The temperature across the European resorts has started to decline at the end of this week, and hopefully this is a sign that winter is on its way. The lower temperature means that resorts can make snow too, which will help to set up a base for when the snow falls.
Unfortunately there hasn’t been any recent snowfall at our European resorts. However, whilst the majority of our featured Swiss and Italian resorts continue to enjoy the sunny rays, our French and Austrian resorts are starting to witness the return of cloud and fog, which has notably reduced riding visibility in some areas.
Our featured European resorts remain largely unchanged and sadly absolutely no new snow has fallen this week. Nevertheless, the sun was shining brightly on Thursday 17th November. Also, as a result of the excellent grooming efforts at the open resorts, good, fast skiing can still be easily found on numerous glaciers further enhanced by the excellent visibility.
The open resorts we report on in Austria are in fairly good condition. Skiing and boarding is limited to glaciers but heavy snow at the beginning of the month is still holding up well. Recent snowfall at resorts further west in France, Italy and Switzerland is providing excellent piste conditions at the moment. People have also been enjoying fresh snow riding off the side of the slopes at some locations too.
Snowsports can be enjoyed on both sides of the Atlantic at the moment. The resorts open in Europe for snowsports on Thursday 3rd November were predominantly glacier skiing areas that offer skiing during the summer too. The exception was the Diavolezza area at Pontresina, in the Engadin area of Switzerland where skiing has been possible since 22nd October.
Snow conditions in Europe remain largely unchanged from Monday’s report, with the majority of our featured ski resorts enjoying bright sunshine and good quality groomed runs this week. Val Senales in Italy was the only European resort to witness any significant snowfall since Monday 24th October, although light snowfall was reported at Kaprun on Wednesday 26th October.
The riding has dramatically improved across all of the open resorts we feature in Europe. Fresh snow has fallen on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th October, making the ski areas look a lot whiter than of late. This is perfectly timed for Les Deux Alpes in France which is scheduled to reopen for snowsports on Saturday 22nd October.
Great riding was being enjoyed across the open European glacier skiing destinations on Monday 17th October due to bright, sunny skies and low temperatures. Austria has the greatest number of open resorts at present, but skiing is also available in France, Switzerland and Italy. Les Deux Alpes in France is scheduled to open for snowsports again on Saturday 22nd October.
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