Huge Snowfall Forecast for The Alps
Huge Snowfall Forecast for The Alps
Published : 16-Nov-2015 07:53
Increasingly excited forecasts of significant snowfall in the Alps in the latter half of this week are filling social media as nervous resorts and tour operators see light at the end of a so far dry and warm November tunnel.
Reports initially quoted 20-30cm accumulations this morning but by this evening the most excited were
claiming that up to 1.5m (five feet) of snow is likely in some places by the end of the weekend.
The snow's arrival is a little too late for Val Thorens which has just announced it will be delaying its planned opening by a week, just a few days after it said it would definitely open even if there was no snow. The highest resort in France was due to open for this weekend, the second in the country.
Elsewhere in Europe snow has been falling in Scandinavia (Hemsedal pictured above) today. Snow is also expected later this week in the Pyrenees and on Scottish hills.
Across the Atlantic there are excellent conditions in Western North America where a succession of Pacific storms have brought large volumes of fresh snow with many resorts posting 20-30cm of new snow over night. All three Banff ski areas are open and they received 50cm over the weekend.
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