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Welcome to our first detailed snow report of the 2026-27 season!
A lot has been happening in the Alps in recent days, and there’s also a very interesting week of weather ahead!
A fairly potent storm has just dumped significant quantities of snow at high altitude across much of the Alps, especially in the south-west where around 30-50cm fell above 2800m in the southern French Alps and some western Italian regions (e.g. Courmayeur, Cervinia).
More generally we have seen 10-30cm of fresh snow in the last 36 hours or so at high altitude, with a sprinkling to as low 1000m close to some of the northern foothills. However, since the bulk of the precipitation was over before the cold air dug in, broadly speaking, this was a high-altitude snow event.
As you would expect, snow conditions have improved considerably in the resorts currently open in the Alps – to be expected, given that most of the options right now still revolve around glaciers. Some resorts are also offering some considerable non-glacial terrain but most of this still requires artificial help. The one major exception is Cervinia, where significant non-glacial terrain with “proper” snow is available, with more set to open up this weekend.
If you are lucky enough to be able to get away at very short notice then, Cervinia is THE place to be, closely followed by its linked resort, Zermatt. However, it looks like it will become very stormy next week which will no doubt hamper lift operations and piste openings at times.
Across the pond, skiing options in North America are extremely limited for now…
Skiing is now possible down to 2900m at Trockener Steg in Zermatt – Photo: zermatt.ch, 13 November 2026
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