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Updated: 10.30am Wednesday 10 December 2025 – Still mostly fine and very mild across the Alps...

Flaine was one of the areas that saw a lot of snow in late November (1.5m in just 3 days at the top), meaning that last Sunday’s rain has had relatively little impact on snow depths, and there is still ample cover from top to bottom.

For now, it is just Flaine itself that is open for skiing, with the rest of the Grand Massif (Les Carroz, Samoëns, Morillon etc) joining the action this weekend.

Elsewhere in the Alps, it is also mostly sunny and very mild today, with freezing levels typically around or a little above 3000m. Indeed, the weather in the Alps will remain settled for the rest of this week and into next week, with plenty of sunshine and just a few areas of cloud here and there.

Over 200 resorts in the Alps are open today, with around 10 of these now offering 100km or more of pistes. Ischgl continues to lead the way with 195km now open, followed by Zermatt-Cervinia with 192km and Val Gardena with 156km. On the whole, pistes are hard-packed. 

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Updated: 9am Tuesday 9 December 2025 – Mostly sunny and very mild in the Alps...

The rest of this week will also be dry with lots of sunshine and just a few areas of cloud drifting round. Temperatures will drop a little, at least for a while, but it will still stay relatively mild for the time of year.

Looking even further ahead, there is little sign at this stage of any significant snow in the Alps before Christmas, though this could change.

Snow conditions in the Alps did take a bit of a hit on Sunday when the milder air moved in, especially where it rained (mostly in the northern French, Swiss and western Austrian Alps).

Luckily, the areas where it rained the most (e.g. Portes du Soleil) had plenty of snow from the November storms, so it is only the lowest slopes that are now looking a bit threadbare. Above 1300m or so, the snowpack in these north-western parts of the Alps still looks healthy.

More generally, there is still lots of good piste-skiing on offer across the Alps, even if snow depths are generally unremarkable. The sun is very low in the sky at this time of year, which will help slow any damage from the current mild spell.

We will post a fuller assessment of snow conditions in the Alps later this week…

Updated: 10am Sunday 7 December 2025 – Turning milder in the Alps, with rain or snow in places...

Today’s bad weather is concentrated across the western and north-western Alps this morning (e.g. Tignes, Avoriaz, Verbier, Wengen, Zermatt) with a rain/snow limit starting at around 1500m early on but rising to between 2000m and 2400m later.

There are also some showers across the northern Austrian Alps (snow 1400m), otherwise much of the eastern Alps is dry with variable cloud.

The main area of bad weather will reach the western Austrian Alps later today, then other parts of Austria (mostly north of the main Alpine Ridge), with the rain/snow limit rising towards or above 2000m.

Throughout this period the southern Alps will be drier with variable cloud and some sunny spells at times, especially in the far south-west and far south-east.

Next week, the weather in the Alps will be mostly fine and exceptionally mild, with freezing levels generally above 3000m.  

This warmer weather means that snow conditions will take a hit over the coming days, especially in the areas that see rain today. On the positive side, the lower ski resorts of the north-western Alps (e.g. Portes du Soleil) have a lot of early snow meaning that, while conditions will deteriorate, it won’t all suddenly disappear, like it has done very early in the season in previous years. 

For more details, see our latest Weather & Snow Forecast for the Alps. 

For a country by country round-up of snow conditions in the Alps and beyond, see our latest Snow Report. And, for more on how the 2025-26 ski season is stacking up so far in the Alps, check out our latest Season Progress Report!

Updated: 10.20am Saturday 6 December 2025 – The weather is turning much milder in the Alps...

Today will see a few showers or flurries across the north-western Alps (e.g. Portes du Soleil), especially later in the day, with the rain/snow limit rising to between 1200m and 1700m. This generally won’t amount to much in the way of snow accumulations, although there may be 5–15cm above 2000m in places by tomorrow morning. Most of the Alps will stay dry, however, with variable cloud.

Sunday will see a more active warm front reach the north-western Alps during the day, spreading further east across the northern Alps later. This front will bring some rain to the northern French Alps, much of the Swiss Alps, and later some northern and western parts of the Austrian Alps. The upper limit of this rain could reach 2400–2600m for a time on Sunday afternoon, but more likely 1800–2200m in Austria, before it dies away.

Early next week the weather in the Alps will become drier and brighter, but it will remain very mild with freezing levels as high as 3600m in the west.

Over 250 ski areas in the Alps are now open, with a dozen or so offering more than 100km of slopes, including Ischgl, Zermatt–Cervinia, Val d’Isère–Tignes, Lech–St Anton and the Sella Ronda region, to name just a few.

Snow conditions are going to take a bit of a hit tomorrow, especially in the lower resorts of the north-western Alps, but at least these areas already have plenty of snow.

Updated: 9am Friday 5 December 2025 – Still changeable weather in the Alps, and turning milder this weekend...

Over the weekend, further weather fronts will move in from the Atlantic, mostly affecting the northern Alps. These will drag in much milder air, bringing some rain to above 2000m for a time in places, especially in the north-western Alps, before the weather settles down again and stays mild next week.

134 ski areas in the Alps are reportedly open today, with this number set to increase considerably over the weekend.

Ischgl is still offering the greatest extent of open terrain, with 179km of pistes, but there are several other resorts offering more than 100km including Sölden and Zermatt-Cervinia.

The best snow conditions right now are perhaps in the far south-west, which has had the heaviest of the very recent snow (e.g. Isola 2000).

Updated: 10:45am Thursday 4 December 2025 – Fresh snow for some of the Alps, mostly in the south-west...

Today, the weather in the Alps is complicated. Early snow flurries in the southern French and western Italian Alps will tend to die away, leaving most of the Alps dry for a while, but with highly variable cloud cover.

Later today a very weak front will reach the western Alps, bringing a few light snow flurries here and there. A slightly stronger front will also move northwards into the southern Alps and will likely deliver a few centimetres of snow across the Dolomites and the southern Austrian Alps, particularly overnight.

Nearly 100 ski areas in the Alps are open today, mostly still on a very limited basis but with over 100km on offer in a handful of resorts including Ischgl (176km), Val d’Isère-Tignes (110km) and Sölden (115km).

Updated: 9am Wednesday 3 December 2025 – Fresh snow for a lucky few today, mostly in the far south-west of the Alps...

The area that will see the most snow in the next 24-hours is the far south-western Alps, where 15-30cm is likely (much of it this evening) in the likes of Auron, Isola 2000, Prato Nevoso and Limone Piemonte, with a rain/snow limit between 1000 and 1300m.

Another area that will catch some significant snow is the western foothills of the Alps (e.g. the Vercors and Oisans regions) where 15cm is possible. More generally, though, we will see 5-10cm across the southern French Alps (e.g. Risoul) and south-western Italian Alps (e.g. Sestriere).

Elsewhere in the western Alps, we could see a couple of centimetres here and there (e.g. Val d’Isère, Cervinia) later today/tonight, but most of the Alps will stay dry with the best of any sunshine the further north and east you are.

Tomorrow, another weather front will approach the western Alps with some light flurries likely later in the day. These will push into the same eastern parts of the Alps overnight but will not amount to a great deal. 

Updated: 9am Tuesday 2 December 2025 – Mostly dry with variable cloud today in the Alps...

Tomorrow, there will be some snow in the far south-western Alps (e.g. Sestriere, Isola 2000) otherwise most places will again be dry with the best of any sunshine the further north and east you are. Thursday and Friday will continue to see rather mixed weather conditions across the Alps, with further weak fronts producing a few light showers or flurries here and there but no widespread significant snow.

Nearly 100 ski areas are open across the Alps today, 50 less than at the weekend. Most are still only offering very limited skiing, but notable exceptions include Ischgl (159km) and Val d’Isère–Tignes (110km). Tomorrow, we see a major opening in Austria: St Anton–Lech–Zürs in the Arlberg region.

Updated: 10am Monday 1 December 2025 – Mostly fine after overnight top up in north-western Alps...

This follows another top of snow for some last night, mostly in the north-western Alps which saw around 5-10cm of fresh snow, with a bit more in places (e.g. Avoriaz).

This week the weather in the Alps will remain a little mixed. There will be lots of dry weather, but relatively weak fronts will try and move in at times, mostly affecting the south-western Alps mid-week (e.g. Isola 2000) and the south-eastern Alps later in the week (e.g. Dolomites).

Around 100 ski areas are open across the Alps today, down by around 50 from the weekend. Most are still only offering very limited skiing, but there are several notable exceptions including Ischgl (156km) and Val d’Isère-Tignes (150km).

Updated: 11.30am Sunday 30 November 2025 – A small top-up of snow for the north-western Alps later today...

This latest front will bring only modest amounts of snow – typically 2-10cm in the northern French Alps (e.g. Avoriaz, Flaine, 3 Valleys), the northern and western Swiss Alps (e.g. Verbier, Wengen, Engelberg) and the far west of Austria (e.g. Lech).

Further to the south and east there will be little (if any) snow. The rain/snow limit will typically start at around 1500–1700m before dropping to around 1000m overnight.

Over the next few days, the weather in the Alps will be mostly dry, however, there remains some uncertainty about the forecast for later in the week, when a few showers or flurries are possible in places.

This weekend, nearly 150 ski areas are open in the Alps, many being unscheduled openings thanks to recent snowfalls, including Avoriaz, Megève and La Clusaz. Despite modest snow depths, Ischgl is currently offering the greatest extent of terrain (152km) – as it usually does at this time of year.

Minor resorts in mountain ranges outside the Alps, including the Jura and the Vosges, have also opened terrain – great news for these lower, often forgotten, regions which have had a tough time in recent years.

Read more in our latest country by country weather & snow forecast for the Alps, and find out more about snow conditions in the Alps and beyond in our latest snow report.

Updated: 12pm Saturday 29 November 2025 – Lots more ski resorts opening in the Alps, including some big names…

Nearly 150 ski areas in the Alps are open this weekend, many of them unscheduled openings thanks to the recent snowfalls, including Avoriaz, Megève and La Clusaz, to name just a few.

Despite modest snow depths, though, Ischgl continues to offer the greatest extent of terrain (152km) – as it usually does at this time of year.

Notably, some minor resorts in mountain ranges outside the Alps, like the Jura and the Vosges, have also managed to open up some terrain – great news for these lower, often forgotten, regions which have had a tough time in recent years!

Most parts of the Alps are sunny today, with some exceptions, especially Austria which has plenty of cloud cover and even a few light flurries in the west. The northern and eastern Swiss Alps also have some cloud this morning, though this should break up later.

A weak weather front will deliver a dusting of snow here and there across some western parts of the Alps tomorrow, with further weak fronts affecting the Alps at times, though these will not produce much in the way of snow.

Updated: 10am Thursday 27 November 2025 – Winter wonderland in the Alps!

Today’s big opening is Austria’s Ischgl, which immediately claims top spot for the number of km of runs open in the Alps (and in the world) with 143km!

Ischgl joins at least 30 ski resorts open in the Alps today – in any of which you can expect blue skies and silky-smooth pistes! Two other good options right now in terms of extent of terrain are Sölden (with 98km) and Zermatt (with 86km). But, as good as conditions may be in these resorts today, they are not actually the areas with exceptional snow.

The really big snow snowfalls have been in the north-western Alps, more specifically the northern French and western Swiss Alps. These regions have seen 1m of snow at altitude since Sunday, including in ski areas and resorts such as L’Espace Killy, 3 Valleys, Paradiski, La Rosière, La Clusaz, Portes du Soleil, Chamonix valley, Gstaad-Glacier 3000 area, parts of the Bernese Oberland and as far east as Engelberg.

Indeed 1.5m+ was recorded in a few spots, with 174cm between Sunday and Wednesday in L’Ecreleuse (at 2252m), an official Swiss measuring station near the Dents du Midi just to the south of the Portes du Soleil.

In light of these very significant snowfalls, a number of unscheduled openings are also now planned for this weekend, including Avoriaz, Champéry-Les Crosets and La Clusaz, to name just a few.

More on this in our detailed snow report later today…

Updated: 9.45am Wednesday 26 November 2025 – Final flurries of this epic November storm!

The weather in the Alpine interior is drier, however, and it is mostly sunny on the southern side of the Alps.

The weather in the Alps will settle down on Thursday and Friday before a new storm arrives over the weekend. However, this storm will be a weak affair with just a few centimetres of snow here and there across some western areas.

Snow conditions in the Alps are generally excellent for late November, and exceptional even in some north-western parts of the Alps.

Indeed, it is difficult to remember there having been more snow at this time of year in the lower resorts in this region, including the likes of Morzine, Les Gets, Chatel, Megève, La Clusaz, Villars and Gstaad, to name just a few.

We will look more closely at just how ‘historic’ this November snow is in these regions later in the week.

Elsewhere in the Alps, early season snow conditions are also generally good although not everywhere has masses of snow. This includes some very high inner Alpine resorts, like Zermatt and Saas-Fee, which missed out on the heaviest snow and have more “normal” snow conditions for the time of year.

26 ski areas in the Alps are reported to be open today with LOTS more opening later this week or this weekend. This includes several scheduled big-name openings, such as Ischgl and Val d’Isère, but also numerous unscheduled openings thanks to all the fresh snow, including Villars and Avoriaz. More on this in our detailed snow report tomorrow!

Updated: 11.30am Tuesday 25 November 2025 – Yet more heavy snow for the Alps!

Tomorrow, flurries will continue to low levels across some northern parts of the Alps, mostly in eastern Switzerland and Austria, before slowly dying out. A window of drier weather is then expected before another storm reaches the Alps over the weekend.

Today alone will see between 15cm and 40cm of new snow above 1000m across a wide swathe of the northern Alps, with another 10–20cm likely tomorrow, especially in the Swiss and Austrian Alps. This means that storm totals between Sunday and Wednesday will likely exceed 1 metre at altitude in many north-western parts of the Alps and approach 1.5m in a few places.

Needless to say, snow conditions are going to be exceptional for the time of year when the weather settles down, especially in the northern and north-western Alps, which have seen the heaviest of the recent snow.

Off-piste is strongly discouraged, however, as the danger level is high or extremely high in many areas.

Updated: 9.30am Monday 24 November 2025 – Big storm now underway in the Alps...

The bad weather will move further east as today progresses, but with the heaviest precipitation always in the north-western Alps. The rain/snow limit is highly variable – currently as high as 1700m in some exposed parts of the western Alps, but still very low in the more internal valleys where pools of cold air are harder to shift.

The milder air will make some progress eastwards, at least for a time, but will always be most keenly felt closest to the foothills of the western and northern Alps. Temperatures will start to drop again from the north-west later today and especially overnight into Tuesday.

Tuesday will see further snow in the Alps, again heaviest in the north-west where the rain/snow limit will be lower again (600-800m). Further east and south-east, the rain/snow limit will remain higher for a time.

Further flurries are forecast to low levels across the northern Alps on Wednesday, though they will be lighter. Areas that saw lots of rain this morning (e.g. the lower parts of the Portes du Soleil) will be covered with snow again tomorrow.

Storm totals between Sunday night and Wednesday morning are likely to be over 1m above 2000m in parts of the northern French Alps (e.g. Tignes, Avoriaz), but more generally 50-80cm across the north-western Alps.

Many other parts of the Alps will see at least some snow, although some north-western parts of Italy (e.g. La Thuile) and the southern Alps will see much less.

Updated: 11am Sunday 23 November 2025 – Major new storm will hit the Alps tonight!

The storm will hit the French Alps this evening before moving slowly eastwards to affect most parts of the Alps by the end of Monday, but probably not reaching some parts of the eastern Austrian Alps until early on Tuesday. It will be a complex storm with multiple fronts and air masses, so expect some huge discrepancies in snowfall and rain/snow limits from place to place.

When the storm first hits the Alps this evening, snow will fall at all levels in the more internal valleys where cold air is embedded, but in the western foothills the rain/snow limit is likely to start at around 1000-1200m. Overnight and early tomorrow, it will slowly rise to 1400-1600m in the more exposed ranges of the western Alps (e.g. Portes du Soleil) but could remain much lower for longer in the more internal valleys (e.g. Haute Tarentaise, Valais, Aosta).

The snowline will generally also remain lower in the eastern Alps but could reach 1400m for a time in some more exposed ranges later on Monday (e.g. Arlberg). Later on Monday, colder air will start to return from the north-west spreading to most parts on Tuesday, at which point any snowfall could be back as low as 500m in some northern parts of the Alps.

Between now and Wednesday morning, we should see 50-80cm of new snow above 1600m across a wide swathe of the western Alps, with 1m possible in some parts of the French Alps. Across the eastern Alps, accumulations will more likely be in the 20-40cm range, but with some possible surprises.

The Italian Alps and the southern Alps will generally also see more moderate snowfall totals, in the range of 10-40cm, but with some exceptions (e.g the far north-west).

Around 40 ski areas in the Alps are open this weekend, mostly still on a very limited basis but with some more extensive options also now on the table including Obergurgl, Tignes and Val Thorens.

Snow conditions in the Alps are clearly quite impressive for late November, especially in the context of recent years. Whether this constitutes “one of the best starts to the season in recent memory”, as some are now claiming, is still up for debate and will depend on where you are in the Alps, but it is something we might be able to pinpoint in more detail next week. Watch this space!

Updated: 1pm Saturday 22 November 2025 – Excellent weather and snow conditions for the opening of Tignes and Val Thorens today!

This weather window won’t last though, with cloud thickening up across the western Alps tomorrow ahead of the next storm which will deliver significant quantities of snow to many parts of the Alps early next week.

Snow will reach the French Alps late on Sunday, before spreading slowly east, with the heaviest precipitation set to be falling across Austria and the Dolomites by Tuesday. 

This weather window won’t last though, with cloud thickening up across the western Alps tomorrow ahead of the next storm which will deliver significant quantities of snow to many parts of the Alps early next week.

Snow will reach the French Alps late on Sunday, before spreading slowly east, with the heaviest precipitation set to be falling across Austria and the Dolomites by Tuesday.

The rain/snow limit will be highly variable, starting quite low and remaining very low for some time in the internal valley of the western Alps (e.g Haute-Tarentaise, Aosta, Valais) where the cold air won’t be easy to dislodge.

Eventually it will reach 1400-1600m early on Monday in the more exposed parts of the western Alps, before falling again from the north-west late in the day. Further east in Austria, the rain/snow limit will be lower, generally remaining below 1000m.

Over the next 48 hours or so we can expect 40-70cm of fresh snow above 1600m across much of the French Alps, but much less in the far south. Most other parts of the Alps can expect 15-40cm, aside from some south-western areass (e.g Isola 2000) where there will only be a few centimetres.

See our latest snow report and latest weather & snow forecast for more details.

Updated: 10.30am Friday 21 November 2025 – Very cold, further snow flurries in places…

The Alps are under the influence of a bitterly cold north-easterly airflow today with some flurries in places. These are mostly light, but with some further moderate accumulations in places, especially close the western foothills (e.g. Vercors) and the northern foothills e.g. Engelberg. 

There will also be some sunny spells, these most likely in the more internal Alpine valleys.

Over the weekend, there will be lots of fine, sunny but cold weather in the Alps before a new storm approaches from the west on Sunday.

The first half of next week will again be very unsettled with significant snow for many, heaviest in the west. The rain/snow limit may briefly rise to 1400m in some exposed western parts of the Alps early on Monday but, for the most part, the rain/snow limit will stay relatively low. 

Updated: 10am Thursday 20 November 2025 – Cold with flurries for many parts of the Alps…

One of the areas that will see significant accumulations is just to the south and east of Lake Geneva, due to the “Lake Effect” phenomena, whereby snowfall is enhanced by cold air moving over warm waters.

Ski areas that will benefit from today’s snow include the Portes du Soleil, the Gstaad area and parts of the Jura, all of which could see accumulations of 25-30cm by tomorrow morning, most of which will fall this evening and overnight.

More generally, the Alps are looking at closer to 5-15 cm of fresh snow falling today, with the lightest falls usually in the inner Alpine valleys of the western Alps (e.g. Zermatt, Val d’Isère). The far south-western Alps (e.g. Sestriere, Risoul) will also see very little snow today.

Today Obergurgl becomes the first entirely non-glacial ski resort in the 2025/26 ski season to open a significant number of slopes, with 69km of runs open on a mix or natural and artificial snow. Two more very significant openings will be Tignes and Val Thorens on Saturday.

For more on the weather and snow forecast for both today and the next few days, see our latest detailed Weather & Snow Forecast for the Alps.

See our archive for what was happening on previous days in the Alps