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The Ski Club publishes bi-weekly updates discussing the previous few days’ snowfall, upcoming forecasts, and any significant changes in avalanche forecasting. These draw from a number of different sources to paint a broad brush stroke picture of the snow on the ground across the world.
Please use the links below to access our full snow and weather forecasts, introductions to avalanche safety, and a full collection of links to avalanche reporting and warning services around the world. The Ski Club may make mention of avalanche risk in the overviews below; this is not an endorsement (or lack thereof) of the conditions on the mountain at a given time, only that avalanche conditions are a notable feature of the overview period. Inclusion or a lack of inclusion is not an indicator that it is safe or dangerous, and the Club’s overviews are not a replacement for studying a full avalanche forecast. The Ski Club accepts no liability for the information in the external links provided.
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Links to worldwide avalanche forecasting and reporting services
Ski Club Weather Forecasts
The latest snow and weather forecasting from around world, up to 10 days in advance for Members
Ski Club Avalanche Safety
An introduction to safety in the backcountry from the Ski Club
France
Updated 07/04
After a good couple of weeks for the French Alps, things settle down through this week as high pressure brings fine, dry and bright conditions to the region.
Temperatures will be warm, with the freezing line dropping only to 2,500m overnight and climbing as high as 3,500m in the midday sun. A rare flutter of cloud could move in over on Friday and Sunday, but otherwise spring is firmly here in the French Alps.
A couple of flurries of snow could fall early next week as the freezing line drops in to the new week, but it remains a bit too early to tell exactly how much, when, and where this might fall.
Switzerland
Updated 07/04
After a good couple of weeks for the Swiss Alps, particular after the arrival of a series of Nordstau events, things settle down through this week as high pressure brings fine, dry and bright conditions to the region.
Temperatures will be warm, with the freezing line dropping only to 2,500m overnight and climbing as high as 3,500m in the midday sun. A rare flutter of cloud could move in over on Friday and Sunday, but otherwise spring is firmly here in the Swiss Alps.
A couple of flurries of snow could fall early next week as the freezing line drops in to the new week, but it remains a bit too early to tell exactly how much, when, and where this might fall.
Austria
Updated 07/04
Austria’s crescendo to the 2025/26 season looks set to continue through this week, as cooler temperatures (at least compared to the rest of the Alps) brings with it a few last flurries of snow.
Spring freeze-thaw cycles will be in force, but the freezing line will drop to 2,000m overnight and rising up to 3,000m in the midday sun. This will settle slightly on Friday when a pocket of unsettled weather moves in; the west will see a few flurries, barely enough to register on the snowstake, with up to 5cm falling the further east you travel. With the freezing line being where it is, this will limit snowfall to higher ground.
A few more flurries are due into the new week, albeit it remains too early to tell exactly how much, when, and where will fall.
Italy
Updated 07/04
After a good couple of weeks for the Italian Alps, things settle down through this week as high pressure brings fine, dry and bright conditions to the region.
Temperatures will be warm, with the freezing line dropping only to 2,500m overnight and climbing as high as 3,500m in the midday sun. A rare flutter of cloud could move in over on Friday and Sunday, but otherwise spring is firmly here in the Italian Alps.
A couple of flurries of snow could fall early next week as the freezing line drops in to the new week, but it remains a bit too early to tell exactly how much, when, and where this might fall.
Germany
Updated 07/04
After a good couple of weeks for the German Alps, things settle down through this week as high pressure brings fine, dry and bright conditions to the region.
Temperatures will be warm, with the freezing line dropping only to 2,500m overnight and climbing as high as 3,500m in the midday sun. A rare flutter of cloud could move in over on Friday and Sunday, but otherwise spring is firmly here in the Bavarian Alps.
Spain & Andorra
Updated 07/04
Mild conditions will dominate across the Pyrenees to open this forecasting period, with double-digit temperatures expected at midmountain level in the midday sun. A few bits of precipitation will move in, falling as rain in most places.
Things will change through this week, as unsettled weather forces the freezing line to take a long walk off a short pier, plummeting to 1,000m before close of play on Saturday. Rain will then therefore turn to snow overnight into Sunday, bringing with it a useful 10cm for the region.
Links – Spain
Links – Andorra
Eastern Europe
Updated 24/03
Mild conditions across eastern Europe and the Balkans give way to colder and more unsettled weather as the week continued.
Cold weather will move across the region thanks to a Nordstau event in the Alps, helping drive down the freezing line close to 1,000m across the region. Snow will fall in many areas, totalling around 15cm in the Balkans into the weekend, and ashort sharp burst of 10cm in the North.
Useful Links – Bulgaria
Useful Links – Other Eastern Europe
Scotland
Updated 07/04
Quite unbelievably, Scotland’s ski season rumbles ever onwards into April.
This week will start mild, with double digit temperatures in play in places, with a few pockets of rain around to dampen spirits. Things change, however, as the weekend approaches. Temperatures turn cool with freezing line sitting below 1,000m, and steady flurries of silly soft stuff moving in on Thursday and overnight into Saturday, across the Grampians. Scottish skiing is set to continue …
Scandinavia
Updated 07/04
Most of Scandinavia will see cool but steady conditions, with plenty of sun across much of Central and Northern areas.
Things will be colder in the farthest southwestern reaches, with unsettled weather moving in towards the end of this week bring with it a useful freshener for many areas; around 10cm can be expected down.
Useful Links
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Japan
Updated 07/04
The decline and fall of the 2025/26 Jappow empire continues into this week, with mild temperatures across the Home Island firmly marking the end of Japan’s season. Things remain dry over Hokkaido, but significant rainfall could hit Honshu this week, further impacting the snowpack.
USA
Updated 07/04
The sad demise of Left Coast skiing continues this week, with more resorts shuttering with each passing day in the wake of what is now officially a record-low snowpack in Utah. Temperatures remain mild throughout this forecast period across the Rockies, PNW, and Tetons, with a few bursts of rain along the way.
Things may turn colder into the weekend with a few flurries of snow, but whether there is a snowpack left for this to boost is anyone’s guess.
Out on the Ice Coast, things start this period cold and snowy, but rapidly turn mild as the freezing line leaps over tall buildings in a single bound. Things will fluctuate slightly, plus a flurry of rain in to start the weekend to keep things interesting.
Canada
Updated 07/04
A cold start to this forecast period rapidly turns mild as the week progresses, albeit remaining dry and steady across most of the Coastals, BC Interior, and Rockies, and indeed over the St Lawrence, too. The BC Interior will see some unsettled weather bring rainfall as the weekend approaches, with similar large downfalls expected in the East.