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Chucking It Down Like There's Snow Tomorrow

Chucking It Down Like There's Snow Tomorrow

The Snowman reports that Les Deux Alpes is the place to be this week, with the French resort forecast an astonishing 81cm of the powdery white stuff before Wednesday.

Meanwhile in the Italian Dolomites, the flash resort of Cortina is getting a smashing 80cm in the coming days.

France is, for want of a better word, blanc. Val d'Isere has a half a metre expected over the next five days, with the resorts of the Trois Vallées all getting excellent snowfall of over 40cm next week.

  • Alpe d'Huez 74cm
  • Courchevel 41cm
  • La Plagne 38cm
  • Les Arcs 43cm
  • Les Deux Alpes 81cm
  • Meribel 43cm
  • Morzine 35cm
  • Tignes 46cm
  • Val D'Isere 47cm
  • Val Thorens 53cm

Italy set to be the snowiest country in Europe after the weekend. In the Dolomites, resorts like Arabba and Selva have good dumps on the way, with Cortina leading the pack with a predicted 81cm. The forecast for the resorts above Turin is equally promising. An epic 68cm of snow is due in Sauze d'Oulx in coming days and 70cm in Sestriere!

  • Arabba 70cm
  • Bardoneccia 68cm
  • Cervinia 48cm
  • Champoluc 59cm
  • Cortina 80cm
  • La Thiule
  • Livigno 48cm
  • Sauze d'Oulx 19cm
  • Selva 48cm
  • Sestriere 70cm

Switzerland has a lot more snow than last week. Anyone going to Saas Fee this weekend is in for a treat, with the pretty family resort due a massive 51cm

  • Andermatt 31cm
  • Champery 32cm
  • Davos 30cm
  • Klosters 19cm
  • Nendaz 36cm
  • Saas Fee 52cm
  • St Moritz 46cm
  • Verbier 36cm
  • Wengen 29cm
  • Zermatt 49cm

Austria has plenty on the way, with British favorites Mayrhofen, St Anton and Saalbach all getting over 20cm next week.

  • Ischgl 23cm
  • Kitzbühel 25cm
  • Lech 25cm
  • Mayrhofen 21cm
  • Obergurgl 18cm
  • Saalbach 28cm
  • St Anton 23cm
  • Solden 26cm
  • Zell Am See/Kaprun 25cm
  • Söll 21cm

So to conclude, it is chucking it down like there's snow tomorrow in those mountains. Get out there, stay safe and smash that powder

Until next week...

The Snowman


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