Weather to Skiweathertoski.co.ukOverview of the latest snow conditions for the Alps, other European resorts, and North America (US & Canada) on 27 November 2025. Includes current snow depths,
conditions in key resorts, and a brief forecast, and links to weathertoski's full country-by-country snow report for 27 November 2025.Snow Report: 27 November 2025Full detailed report covering the Alps, other European ski resorts, and North
America (US & Canada), including snow depths, conditions, and forecasts.
Snow conditions in the Alps are excellent right now – as good as you could realistically hope for in late November! That said, not everywhere has as much snow as there is in the north-western
Alps, where some places saw as much as 1.5m between and .
The areas that got properly dumped on earlier in the week include the whole of the northern French Alps (e.g. Val d’Isère, Flaine, Avoriaz), the western and northern Swiss Alps (e.g. Villars,
Gstaad, Mürren and Engelberg) and the far north-western Italian Alps (e.g. Courmayeur, La Thuile). These areas all received at least a metre of snow over 4 days, with closer to 1.5m in parts of the
Haute-Savoie and adjacent border areas in Switzerland.
The snowiest official figure we could find was at L’Ecreleuse (2252m), an official Swiss measuring station near the Dents du Midi just south of the Portes du Soleil, which clocked 176cm between
and .
This excellent SLF map of Switzerland shows clearly where most of the snow fell during the height of the storm (between and
) with close to 1m falling in 48 hours in areas shown by the darker purples.
SLF chart showing the areas of the Alps which saw the most snow from the recent storm: Image: whiterisk.ch, 27 November 2025
What is so unusual about current snow conditions, at least in the context of recent years, is just how much snow there is at lower altitudes in the north-western Alps. This is fabulous news for
resorts like Morzine, Les Gets, Megève, La Clusaz and Gstaad, which have rarely seen this much snow at resort level at any point in winter in recent years, let alone in .
All other parts of the Alps got at least some snow from this storm cycle, typically between 20–50cm, with more in the Austrian Arlberg (e.g. Lech). Some of the areas that didn’t see that much snow
include high inner-alpine resorts like Zermatt and Saas-Fee, although they will preserve their snow (and snow quality) better than in the advent of a warmer spell.
So, all in all it’s an excellent start to the winter for most of the Alps. Does this guarantee good snow conditions for Christmas and New Year? It certainly increases the chances, but it’s not
quite as simple as that. “Good snow conditions” depends a bit on the weather and temperatures at the time. In short, lots of snow doesn’t always mean good snow!
But, given that we are still in , it is safe to say that this is one of the very best starts to the Alpine ski season in recent years!
Across the pond, many Rocky Mountain resorts are in urgent need of heavy snow…
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