Snow Forecast Summary - December 23rd 2010

With our last weekly snow round-up before the Christmas weekend, all of us at J2Ski would like to wish you and yours all the very best for a great break.

Further snow in almost all European ski areas improved conditions last weekend, although a few days of milder weather have affected the snow pack in lower altitude resorts.

The big snow news of the week came from California, with Mammoth Mountain and other resorts reporting anything up to a mammoth 12 feet of new snow in a week!

European Weather and Snow This Coming Weekend

A sharp dip in temperature across the Alpine area is forecast for the next 48 hours (through Christmas Eve), and it will be very cold for several days before temperatures rebound toward the seasonal averages. The dive in temperature will be accompanied by a fair amount of precipitation. Although the exact mix of rain and snow is difficult to predict, and will depend very much on local conditions, there is certainly the potential for significant snowfall through Friday and into Saturday.

Further out, conditions look unsettled and light snows are quite likely at various times throughout the next week.

We'll be back with more snow news next week - have a very Happy Christmas!

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