There has been heavy snow in the Alps and Dolomites in the past few 24 hours but not many ski areas are open and few are publishing snowfall statistics until next season.
In Switzerland Engelberg reports 15cm of new snow, it is open until the 26thand Zermatt is also open. It’s reported to be -5 to -7 and snowing at Glacier 3000 between Gstaad and les Diabletets which is due to re-open this weekend and, for the final time this season, on the 25th/26th.
In Austria the Molltal Glacier reports 8cm of fresh snow in the past 24 hours but is currently closed and won’t re-open until 20th June. Kaunertal (open to 9th June) 3cm, but 25cm in the last week. The Dachstein, Kitzsteinhorn and Hintertux glaciers are also open but did not report fresh snow. The Stubai glacier is due to close this weekend but is currently stormbound.
There are no ski areas open in France and in Italy only the Presena Glacier is reporting to be open with up to 25cm of snow falling on its two open runs. Folgaria says it may re-open because of the snow.
In Northern Europe Cairngorm is open in Scotland, Ruka in Finland and there’s skiing under the midnight sun until the 23rd at Riksgransen in Sweden while Norway’s Folgefonn glacier opened on May 1st and Galdhøpiggen is due to open on 18th May.
In North America Arapahoe Basin in Colorado, Mammoth in California, Mount Bachelor and Timberline in Oregon and Crystal Mountain In Washington State are open in the US, which is open weekends from now to June 16th. There’s Sunshine (final weekend) and Whistler still open in Canada.
The season is not really underway yet in the southern hemisphere although after heavy pre-season snowfall in New Zealand and southern Africa earlier this month it has been the turn of Australian ski areas to report up to 20cm of new snow in the past 72 hours.
20 ski areas are currently open worldwide, a number that will drop to 18 next week, as most ski areas in the north have closed but summer skiing in the north and southern hemisphere skiing is yet to start.
