Snow Forecast Summary - 8th December 2011
Snow Forecast Summary - 8th December 2011
Published : 08-Dec-2011 06:36
Well, what a week that was?Europe went from misery to delight as a succession of snowfalls crossed The Alps and turned green, dry slopes to powder fields. Major individual falls of 70cm have been reported from the Three Valleys to Scandinavia, with accumulations of over a metre across much of The Alps in the past 7 days. Snow is still falling in some parts.
Well over 50 European resorts will be open this coming weekend, with many more now confident of being fully open by the following weekend.
Across the Atlantic, ski areas in both Canada and the US were hit with yet more new snow. The Western regions of both countries currently have pretty epic conditions.
European Weather and Snow This Coming Week
Several days of relatively clear and settled weather are expected to bring superb skiing conditions to the open European resorts from now and into the weekend.
More snow is in the forecast after that, however, and the models are showing encouraging consistency in predicting a succession of further bands of snow over the next ten days or so.
Temperatures are generally down to, perhaps lower than, seasonal averages and seem likely to remain so.
Two words of caution - Avalanche Risk
Heavy snows falling onto bare, relatively warm, ground are going to take time to stabilise. Authorities in France and Switzerland have issued warnings in the past few days and the avalanche risk will be very high, on many slopes, for some time.
If you're in the mountains this week, please take extra care and seek local advice before leaving pisted runs.
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