Latest Snow Report
Snow conditions in the Alps are generally ok for mid-December, but nothing like as good as they were in many regions just a couple of weeks ago.
There are several reasons why: the first being that it hasn’t snowed a great deal for at least a couple of weeks now, and, while there was some snow at altitude last weekend, many northern and western parts of the Alps saw rain lower down. Since then, it has also been much milder, with freezing levels reaching 3000m at times this week.
As a result, snow depths in most parts of the Alps are now significantly below average for mid-December, and only close to or fractionally above average in parts of the north-west (e.g. Avoriaz) and the far south-west (e.g. Isola 2000).
Some new snow may fall in the south-western Alps early next week, otherwise the dry and mild weather is set to continue for most regions – possibly until Christmas and beyond.
Across the pond, western Canada and the eastern US are leading the way…
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