4th November 2024
There are round 20 areas now open in Europe and throughout the Pond. Winter is coming of us! NEW
It has been releatively delicate within the Alps and the freezing stage is about to be over 3,000m throughout the mountain vary this week.
Resorts are hoping for a drop within the temperatures later this month so snow making can start, however it’s early days and there’s no want for concern.
It’s a completely different story in North America with snow falling and the snow weapons turned on in some areas.
Total although it has been autumn for snow at altitude within the Alps with some respectable situations within the glacier areas which might be open.
The Alps has a number of resorts at the moment providing snowboarding and snowboarding:
Hintertux, AustriaPitztal, AustriaStubai, AustriaSoelden, AustriaKaunertal, AustriaMoltaller, AustriaPasso Stelvio, ItalyAdelboden, SwitzerlandEngleberg, SwitzerlandSt Moritz, SwitzerlandSaas-Payment, SwitzerlandZermatt, Switzerland
The Swiss resoret of Murren has had some terrain open, because of snow farming, since late September.
Nonetheless this however has solely allowed Swiss ski groups entry to it for pre-season coaching.
Quickly it will likely be open to all, at weekends solely although initially with coaching persevering with in the course of the week.
In Val Senales in Italy the snowboarding is just for race group coaching and never most people.
There aren’t any resorts open in France with Tignes and Val Thorens planning to open on November twenty third.
There was some current snow within the Pyrenees.
Plus the mainland’s most westerly, Portugal’s Serra De Estrella.
We talked about the Portugese ski space on this earlier article on PlanetSKI:
Scandinavia additionally has some areas open:
Levi, FinlandRuka, Finland,Kabdalis, SwedenGaldhopiggen, Norway.
Within the USA the newest areas to open embrace Keystone and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado.
Others are opening quickly embrace Loveland in Colorado.
The primary resort within the USA to supply a good quantity of snowboarding was Wolf Creek in Colorado that opened final month.
A handful of small areas have opened for a restricted quantity of snowboarding because the chilly temperatures have allowed them to make snow.
One is Lee Canyon in Southern Nevada close to Las Vegas that opened final weekend – it’s earliest opening in 13 years.
“Given the chance that we had with Mom Nature blessing us with these temperatures, we figured why not go after it,” stated Josh Bean, Lee Canyon’s Director of Mountain Operation, to native media.
There was some pure snow additional north in Canada with Lake Louise in Alberta set to open on Tuesday fifth November.
The Glacier Specific Chair will hearth up at 9am giving entry to Bald Eagle, Wiwaxy, and a part of Simple Road.
All are lower-mountain newbie runs.
Mt. Norquay had hoped to open on November 2nd, however the resort has postponed its opening date to November ninth.
Sunshine Village is about to open on November eighth, and snow is falling.
Do examine again for updates as winter edges ever-closer…
