Where's the snow at?It's been a good few weeks snow wise in Europe. We all know about the incredible winter Britain has taken but what about further afield?
Well, we've trawled www.skiinfo.co.uk and this is the beef:
Europe
Switzerland
40cm (16 inches) of new snow at Gstaad - Glacier 3000, with 181cm (six feet) of snow on upper slopes and 45cm (18 inches) in the valley.
The top snow depths in Switzerland however is at Andermatt-Gotthard with 220cm (over 7 feet).
Saas Fee has 210 cm (7 feet)
St. Moritz has two metres (6.65 feet). It received 45cm (18 inches) more snow in the past seven days.
Austria
Sölden had 37cm (15 inches) of new snow in the last week (it now has a 185cm/6.2 foot base).
The Mölltal Glacier still has the most snow in the country (3.1m/10.3 feet)
Hintertux Glacier has 205cm (just under 7 feet)
Germany received a lot of new snow in Bavaria yesterday. More than 80 German resorts reported 10-45cm (4-15 inches) of new snow.
The Zugspitzplatt has the deepest snow depth with 180cm (six feet) Oberstdorf has a little less with 170 cm (5.7 feet)
Northern Italy has reported some of the biggest snowfalls in the past 24 hours
Courmayeur and Val Senales both reporting 40cm of new snow
La Thuile reported 30cm (a foot).
Limone Piemonte reported 195cm (6.5 feet)
Arabba Marmolada 120 cm (four feet)
Presena glacier above Passo Tonale reported 430cm (14.3 feet)
Bormio reported 3m (10 feet)
Britain
CairnGorm above Aviemore are reporting the total of snow that has fallen on its slopes since Christmas has now passed 1.8m (six feet).
This is obviously great news for the rest of the winter, but in the short term the centre has been battling with avalanche dangers and drifting snow on the access rods which forced it to stay closed yesterday due to the stormy conditions.
North America
All the resorts in Tahoe as well as Mammoth in California are open and reporting fresh powder and a base of
Mammoth 6 to 9 feet (1.8-2.7m)
Squaw Valley 3 to 6 feet (90cm -1.8m)
Heavenly 2 to 3 feet (60-90cm)
Rob Katz, Chief Executive Officer commented on the start of the season, "We are pleased with our early season, particularly given the current state of the economy and since snowfall came late to our Colorado resorts this year. Below average snowfall at our Colorado resorts leading up to the holiday season limited the amount of terrain open, which negatively impacted skier visits, including pass visits, during the early season and the beginning of the holiday season. Fortunately, recent winter storms brought significant snowfall to our resorts, which allowed us to open the vast majority of our lift serviced terrain at our five resorts. For example, Vail Mountain on December 18, 2009, had only 19 of its lifts and 28% of its terrain open, whereas Vail Mountain now has 30 lifts open and 95% of its terrain open, including all of the Back Bowls and Blue Sky Basin."
Whistler has reported more fresh snow and the pattern has been repeated at many other Western Canadian resorts in resorts in Alberta and British Columbia. Whistler has a 2.35m (7.5 foot) base on the upper mountain and has received around 3cm (a foot) of new snow in the past few days.
Further south Olympic venue Cypress Mountain was forced to close on Monday due to heavy rain.
On the East Coast most areas now have healthy bases and the weather has been cold enough for more snow making, so getting chance to clear access roads and prepare the pistes properly is seen as a good thing by most resorts.
Check out skiinfo.co.uk for in depth reviews
Posted by name - Thu, 14/01/2010 - 6:24pm
It's been a good few weeks snow wise in Europe. We all know about the incredible winter Britain has taken but what about further afield?
Well, we've trawled www.skiinfo.co.uk and this is the beef:
Europe
Switzerland
40cm (16 inches) of new snow at Gstaad - Glacier 3000, with 181cm (six feet) of snow on upper slopes and 45cm (18 inches) in the valley.
The top snow depths in Switzerland however is at Andermatt-Gotthard with 220cm (over 7 feet).
Saas Fee has 210 cm (7 feet)
St. Moritz has two metres (6.65 feet). It received 45cm (18 inches) more snow in the past seven days.
Austria
Sölden had 37cm (15 inches) of new snow in the last week (it now has a 185cm/6.2 foot base).
The Mölltal Glacier still has the most snow in the country (3.1m/10.3 feet)
Hintertux Glacier has 205cm (just under 7 feet)
Germany received a lot of new snow in Bavaria yesterday. More than 80 German resorts reported 10-45cm (4-15 inches) of new snow.
The Zugspitzplatt has the deepest snow depth with 180cm (six feet) Oberstdorf has a little less with 170 cm (5.7 feet)
Northern Italy has reported some of the biggest snowfalls in the past 24 hours
Courmayeur and Val Senales both reporting 40cm of new snow
La Thuile reported 30cm (a foot).
Limone Piemonte reported 195cm (6.5 feet)
Arabba Marmolada 120 cm (four feet)
Presena glacier above Passo Tonale reported 430cm (14.3 feet)
Bormio reported 3m (10 feet)
Britain
CairnGorm above Aviemore are reporting the total of snow that has fallen on its slopes since Christmas has now passed 1.8m (six feet).
This is obviously great news for the rest of the winter, but in the short term the centre has been battling with avalanche dangers and drifting snow on the access rods which forced it to stay closed yesterday due to the stormy conditions.
North America
All the resorts in Tahoe as well as Mammoth in California are open and reporting fresh powder and a base of
Mammoth 6 to 9 feet (1.8-2.7m)
Squaw Valley 3 to 6 feet (90cm -1.8m)
Heavenly 2 to 3 feet (60-90cm)
Rob Katz, Chief Executive Officer commented on the start of the season, "We are pleased with our early season, particularly given the current state of the economy and since snowfall came late to our Colorado resorts this year. Below average snowfall at our Colorado resorts leading up to the holiday season limited the amount of terrain open, which negatively impacted skier visits, including pass visits, during the early season and the beginning of the holiday season. Fortunately, recent winter storms brought significant snowfall to our resorts, which allowed us to open the vast majority of our lift serviced terrain at our five resorts. For example, Vail Mountain on December 18, 2009, had only 19 of its lifts and 28% of its terrain open, whereas Vail Mountain now has 30 lifts open and 95% of its terrain open, including all of the Back Bowls and Blue Sky Basin."
Whistler has reported more fresh snow and the pattern has been repeated at many other Western Canadian resorts in resorts in Alberta and British Columbia. Whistler has a 2.35m (7.5 foot) base on the upper mountain and has received around 3cm (a foot) of new snow in the past few days.
Further south Olympic venue Cypress Mountain was forced to close on Monday due to heavy rain.
On the East Coast most areas now have healthy bases and the weather has been cold enough for more snow making, so getting chance to clear access roads and prepare the pistes properly is seen as a good thing by most resorts.
Check out skiinfo.co.uk for in depth reviews