Snow Overviews

France

Updated 29/04

The penultimate snow overview for this season very much heralds the end of the season across the French Alps, with only a handful of resorts still open amidst rising temperatures and dry conditions.

Sun dominates the French Alps through the middle of this week, with spring conditions as the freezing line fluctuates from 3,000m overnight to 3,500m during the midday sun – higher than even the highest slopes. Cloud cover moves in as the weekend approaches, but this only works to trap the heat, helping the freezing line climb above 4,000m briefly on Friday.

A few drops of rain are expected on Sunday, but this will fall as rain. A couple of flocons could fall across higher ground into the new week, just as the final resorts bring lift operations to a close for the season.

Switzerland

Updated 29/04

The penultimate Snow Overview for this season sees cloud and, in some parts, rain in the forecast as spring finally beats out the last of winter across the Swiss Alps The freezing line stays high throughout this period, starting the week at 2,750m overnight but climbing to 3,500m by the time the weekend appears. Cloud and rain will be the theme of the week, especially in the west of the country.

There will be little change to this pattern over the weekend and into the new week.

Austria

Updated 29/04

The penultimate Snow Overview of this season sees mixed conditions in play across Austria this week and into the weekend. Cloud and rain, especially over the west of the region, give way to sun for most areas through the middle of this week.

By the weekend, however, cloud and rain once again move in. The freezing line remains high and climbing throughout this period, starting the wee around the 2,750m mark before peaking above 3,750m by Saturday.

This may drop again into the new week, with snow predicted across some elevations during this period.

Italy

Updated 29/04

The penultimate Snow Overview for Italian resorts sees brief flurries of snowfall across higher ground to open this week, although this will fall as rain in many places. Sun moves across the region through the middle of this week, bringing with it fine, dry and bright conditions to many.

Things once again turn more unsettled as the week concludes and the weekend begins; the forecast calls for flurries of snowfall in places, but with the freezing line climbing well above almost all slopes in Italy this seems unlikely and will probably fall as rain in most areas.

The freezing line tops out just over 3,500m, but this may come down as the new week begins, bringing with it perhaps a few flurries of snowfall as things turn more unsettled.

Germany

Resorts in Germany have now closed for winter operations.

Spain & Andorra

Resorts in the Pyrenees have now finished operations for the winter season.

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Eastern Europe

Resorts across Eastern Europe and the Balkans have now finished operations for the 2024/25 season.

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Scotland

Updated 25/03

Resorts in Scotland have now closed for winter sports, shifting to summer focus.

Scandinavia

Updated 29/04

The penultimate snow overview for Scandinavia sees the forecast period open with mild conditions across many southern and central areas, with bouts of rain in places. Things turn colder, especially across the central highlands where excellent snowfall comes in to close out the week; around 10cm on Friday with flurries continuing into the weekend as the temperature falls further. Wind speeds will pick up over this period, so expect wind to be moved around on the ground.

Further north, Finnish Lapland starts the period cool, but temperatures rise throughout this week; precipitation falls as rain mostly, although this may change as the new week begins.

Conditions along the Atlantic seaboard remain excellent, with, after a brief mild patch through the back end of this week, the weekend bringing steady snowfall and excellent conditions.

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Japan

Updated 29/04

In the penultimate snow overview of this season, warm and wet conditions continue to dominate as Japanese resorts limp towards their Golden Week closing dates. Warm weather through the middle of this week cools ever so slightly into the weekend, but at the same time this sees substantial rainfall move in at the same time.

USA

Updated 29/04

Generally mild conditions are in store for much of the US Left Coast this week, in our penultimate snow overview of the winter. Bouts of precipitation will move across the whole area, but this will fall as patches of rain rather than snow – that being said, a few flocons can be expected down, most notably in the PNW where around 5cm will open the weekend.

On the Ice Coast, warm temperatures dominate, well into double digits for much of this week. Lots of rain is expected through this coming weekend, before temperatures are expected to fall again.

Canada

Updated 29/04

The penultimate snow overview for Canada for this season sees a steady week of mostly mild-to-warm temperatures across the Rockies, BC Interior, and Coastal Ranges. High pressure brings sun across the region, with more unsettled weather bringing rain through the weekend.

Resorts over the St Lawrence are now closed.