Snow is finally back! This is brilliant news for skiers and snowboarders departing for Christmas and New Year in the mountains. It’s been a quiet month on the snow front with many resorts relying on the early season snow and snow-making to ensure the slopes are in top condition. Last night the snow started falling across the Alps, many resorts have received a few cms of snowfall with larger dumps in localised areas.Despite the lack of snow, high altitude ski areas have still been able to offer great skiing thanks to the resort’s brilliant slope maintenance teams. We’ve had members of the Iglu Ski team out and about in the mountains checking out the start of season conditions in many of our top selling ski resorts. They’ve returned with very positive feedback about the on piste conditions in Tignes, Val d’Isere, Cervinia, Les 2 Alpes and Sierra Nevada.
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Snow Report
It started snowing in areas in Europe on Sunday night, snow reports so far today are:Zermatt, Switzerland - 30 cm
Isola 2000, France - 24 cm
Saas Fee, Switzerland – 23 cm
Cervinia, Italy – 22 cm
Champoluc, Italy - 18 cm
Sestriere, Italy - 16 cm
Sauze d’Oulx, Italy – 16 cm
Val d’Isere, France – 15 cm
Tignes, France – 12 cm
Alpe d'Huez, France - 7 cm
Pas de la Casa, Andorra - 7 cm
Avoriaz, France – 7 cm
Obergurgl, Austria – 7 cm
More snow is forecast over the next few days with sunny spells to return for the weekend. Top snowfall due over the next 5 days include:
Voss, Norway – 102 cm
Jackson Hole, USA – 80 cm
Whistler, Canada – 75 cm
Zermatt, Switzerland – 49 cm
Heavenly, USA – 44 cm
Saas Fee, Switzerland – 41 cm
Cervinia, Italy – 39 cm
Isola 2000, France – 33 cm
Champoluc, Italy – 31 cm
Tremblant, Canda – 29 cm
Pragelato, Italy – 27 cm
Sestriere, Italy – 21 cm
Val d’Isere, France – 18 cm
Pas de la Casa, Andorra – 18 cm
Sauze d’Oulx, Italy – 17 cm
Tignes, France – 15 cm
Fresh snow in Ischgl - 19 Dec 2016
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Very pleasantly surprised by the good piste snow. Definitely needs snow though as there is none in the resort centre and the snow cannons are having to work hard. That said, the runs below the “snow line” are holding up fine so again the pisteurs are doing a good job so that you can actually ski down all the way to resort without too much of a difference in snow conditions.
Higher up the conditions were great! Blue sky in every direction and good firm snow topped up by the snow cannons. Did not make it beyond the St Anton or St Christoph ski areas as we were tight for time, but genuinely a good ski with the biggest inconvenience being flat line on runs not in the sun, but even then that was minor.
- Ralph, Ski Sales Expert
Iglu Ski in St Anton - 14 Dec 2016
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The snow conditions remain excellent from the top of the Borreguil with 150cm snow base, and you could even ski back down into resort before the recent snowfall!
The Laguna area has seen some of the best of the snow and beginners and intermediates have no shortage of options with long wide pistes all over the mountain, whilst more advanced skiers can now enjoy some powder off-piste. With 70km of pisted terrain open there are more than enough runs to explore for a 3 or 4 night getaway.
- Rufus, Ski Product Exec.
Iglu Ski in Sierra Nevada - 16 Dec 2016
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The on piste conditions are fantastic. The runs are well maintained and about 90% of the whole Espace Killy area is open. Off piste isn’t currently available as it's all tracked out, hard and crunchy. The park in Val d'Isere is open with a choice of beginner intermediate and advanced lines with jumps, boxes and rails.
- Craig, Ski Sales Expert
Val d'Isere, France - 17 Dec 2016
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Les Deux Alpes was fantastic for early December. I can see why it's so popular for people looking for snow sure resorts, especially with the varied terrain high up on the glacier. It really suited our group that ranged from beginners to advance skiers/boarders. The après was awesome as well. Such a fun and lively town!
- Leo, Ski Sales Expert
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- Ralph, Ski Sales Expert
Inspecting the snow conditions up close in Isola 2000 - 10 Dec 2016
La Plagne has maintained the early season snowfall extremely well. There’s been no snowfall this week but a few centimetres is forecast between 19th – 22nd which will be help top up the pistes already accessible. The resort only opened on the 10th December and boasts 95 cm on the top slopes.
- Ailish, Ski Sales Expert
It's snowing! - 19 Dec 2016
Iglu Ski in resort - 16 Dec 2016
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Saas Fee, Switzerland – 23 cm
Cervinia, Italy – 22 cm
Champoluc, Italy - 18 cm
Sestriere, Italy - 16 cm
Sauze d’Oulx, Italy – 16 cm
Val d’Isere, France – 15 cm
Tignes, France – 12 cm
Alpe d'Huez, France - 7 cm
Pas de la Casa, Andorra - 7 cm
Avoriaz, France – 7 cm
Obergurgl, Austria – 7 cm
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Snow Forecast
More snow is forecast over the next few days with sunny spells to return for the weekend. Top snowfall due over the next 5 days include:
Voss, Norway – 102 cm
Jackson Hole, USA – 80 cm
Whistler, Canada – 75 cm
Zermatt, Switzerland – 49 cm
Heavenly, USA – 44 cm
Saas Fee, Switzerland – 41 cm
Cervinia, Italy – 39 cm
Isola 2000, France – 33 cm
Champoluc, Italy – 31 cm
Tremblant, Canda – 29 cm
Pragelato, Italy – 27 cm
Sestriere, Italy – 21 cm
Val d’Isere, France – 18 cm
Pas de la Casa, Andorra – 18 cm
Sauze d’Oulx, Italy – 17 cm
Tignes, France – 15 cm
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From the slopes...
Take a look at the current snow conditions in ski resorts in Europe:
Ischgl, Austria
Fresh snow in Ischgl - 19 Dec 2016
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St Anton, Austria
Very pleasantly surprised by the good piste snow. Definitely needs snow though as there is none in the resort centre and the snow cannons are having to work hard. That said, the runs below the “snow line” are holding up fine so again the pisteurs are doing a good job so that you can actually ski down all the way to resort without too much of a difference in snow conditions.
Higher up the conditions were great! Blue sky in every direction and good firm snow topped up by the snow cannons. Did not make it beyond the St Anton or St Christoph ski areas as we were tight for time, but genuinely a good ski with the biggest inconvenience being flat line on runs not in the sun, but even then that was minor.
- Ralph, Ski Sales Expert
Iglu Ski in St Anton - 14 Dec 2016
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Sierra Nevada, Spain
The snow conditions remain excellent from the top of the Borreguil with 150cm snow base, and you could even ski back down into resort before the recent snowfall!
The Laguna area has seen some of the best of the snow and beginners and intermediates have no shortage of options with long wide pistes all over the mountain, whilst more advanced skiers can now enjoy some powder off-piste. With 70km of pisted terrain open there are more than enough runs to explore for a 3 or 4 night getaway.
- Rufus, Ski Product Exec.
Iglu Ski in Sierra Nevada - 16 Dec 2016
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Tignes and Val d'Isere, France
The on piste conditions are fantastic. The runs are well maintained and about 90% of the whole Espace Killy area is open. Off piste isn’t currently available as it's all tracked out, hard and crunchy. The park in Val d'Isere is open with a choice of beginner intermediate and advanced lines with jumps, boxes and rails.
- Craig, Ski Sales Expert
Val d'Isere, France - 17 Dec 2016
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Les 2 Alpes, France
Les Deux Alpes was fantastic for early December. I can see why it's so popular for people looking for snow sure resorts, especially with the varied terrain high up on the glacier. It really suited our group that ranged from beginners to advance skiers/boarders. The après was awesome as well. Such a fun and lively town!
- Leo, Ski Sales Expert
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Isola 2000, France
Great ski day due to pleasant surprise of great snow on the pistes and blue skies. No fresh snow but the pisteurs have managed the large snowfall from early season really well. That alongside snow cannons means the piste conditions were genuinely perfect. Only once all day did I momentarily come across any ice. Equally there was no slush as many of Isola’s slopes sit on the north facing side of the valley and so don’t actually get much direct sunlight. Even on the “sunny” side it was fine as there were so few people that it isn’t cut up at all.- Ralph, Ski Sales Expert
Inspecting the snow conditions up close in Isola 2000 - 10 Dec 2016
La Plagne, France
La Plagne has maintained the early season snowfall extremely well. There’s been no snowfall this week but a few centimetres is forecast between 19th – 22nd which will be help top up the pistes already accessible. The resort only opened on the 10th December and boasts 95 cm on the top slopes.
- Ailish, Ski Sales Expert
It's snowing! - 19 Dec 2016
Iglu Ski in resort - 16 Dec 2016
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