Bluebird powder day today! Loads of snow, though lots of it quite wind affected, everywhere. Rauz was excellent and Zurs still had fresh lines to be had when I left this afternoon. It was getting pretty warm today later on so the snow will be firm and crusty tomorrow but should be excellent by midmorning.

DUMPING! The snow has finally started falling after nearly two weeks of sunshine. Since Thursday evening we've had over 40cm. It's still snowing up the mountain and it looks set to continue tonight! 

Good fall of fresh yesterday, about 30cm which let off about 10pm last night - unfortunately down at the airport today but looked like it was going to be an epic day at 5am this morning!

 It snowed for a full 24hours yesterday! From 6am on Friday all the way through till this morning! BIG FLUFFLY FLAKES! Its officially a Bluebird Powder day in Verbier!
Fat Skis are out!!

It snowed AGAIN heavily last night, about 3 inches as far as resort, not yet been up top yet as Ahlenmahder, Schindler and Valfagher bahns are all closed at the moment. On a word of warning, anyone coming out here and skiing off piste take note there have been 4 avalanche deaths in the last three days and more burials that were dug out, significantly in Hinter Rendl. You can check local avalanche conditions at http://lawine.tirol.gv.at/english/

It's snowing!! The snow has been falling steadily over night and today, just in time for change over day tomorrow.....oh goody!! The good news is that it is once again refreshing the pistes so they remain in great condition and topping up the off piste for more fresh tracks.

The French, some British and Dutch school holidays are upon us so we are expecting an increase in people next week. The British school hols start in force the week after, so things will be far busier on the slopes and in lift lines.

The forecast as I write is for more snow tomorrow with sunshine on Sunday and Monday the freezing levels remain around 1200 metres.  

After a great week for sunshine with snow overnight, ski has been excellent this week, if very cold. The temperatures have now risen though, it is snowing as I write, and will do for the next few days, so next week promises to be a good one!

Cracking day today on the hill, still loads of snow. Temperature have raised nicely to feel a bit of warmth in the valley, but hopefully the right level for a good dump too just in time for some pre half term pow

The feb snow is starting to come....hopefully!  snowed lightly in the villages and on all the mountains over the weekend but sunshine has definitely been holding it better.  Lake louise has been pretty hard and icy until the sun softens things up a bit. Sunshine has got more snow and the groomers and park are in very good condition, there was even a fair bit of loose, fresh snow about today.  Hope it keeps snowing!

Official mid point of the season.  We need it to snow.  Warm temps Friday/Saturday & cold overnight temps since have us in a freeze/thaw cycle, couple that with some strong winds and snow quality is deteriorating rapidly.

It's still very cold here, the warmest place and bst viz is in the trees! Snow condtions on piste are very good but there are some icy bits in the well used parts. Been skiing down to Montalbert where the pistes are in good condition, there are a few man made snow piles about so things are looking good long term. As I write this things seem to be a bit brighter and Mont Blanc is basking in sunshine!

Tomorrow looks like it may be warmer with some sun, hope so! Then back to more snowfall towards the end of the week.

With close to 2ft (60cm) of snowfall over the weekend, Aspen/Snowmass has seen seen one of the snowiest start to their season ever.

More fresh snow overnight at all 5 Scottish ski centres, 3-4 inches at CairnGorm unspecified amounts elsewhere...More snow forecast before the weekend to top up already excellent conditions... lucky, lucky people who are getting some midweek skiing today!!!

Its puking snow here! Big fat flakes down in Nasserein, its been going on much of the night, and this follows several smalller top ups earlier in the week. Yesterday the riding off piste was excellent, face shots all day on most aspects especially underneath Galzig and on Backside. Tomorrow its set to clear up a bit and then more snow at the weekend!

Punxsutawney Phil says, an additional six weeks of pow! In Mammoth, that means we'll be skiing the deep until July. Happy Groundhog Day !

Certainly no Groundhog day today. Awesome skiing conditions in Meribel. Cloudy later but legs are aching so don't care!

A few inches of fresh at all 5 Scottish ski centres today, with conditions this good its hard not to call in "sick" and head for the hills!

Temperature dropped way down last night. Air temp as low as -17 in places nearer the top. Clear skies all day today with no new snow expected until later in the week. 

Snow all day on the mountains and snow in the villages tonight.....lovely!  It is meant to snow all day tommorrow too!  We can definitely use it.  Nice conditions during the week, nice soft snow and pretty warm days but all the mountains can really use this snow to fill in some holes.  First lifts monday could be a winner....

Though its still stormy and intermittently snowy the riding here at the minute is great! Its been snowing down to town the last couple of days, whilst up top the wind sheltered areas on Backside, North Rendl and underneath the Galzig have got deep pow. From zammermoos i saw one rider in a gulley buried up tp his shoulders! The pistes are good early on but mogulled in the afternoons, and vis is variable. More snow on the way and possibly a dump mid week.

Finally started snowing again. Started yesterday evening and dropped about 10cms of fresh onto the rock hard pistes. More expected tonight! 

 

EPIC snow in Verbier today! Six inches of fresh fluffy stuff up the top, and amazing fresh lines to be had!
Apparently more on the way too... Fingers crossed!!

Snow is pretty sweet right now!  Coverage still lacking, but what'cha gonna do?  Blue bird skies today, one of those classic Colorado days.  Makes me glad I moved here.  The sun is my friend.

SIA trade show going on in Denver now (last 30 years in Vegas).  This is a big deal, it's the largest snow sports trade snow in America.  Winter Park Resort will host a ton of these people Monday/Tuesday to try new gear, network, schmooze, etc.  Good times.

Snowed all night Friday and through in to Saturday. At least 20cm down in resort, much more high up and drifting in the strong winds. Another poor transfer day for many today but should be great when this storms over. Avalanche risk off-piste bound to be high so take care everyone.

Its snowing lightly today, once again giving us a top up! In fact the snow seems to be coming in almost perfectly spaced bursts....some blue skies and fresh powder big days followed by a day or 2 to get over it!!! Col de Nant on Wednesday was supurb....just one of those days. The snow down to low levels is a proving to be great for bad viz days in the trees!!

The outlook is for snow through the night and tomorrow with some sunshine possible for Sunday, it remains cold, it seems like someone turns the chiller up after about 2.30!!!

Enjoy

After a cracking week last week, the weather is coming in again - the northerly winds are promising super cold temps and more snow again. There's loads of base, could just do with a good top up for the off piste

Fun, fun fun out there at the moment!  beautiful sunny days, crisp and cold but not ridiculous.  a little bit of fresh snow to soften things up but we could do with some more.  still a solid base on all mountains and the parks are built and in good condition.  bring on the february dumps!

So the dump of snow we have been due for the past 2 weeks had finaly hit...big time!  It's been snowing hard for 18 hours now and things are loading up nicely!  The World Economic Forum is currently taking place in Davos so the town is packed and the slopes are empty.......the worlds press are'nt big on skiing it seems although Bill Gates and MR Clinton rolled into town today so maybe I'll bump into one of them (and cover them in snow!)

We've had excellent piste conditions for most of the seaaon and everything is open. Our pipes and parks have been hugly updated and built up this year so be sure to check them out if for no other reason that to see how ridiculously HUGE our kickers are!

With all this snowing coming down we'll be right back up to speed off piste as well. Be warned though that the Avalanche risk will be high due to the sheer volume of snow coming down. Check SLF.CH for local avalanch bullitins in English. Now go get your shred on!

Finally started snowing earlier this afternoon and then stopped after about ten minutes. Sky is full of cloud and the temperature has dropped right down. With a bit of luck we should get some snow overnight. fingers crossed. 

Winter has started up again. Its been snowing all day down to resort level, with howling winds up on the hill and limited vis. Its due to carry on and off for the next 4 days. Its staying really cold still so the snow should stick around but the suggestion is that if a lot of snow falls it will be unsafe for much off piste and the higher lifts may close temporarily. Rendl was great today, quiet and pockets of softer windblown snow. Next week beckons to be a good one.

Snow all day Thursday gives us some well needed powder on the pistes. Visibility is clearly very patchy, but the powder is worth the trip out in the cold and snow. Sunshine due to return on Saturday for some excellent skiing!

 

Wee bit of snow late last night, couple of inches down in town!

Conditions are fantastic at the moment, few thin patches with a few rocks, but other than that - Verbier has amazing skiing!!

Complete whiteout in Avoriaz this afternoon, three runs then came home! And I'm sure I told someone I wasn't fair weather the other day... Sketchy snow coverage too, lots of ice but more snow forecast for tonight

A few cold sunny days in a row have led to excellent piste skiing. In places the piste is a little firm but on the whole its good. You need to walk if you want to get some decent off piste as only a few places in the shade have escaped the sun. At night in resort its really cold and icy in places. We're looking at snow possibly on Thursday  - fingers crossed!

5.5" reported overnight.  Nothing compared to the southern portion of the state, theirs would be more accurately reported in feet, not inches.   Bummer. 

Super cold & windy today, upper mtn. closed.  A good day to hike a rail to learn a new trick.  Would have been a good day to hide in the trees if the mid mountain base wasn't still so dreadful.

No new snow for the last five days, just brilliant blue skies and sunny weather. The pistes are hard and fast. Snow expected tomorrow evening. 

pretty mild conditions at the moment.  had lots of beautiful sunny days but pretty hard going on the hills.  a bit icy up at lake louise.....the park has some nice features but the landing can be unforgiving.  sunshine is holding up a litle better and has almost finished putting the park together but all mountains could use a couple of big dumps to fill everything back in.  bring on some powder!

We've had the most beautiful and Alpe D'Huez-typical run of clear blue skies - to the point I sat outside yesterday very comfortably in a t-shirt, but it is starting to impact the snow. There's a crust covering a lot of the lovely off-piste powder, and icy patches coming through on the busier slopes. Watch out for melting icicles in resort! 

Light snow forecast for tomorrow. 

Saturday 23rd Jan blue sky day and quite warm particularly on south side of La Plagne. Snow conditions powder and packed powder. Good skiing.

Outlook  more snow on Monday

The weather has been absolutely perfect all week in Val, giving us all a well needed break from the dull overcast clouds of the past few weeks. Snow overnight on Wednesday gave us some excellent powder to play in, although the quality on piste is not so good now. Forecast for tomorrow is heavy snow, and there is due to be much snow next week as well.

Epic morning - itineraries are in great condition and the sun's out. This is pretty much as good as it gets...

24" in 24 hours! sick pics and today in Mammoth at: http://ow.ly/YWUh

Plenty of snow, a new park, two super pipes and we're only five weeks in! Conditions are excellent and that's down to the temperature. Last significant snowfall was over 2 weeks ago but it's been so cold and quiet that piste, park and pipe conditions are amazing!

We have just played host to the 6* TTR event 'The O'Neill Evolution' in Davos and it went off! The best riders from around the world putting down their stuff in our 24ft walled super pipe and custom built slopestyle course. Check out the pics! Oh, and by the way they have left everything in for us to play on....gulp!

We have had sporadic snow showers putting a few inches on top of things three or four times in the last two weeks but by and large most of the accessible off piste is needing a good dump! That said our conditions have been considerably safer than lots of places around Europe as we have maintained such low temperatures. Assuming that stays the case our next dump will consolidate with the current snow pack making for some truly epic conditions....I can't wait!

Everything in resort is open and good to go including the recently re-opened Shatzalp bahn...a freeride mecca that's been closed for six years! This place is legendary! Catch up with our video snow reports on www.Snoveo.com and check out our latest pictures and videos on our site www.Synergysnowsports.com. Don't hesitate to get in touch for the latest conditions here in Davos.

 

No new snow for the last two days. Sunny and fairly clear around most of the valley. Light snowfall expected this evening. 

Snow from Sunday led to a great mostly bluebird pow day on monday. Stuben North Face was good in places but a bit windblown and crusty in others. Mattun bowl was brilliant and there were still a couple of lines left for this morning. Its still cold here all day, so theres still big piles of snow and ice at resort level and the pistes pretty much all over the Arlberg are in great condition. Few more cold sunny days to come this week, not sure when the next snow is due though.

Following more snow over the weekend today has been another excellent skiing day with blue skies and great snow on and off piste. The south facing Champagny  side of la Plagne was particularly good.

The outlook is for another blue sky day Tuesday and more snow on Wednesday.

Snow pretty much sucks to be perfectly honest.  Last night's 2.5inches reported barely put our mid mtn. depth above 40".  108.5" on the season, that's not much.

On the bright side the Terrain Park is sweeeeettt!!!  It's getting a lot of action, tons of progressive moves getting thrown down this weekend by the Winter Park Freeride Team.

After a couple of days of snow, we woke up today to BRIGHT blue skies!! So powder day it was, and 30-40cm of fresh powder in the of piste made sure we all had a stunning morning!

The pistes are fantastic, and its not so crazy cold now. 170cm @3200m, 110cm at 2300m and the avalanche risk is 3. The link to Meribel and the 3V is thriving, and the run all the way down is amazing. It was cold in Orelle this morning, but pretty empty and some awesome 1st tracks, even on the marked runs!

Had an amazing day on the hill – woke up to a fresh few inches of snow and headed up into the cloud (after the corporate guys managed to crawl out of their beds). And just as we were all getting used to skiing without knowing where the floor was it all disappeared and we enjoyed some rather impressive pockets of wind blown snow on the itinerary routes.

Another blue sky day in Verbier!
Snowed a solid 4inches everywhere last night - with even more up the top! Yesterday was a great day for some fresh tracks, today it has all been skied in and the weather is perfect today. Going to be a great day!
Enjoy it!!

About 15cms unexpectedly fell last night. Sunny all day today with fairly dim light in places. More snow expected tonight!

Coming down hard now at 2:30am just as forecast. Powder Rules may well apply tomorrow.
This season is turning out very well so far, no massive storms, but consistent fronts coming through and freshening things up consistently every week – which is actually perfect really…

Just need to get some sleep in some where.........

Bluebird powder today! Around 15cms of fresh snow fell last night and the sun has been beaming all day. Fantastic conditions. 

It's been snowing for the last 2 days, about 25 cm. Today has been a fanastic bluebird alpine day! Every where is great, but particularly Inversens right down to Les Bauches and Les Crozats. the snow is light and fluffy on and off piste....and the place is empty!!!

The outlook is for more sunshine and snow on Saturday night. Bon Ski.

It's been snowing all day and it's still snowing through the night. Word is that there'll be blue skies on Thursday morning. So where to ride? First bins on Les Grands Montets and Flegere should be awesome. Le Tour will take a bit more time to get tracked out. Whichever hill you choose, Chamonix Mont Blanc is looking very nice!

After two days of brilliant sunshine and clear blue skies the cloud has moved back in. A few cm's fell overnight. Some small flurries this afternoon with heavier snow expected tonight. 

Warm as hell here at the moment.  really nice in the village and pretty mild on the mountains.  still a bit windy so a bit chilly.  really nice conditions, nice and soft, good fun in the parks.  snow on the way!

Further snowfall combined with high winds today leaving most ski centres stormbound. These winds have caused drifting and triggered several windslab avalanches with several reported today at CairnGorm where snow depths are now approaching the 2m mark on the upper slopes.

After a few days of snow the blue skies have returned and conditions are excellent.  Two days after a large dump (10-20cm or so) and there’s still plenty of fresh power to be found.  As of this afternoon all lifts in Tignes were working - a couple were closed yesterday.

I popped over to Val yesterday, La Fornet in the trees was a personal paradise for me: empty mountains, loads of powder, awesome stuff!

 

 

Another stunning blue sky day in Verbier!  Hoping for a little bit of snow tomorrow!
Conditions at the moment are fantastic, Snow everywhere is great, little bit harder on the lower slopes, but still good skiing.


Have a good one!

Another blue sky day in Paradiski. Today we made the interesting journey on skis from La Plagne to Les Arcs via the Vanoise Express cable car. Our goal was the peak of Aguille Rouge which has spectacular views of  Mont Blanc. On the way we saw the search and rescue dogs training in the aptly named Avalanche Park at the top of the Trans Arcs bubble. It seemed slightly warmer today at about minus 5 but the snow on and off piste was in good shape. The leg burner from the top of the Arpette back to Plan Peisey still does not disappoint.

The outlook is for a sunny morning tomorrow (Tuesday) with cloud coming in the afternoon. Snow on Wednesday.

After a week of intermittent snowing, it's a very cold day of sunshine. Rock solid snowpack. A few freshies to be found from top bin of Grands Montets, but remember it's riddled with gaping crevasses before you cruise under the ropes without a harness, etc.

Snow was good this weekend.  We got 9 inches on Thursday & it was beautiful & sunny.  Big crowds on Saturday. 

Great snow, blue skies, snow covered trees, diamond dust in the air....perfect!

It remains cold with empty pistes.......

Lovely and bright, patches of blue sky, great snow and rather chilly! 

Heavy snowfall today is promising excellent powder for tomorrow if visibility improves Monday is set to be a clear day so make sure you have time to get out on the slopes then. Three sunny days last week offered perfect skiing conditions that should be recurring this week.

an incredible weekend is just starting in Mammoth. the deets at: http://ow.ly/UzeH

Skied this morning Saturday. The conditions on piste are packed powder with a few centimetres of fresh snow . Off piste lots of fresh powder to enjoy. This morning was particularly good as it was transfer day and the slopes were very quiet. More interesting was the weather as it was skiing between two layers of cloud one at 1800 metres and the other over 3000 metres. The icy January sun gave enough brightness to guide the way  and make for a really good ski. On the lower slopes beware of the odd icy spot ...oops!

The outlook is cold with more snow and possibly a blue sky day on Monday................

During the last week we have seen the two best days of the season so far with lots of fresh snow and blue skies. It has been very cold even glacial at times.

Been bucketing it down over the last couple of days, misty today but should be good tomorrow.

Been bucketing it down over the last couple of days, misty today but should be good tomorrow.

Snow very localised, not even snowing in St Bonn on the drive up the hill in the early hrs. Only 4cm in LT so far but more due 

 

Blizzards, whiteouts and temperatures plunging to -17c (1F), but they couldn't be happier. "It's better than Utah" declares the CairnGorm's snow patrol, as Scotland's ski resorts revel in perfect powdery snow...

Mont Fort and all the itinerary runs are now open in town including Mt Gelé - Verbier's freeride mountain with one lift up and no piste down.
Looked amazing up there: very cold but worth it for the views and the ski down... Meanwhile more snow is falling and it's FREEZING.

Can you say pow? Forecast is looking mighty fine for this weekend. 40cms by Sunday!

Great day's skiing in Bad KleinKirchheim, or BKK as it's known by the Brits. Mainly overcast with some sunny periods towards the end of the day, and a dusting of snow throughout the day. More is forecast for tomorrow - some are saying up to half a metre.

Pistes are in great condition and staying that way throughout the day - fantastically groomed and not too hard or icy. No off piste really available unfortunately as not enough snow, but the slopes are very quiet so great fun for letting rip on.

 

Happy New Year from Verbier!
New Year week was WILD here, really busy! Things have settled down now and its nice and quiet again.

Snow here at the moment is fantastic! Absolutely amazing conditions. Our regular dustings over the last week or so have made for some fantastic skiing everywhere.

 Take Care and enjoy your skiing guys!

Awoke with high expectations that were instantly shattered the moment I heard the snow report - TRACE.  That's our mountain's way of saying, "nice try, thanks for calling, would you like to buy a ski in-ski out condo perhaps?"

All jokes aside.  Looking at radar now there is cause for alarm as it seems the storm has passed us to the north.  I will update tomorrow as it looks like it may kick in later today after all.

ARTIC chill passing through the entire USA.  For us that means highs in the single digits fahrenheit and wind gusts above 60mph the next 2 days.  Backcountry avalanche danger will rise with or without fresh snow.

About 15cm fell during Monday night with further light isolated flurries for most of Tuesday. Clear blue skies today and the sun is out in full force. Next big dump is expected Friday night. 

Its still snowing!!!! Another 10cm overnight at Cairngorm makes it around 140cm of fresh in the past week!!!!! Great skiing conditions up there, however a lot of problems with road closures at the moment as the white stuff is still thumping down! Avalanche risk is high so the ciste gullies are closed.
The Lecht also has excellent coverage, GlenShee is improving with the best conditions over back, Nevis Range has caught some new snow improving conditions there as has GlenCoe

The snow has finally arrived over 30 cm yesterday and overnight. Lots of powder everywhere andfresh tracks to be had!! The weather has been very nice today with a chill to the air. The next few days are going to be cold and a mixture of snow and sun. Happy skiing!

Despite the doom and gloom and rumours, it's absolutely amazing here in Verbier: sun's out, skies are blue, fresh snow and everything's open. Including Mont Fort.

Now there have been people spreading the rumour it'd be shut all winter. Don't know who started that but the lifties told me weeks ago it'd be fine and just needed enough snow to repair the damage done when it was blasted at the start of the season and two massive slides went off. So now it's up and running and the best view on the planet are back...

Oh, and it's snowing again this week. Bring it.

Conditions are fantastic across the entire Portes du Soleil, especially in Les Gets which we rode for the first time today. Very impressive tree-lined runs, masses of powder, super quick lifts and relatively empty piste. Happy days! Snow is still falling as I type and more is forecast for the week. Thank god the holidays are over!

Biting cold, ice and snow have paralysed roads and caused the cancellation of hundreds of flights in north Asia since the weekend.  Temperatures in the Chinese capital are expected to fall to -18C (-32F) tonight, with predictions they could reach -32C in the northernmost parts of the country by Wednesday morning.

8cm's of snow fell overnight, and with the holiday rush finished up, there should be fresh tracks to be found all day!! http://bit.ly/1QSdm

We have had about 10 cms of new snow at last in Breckenridge over past 2 days. Trails are in good condition. Off piste is only good if you have your old skis/board with you. The holiday crowds have started leaving today so no more queues!

Lots more snow overnight and staying very cold throughout the week ahead. The Official Measuring Table showing 20cm of fresh snow falling down to resort level with lots more higher up.

Slopes seem very quiet this week after the New Year - should be a great week on the mountain with exceptional skiing & boarding conditions and the Natives Show Love Tour comes to town at The Ski Lodge on Wednesday too!

well the holidays are coming to an end and the tourists are starting to bugger off....finally!  between christmas and new year the mountains were pretty crazy but you could always get a coupla quick runs in to keep you sane.  plenty of snow again with about a foot in the last few days.  all mountains have nice smooth groomed runs and little bits of pow of thru the trees!  loving it!

Winters back. Really cold and very windy today but at least 4 or 5 inches fell overnight. Some windlblown pockets off piste were waist deep! More exposed areas were a bit scatchy. The pistes were in grippy condition. Sunday and Monday should be good days....

Clear skies today and the temperature dropped right down. Some areas have become pretty ice heavy in places. Further cold conditions expected tomorrow but their is a strong possibility of heavy snow from Sunday afternoon onwards. 

Argentiere is covered in snow after two days of periodic dumping, with reports of brilliant powder fields and lovely snow throughout the Chamonix ski stations. Good weather forecast here for tomorrow.

Further snowfall across the board in Scotland, heaviest in the Northern CairnGorms with over 6 inches of fresh and snowploughs working to get the access roads open at CairnGorm and the Lecht

 

  

It's snowing like there's no tomorrow outside my flat. Waiting for news from the hill to find out what it's looking like up there

Although its dumping down in town right now and its been snowing most of the day its not been a great couple of days. Its been mild and theres been some rain - today the pistes on Gampen were sheet ice, the off piste is knackered from the rain and the vis has been inconsistent all week. At best there were patches of spring like snow yesterday. Fingers crossed it gets and stays colder!

Still raining in most areas of the valley. Snow is getting pretty heavy, almost feels like spring riding. Some reports of light snow falling right at the top. Expecting some further light snow overnight. Next big fall is due to start during Sunday night. Happy new year everyone!

4-5 inches of fresh in Aviemore with last nights snowfall, Glenshee and the Lecht have also had a good top up. The Lecht reporting excellent cover

 

Sadly over the last couple of days it has been raining pretty constantly in Verbier - from the Ruinettes down.
However - last night the temperature dropped and we now have an inch of nice soft powder down in town. There should be LOADS up the top. Perfect start for new years 2moro!
Enjoy your skiing!

Raining cats and dogs today. Great snow for the last two days though. Started falling Monday afternoon and carried on throughout the night until Tuesday afternoon; around 15cms in total and good visibility until this morning. More snow expected over the New Year. Just hope the rain backs off this evening! 

A few cm of fresh overnight at Glenshee

Had three great days skiing Saturday till Monday. then it started snowing - great! But then it turned to rain - bad.
It rained all day yesterday and is still raining very heavily at times, and the temperature is 8C - much too warm.

Snow is only above 2000m and the pistes are being washed away by the heavy warm rain! Not even thinking of going out today, the conditions will be appalling and it is not going to get better until Friday night and we are going home Saturday morning.

The consolation yesterday was watching England take six South African wickets in under two hours - a good win for England.

Another awesome days riding at GlenShee, some more terrain has been opened up to deal with the crowds but unfortunately there is not yet enough snow to get more lifts open further back. However its providing good sport for tourers (and natives reporters with snowshoes) and there is a lot of powder to be got at!

All 5 Scottish Ski Centres are now open after GlenCoe joining the rest on Monday and its getting busy so if you're heading up book any hire equipment in advance!

Its snowing here in Val T, and we have 140cm at 3200m…and 90cm at 2300m (town level). The streets are full of the new snow. The avalanche risk is 4 but still loads headed off piste this morning!!! Pistes are in great condition, although a bit icy due to the recent high winds, it is COLD so wrap up. Skiing is great all the way down to St Martin.

At 5pm yesterday we had 11cm of fresh snow down to resort level as shown on the Officla La Tania Snow Measurement Table. With it still snowing hard there should be some deep accumulations higher up this morning although rain in resort now - the rain/snow limit currently about 1800.

Warmer temperatures contiuing until colder weather comes in from New Years Day but masses of decent skiing higher up still available and all lifts open in the Meribel Valley with just the odd one shut in the Courchevel area.

The new snow and temperature fluctuations with snow/rain have put the off-piste  avalanache risk up to 4 out of 5 (High).

Rain-snow limit rising to 2000m in Chamonix Mont Blanc. Off-piste on Grands Montets out of bounds as avalanche risk so high. temperatures as high as 5degrees C today and this week. Not good for the season's snowpack, as more weak layers forming. Good slush for snowboarders I suppose!

20 cm more snow for tomorrow in the Northern French Alps above 2000 metres. It going to snow all week

 

Great news! Its been snowing like stink all afternoon, hopefully it will keep up all night!
Forecast is for the weather to get warmer later in the week I'm afraid....
Cheers!

It been snowing for the last 2 days and has refreshed the pistes but the visability has been poor. Off-piste is good on the the gentler lower slopes where it is safe to venture.

The snow pack is generally unstable, we have seen 2 avalanches recently and the avalanche risk is considerable so the safest and best place is still on piste!

The forecast for the next couple of days shows slightly warmer weather, but a wintery feel will return towards the end of the week with more snow.

Safe skiing and a Happy New Year to all.

Wow it was busy today!!!

Not great conditions, flat light most of the day and some sections of sheet ice around, notably on the St Christoph run and also down into Nasserein. Rendl was firm as well. Pub day.

Christmas week offered a lot of snow and fantastic powder. Two days of amazing blue skis, awesome skiing and great visibility has now been replaced with a poor day of lots of snow, but should be clear again within a few days for some more ace times on the slopes!

The sky is coughing out a few snowflakes, a 1inch snowfall last night... better than the deluge of rain and wind over Christmas Eve and icy whiteout conditions on Christmas Day. Flat light today.. choose tree runs of Les Houches and Vallorcine... careful with the icy slopes.

The snow is tighly packed and icy right now so we're avoiding the mountain until some fresh powder falls. 5cm is forecast tonight at Avoriaz level.

Merry Christmas! Its alternatley raining and snowing down at resort level and whiteout up on the hill. Should be good tomorrow though.

A great days riding at GlenShee today, cover a bit thin in some places with powder stashes elsewhere. Visibility wasnt too great but good fun nonetheless. Elsewhere in Scotland things are looking good, CairnGorm is offering top to bottom skiing, Nevis Range saw a blue sky powder day today and the Lecht has all runs complete. No word of GlenCoe getting underway as yet.

 

Snow in Verbier is brilliant at the moment! It's a busy week here, but there is PLENTY of new soft snow to play in and there are still a few fresh tracks to be had!
Merry Christmas and Happy Skiing!!

Milder temperatures continue, snowing yesterday though it was quite wet and heavy at resort level. On the mountain it was just a few cm top up but that was enough to make the corduroy really fun first thing this morning. Its overcast at the moment, and theres due to be snow tomorrow followed by a significant drop in temperature next week.

It's snowing as promised light showers today. We had a few inches fall last night with  more forecast over the next few days which is great news. The conditions are powder off piste and on the upper slopes! The runs to resort are being freshened up nicely too. It isn't so cold as it has been recently and the new snow is very welcome. Snow chains needed from bend 7 this morning!! Merry Christmas everyone.

Over 2 feet of snow has fallen in the last two days! Roughly 50-60 cm has fallen at 1200m. More snow is expected overnight and it looks like we might have powder for Christmas!       

The last few days have been really good - 2 blue sky fresh powder mornings in a row and milder temperatures so that riding all day is no longer a battle against the chill factor. The tops of rendl, stuben and schindler have been very windy though. The off piste is mostly excellent, but there are a few bits of rock poppng out now and again. The piste snow is nice and grippy in most of the area, though happpy valley is getting a little bare,

Holidays are here, starting to get busy.  The real people pop should happen this weekend, after xmas.

Snow is OK, we could use some more of it, supposely tonight.  Coverage still a bit thin, but overall the snow quality is better than you would expect considering (lack of) recent snowfall.

I have skied both at Breckenridge & Keystone in the last few days. They both have around 50% trails open. Snow is hard packed but the weather has been nice, mild & sunny. A cold snap with around 15cm snow is forecast for midweek.

All four areas across the valley are now open for the season. A couple of inches of snow fell last night with more expected this afternoon. Snow cannons are still working full blast to provide a good quality base. 

After stupidly low temperatures (got down to -24 on Saturday morning in the village), it finally put down 20cm last night, quite a bit forecast this week, and the dusting of fresh over the last few days in the area has meant the pistes are in great nick. More news with more snow!

Further snowfall over the weekend has continued to improve conditions. CairnGorm is lookin to open more terrain, the Lecht has the beginners area open, Nevis Range is hoping to offer snowsports today and GlenShee is hoping to have lifts open before Christmas if snowfall continues!

Thank you Tony C for the update, this a joint venture at present by the Cookery Course Tea!

Chrissie

It's bitterly cold still. Friday brought us 5 cm of very welcome new snow. The runs to resort are improved, but watch out for those nasty icy surprises that lurk beneath! At altitude the snow is better but oh so cold and it is a real deterrent... at 3000 metres it was -26 C, so way beyond chilly. We are expecting some more snow tonight and throughout the coming week, with a snowy Christmas!!

It finally dumped here. Well over a foot of snow the last couple of days and now clear blue skies but cold. Ideal conditions today, more snow due this week. 

Snow in the streets of Glasgow today, and the Scottish ski areas have been getting it too. The Lecht have had the snow cannons running to give mother nature a helping hand so we may see some action there over the festive period. Elsewhere CairnGorm has much improved conditions and has just taken delivery of a spanking new snow cannon for snowmaking trials this season which is welcome news. Snow is forecast to continue falling which will hopefully see the other ski areas underway soon

 

Verbier is starting slowly this season - not a huge amount of depth of snow here yet. But we have had a couple of wee dustings of snow this week, and TeleVerbier have had all the cannons going full blast this week. Hopefully this will mean that over this weekend we will have lots more lifts opening.

 Enjoy your Christmas skiing guys!!

Snowtime! After almost a week of clear blue skies the snow dancing throughout the valley has finally paid off. Snow started falling early this morning and has continued throughout the day. Groomers have been working hard to ensure that all lifts will be open for access by tomorrow morning. Looks like the season has officially started!

Its still dead cold here (-17 last night at 10pm) with possible fresh snow in the next couple of days. Rendl opened today, lots of tracks off piste to be had in the morning though the bridge connecting the home run to town isnt quite finished yet so you have to walk the last 100m or so. Rest of resort is sunny and quiet.

After a first week of the La Tania lifts being open we've had a great week with loads of fresh tracks last weekend high up, especially above 1650 where there was some great snow.

Lower pistes were a mass of snow cannon mounds as they prepare to open most runs by Sunday. Later in the day the resort level runs becoming harder with some icy spots - nothing unusual in that for December mind. Sub minus 10 temperatures too and by late afternoon there was hardly anyone about skiing  although Val Thorens was noticably more busy than the Meribel and Courchevel Valleys.

Good news is that it's snowing once again today and La Tania locals Gaz & Kurt have just come down the terrifying Telepherique run off Saulire (under the cable car) - unbelievable to think this was marked as a piste in the 90's or am I getting soft? They report 15cm of fresh up there, looks like some more on the way just in time for Christmas...

It's currently in Meribel, thankfully.

It is finally back up to bearable temps, pretty sweet on the mountains.  A bit windy and cloudy but nice conditions lower down the slopes.  still lots of snow but not too much fresh, hopefully the warmer temps bring some snow!

It's very, very face numbingly cold, extra layers needed and it has been one of those lovely sunny alpine days! Yesterday and today the pistes at altitude are excellent, so anything above Belle Plagne and on the glacier really. Some good off-piste to be found on Mont St Jaques. Thanks again to Tony C for that!! The forecast for the next few days is showing snow showers,so let's hope that's what happens and still very cold.

A nice overnight top up of snow across the board, with snowfall forecast to continue over the next week. Could make for a good weekend and a slide-tastic Christmas! :)

It's been snowing all day in London, particularly in Putney where we have had at least half an inch of snow settling on some roofs and walls, fresh tracks to the station...

Emma, Natives

Lots of sun at the moment, but really really cold - off piste in the shade is staying in good nick but the pistes are quite firm in places, especially as the sun is setting. Set to stay sunny and below -10 for the next few days. Most routes open now and rendl set to open with its shiny new bubble lift on Friday!

Bitterly cold conditions are leaving some of the pistes pretty icy so best to watch out! Having said that, the snow up there is fantastic, the sunshine incredible. No snow forecast for a while, but the Val Park is up and running so there is plenty to keep you occupied!

Oh my word it's cold -16.5 degree's C last night on the way home from Val d'Isere. Whilst the snow we've had it holding up well - it's certainly time for some more, pretty hard around and about but still - I've seen it a hang of a lot worse at this time of year. Nothing much on the 9 day forecast - it's too cold to snow! A few dustings would be nice to see us through Christmas

There was a reasonable dusting of new snow a few days ago, but with nothing but sunshine for the last couple of days powder is scarce. Some of the runs, particularly coming back into resort have icy patches and rocks. 

 Up on the glacier conditions are good, not all of the runs are open and off piste is variable but there is some great early skiing to be had. 

 

 

I know its only mid december, but today was definately the best day so far - still snow at resort level, clear in the mornng but clouding up later, but high up it was sunshine, no wind and still fresh tracks to be had from Schindler into Mattun bowl and from Albonagrat in Stuben. In the shade the off piste is light and cold, though some of the more heavily used pistes are firming up later in the day.

Cheers, 

Duncan.

Friday 11 Dec - snowed all day at resort level, about half the mountain open (Happy valley closed unfortunately) but visibility quite milky at times with a blisteringly cold wind putting a few people off. Those that stuck with it were rewarded with light cold powder right beside the piste. Awesome.

Here we go! Special thanks to Tony C for his input. After some heavy rain at the begining of last week the conditions are ok, the pisteurs have been working very hard and it has paid off. The pistes to resort are good with some icy bits as you would expect on a mix of mostly man made and natural snow. The higher runs at Arpette and Leversett are good and there is a dusting of powder at Roche de Mio and under the La Rossa chair. The forecast for the coming week is very cold and sunny. Let the snow dancing begin!!!

Snow has finally started falling. After a week of clear skies a dense patch of cloud moved in last night. It started snowing yesterday afternoon and continued until this morning which added a much needed 3 or 4 inches to the base. Clouds are still looming over the Villeneuve area which should hopefully bring another substantial fall tonight. As of yet only the Monetier area is open for public access with four lifts running.

A bit of a thaw during the week at Cairngorm, with a less snowy picture this weekend. The high pressure has meant nice weather for being up the mountain, but has stopped any further snowfall. A temperature inversion at the moment has temperatures as low as minus 7 in the valley but 0 degrees at the summit meaning the lower slopes are quite icy. 4 lifts open at Cairngorm including the funicular, perhaps a bit more next week with more snow forecast.

Skied Wolf Creek Resort in the south of Colorado this past Wednesday/Thursday, where they received 51" out of the latest storm.  Nice to finally be skiing some powder/trees, with 100% of the mountain OPEN. 

Back to Winter Park now, where we got a measley couple of inches out of the latest storm.  Regardless, new terrain is opening every couple days on man made snow, meaning the Mary Jane side of the mountain is now open.