Snow Forecast Summary - December 21st 2008

Yet more snow fell this week, across the majority of Alpine resorts, with low temperatures maintaining the excellent bases almost everywhere. High winds last weekend caused some lift closures, and reduced powder depths in many areas - although subsequent snowfall has replaced much that was lost.

For almost all the main ski areas, snow depths remain considerably greater than their historical averages for mid-December.

Weather and Snow Next Week

There's a distinct split in fortunes this week. Many Austrian resorts are seeing further significant snow this coming weekend, and will see more through to Christmas Day. Clearer weather will be the norm for the West of The Alps with French, Italian and Swiss ski resorts seeing a noticeable rise in temperatures for a few days, with a good chance of sunshine.

The end of the week will be cooler - possibly extremely so - and there is a chance of snow before the New Year. The various forecast models have been quite dynamic over the past few days so exactly what will happen the other side of Christmas is unclear at the moment, other than a strong likelihood that it'll be cold...

Watch this space...

Skidaddle says its been snowing dumplings constantly since he arrived and they havent been able to piste the slopes.

Tony_H wrote:Skidaddle says its been snowing dumplings constantly since he arrived and they havent been able to piste the slopes.

How absolutely awful :mrgreen: Skidaddle will be coming back wanting some mid fats in order to enjoy the best of all that powder.
:D

bandit wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Skidaddle says its been snowing dumplings constantly since he arrived and they havent been able to piste the slopes.

How absolutely awful :mrgreen: Skidaddle will be coming back wanting some mid fats in order to enjoy the best of all that powder.
:D

He will have hated it, and he would tell you there was something wrong with you for suggesting such a horrendous idea.
Me on the other hand.......