It’s difficult to remember a month like it in Switzerland. The snowfall has been exceptional with up to 3.3m reported in the past week.
The country’s resorts have the deepest bases in the world – and some of the deepest in the Alps for years – with Crans Montana claiming the biggest total at 6.5m, Engelberg at 625cm – both more than 20 feet.
All the snow means that if it ever stops snowing (and the rest of this week is looking calmer) conditions are going to be great.
? DANGER AVALANCHE 5/5 (22.01.2017)
? DANGER AVALANCHE 5/5Les secteurs Verbier et Bruson sont fermés pour la journée. Les télécabines Châble-Verbier sont également fermés. Un bus navette est organisé avec un départ chaque 30 minutes.Le secteur Savoleyres est en préparation mais ne sera accessible que du côté de La Tzoumaz.Ouvertures/Infos en direct: http://bit.ly/2BhAXPv ? AVALANCHE HAZARD 5/5Verbier and Bruson area are closed for the day.The cable car Châble-Verbier is also closed. A free bus is organised with a departure every 30 minutes.Savoleyres area is in preparation but will be accessible only by Tzoumaz.Reporting/Live info: http://bit.ly/2DmHT2X #Verbier
Posted by Verbier on Monday, 22 January 2018
But in the short term ski areas are totally – or mostly – closed due to the maximum extreme avalanche danger.
In some cases – Andermatt, Saas Fee, Wengen and Zermatt – road and rail links to ski areas are closed too.