowfall in the Alps and Pyrenees' posted Feb-2015
The weather forecasts I have been looking at inform me regular snow over the next 10 days in Solden/Obergurgl and well below 0c.
Fingers crossed.
Fingers crossed.
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Verbier_ski_bum
reply to 'Fresh Weekend Snowfall in the Alps and Pyrenees' posted Feb-2015
Snowing hard in Verbier at the moment. Roll on long weekend!
Topic last updated on 24-February-2015 at 08:35