twenty ninth December 2024
There are a few of the finest Xmas and New Yr situations in recent times. Heavy snow adopted by sunshine and chilly temperatures. NEW
Excessive strain is dominating the climate with loads of sunshine and it ought to final till the center of the week.
It warmed up after the snow with the freezing stage as much as 3,000m in elements of the Alps, however the temperatures have now dropped.
There are some excellent situations for Xmas and the New Yr – one of the best in current reminiscence in lots of locations.
🎄 Prime situations on the 🇨🇭 facet of @PDS_officiel for Christmas ⛷ #regiondentsdumidi #valais #portesdusoleil pic.twitter.com/WDBfIcMWft
— Région Dents du Midi 🏔 (@RegDentsDuMidi) December 27, 2024
It’s been an identical image in a few of the smaller and fewer well-known resorts.
PlanetSKI reader, Tim Whiteman, is in Hasliberg in Switzerland.
Hasliberg, Switzerland. Picture © Tim Whiteman.
“It’s busy however not crowded, with quick queues for the lifts,” mentioned Tim.
“There may be plenty of snow, the solar is shining and situations are close to excellent for us locals out.”
Many ski areas within the north-western Alps, together with Val d’Isère, Chamonix, Flaine, Avoriaz, Mürren and Engelberg have seen 1m or extra new snow at altitude up to now week.
It has been good decrease down too.
“There has additionally been important snow decrease down, that means that resorts like Megève, Morzine, Villars and Adelboden are one among their finest Christmas durations for a few years,” mentioned Fraser Wilkin from weathertoski.co.uk.
“Different northern elements of the Alps have additionally completed very nicely (e.g. Arlberg), though Austria has usually seen barely much less spectacular portions of snow.”
Verbier, Switzerland. Picture © PlanetSKI
The off-piste situations have been harmful in lots of locations, particularly within the north-western Alps.
There have been eight deaths in six separate incidents in Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland.
Right here is the present avalanche threat in Switzerland the place massive elements are nonetheless at ‘appreciable’ threat.
Avalanche threat in Switzerland. Picture c/o Swiss Avalanche Institute
The authorities are warning individuals to be additional cautious, and to obey all the principles and laws.
The Swiss Olympic Snowboarder, 26 12 months outdated Sophie Hediger , was killed in an avalanche in Arosa throughout the storm final week.
We now have reported on the tragedy elsewhere on PlanetSKI:
PlanetSKI has been monitoring the climate direct from the Alps in current weeks:
With the snow and now effective climate there have been glorious situations in lots of locations for Xmas and the approaching New Yr.
It additional solidifies among the best begins to a ski season in recent times.
PlanetSKI editor, James Cove, shall be within the French Alps later this week on one among his random highway journeys.
He has a tough plan, the northern French Alps, however as ordinary will merely wait to see the place one of the best situations are.
James Cove within the Alps. Picture © PlanetSKI
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