"The first bout of light precipitation brought 5 to 10 cm of fresh fallen snow over widespread areas in Tirol.High altitude northwesterly winds were strong, well above transport velocity, thus bringing about relatively small-sized snowdrift accumulations repeatedly. New fallen and newly drifted snows now blanket a very irregular old snowpack surface: to some extent hardened and compressed, in other places quite loosely packed. In addition, faceted, loose snow crystals are frequently embedded deep inside the snowpack between hardened crusts. These layers are potential bed surfaces for avalanches.
Alpine Weather Forecast (ZAMG-Weather Service Innsbruck)
Weather: It kept us waiting a long time, but the far-reaching northwesterly current has finally shifted, freeing the airways for arctic air masses to come our way. These masses are now accumulating against the barrier of the Alps, leading to snow showers down to low altitudes. On the southern flank of the Alps, north-foehn conditions prevail. This wintery weather will abide for a longer period. Mountain weather today: In the Northern Limestone Alps and from the Zillertal over the Kitzbühel Alps to the Tauern Ridge, approximately 15 to 25 cm of fresh fallen snow is anticipated by tomorrow morning, in isolated cases somewhat more. Less new fallen snow, about 5 to 10 cm, is expected from the Silvretta to the southern Ötztal Alps. The Dolomites and Carnic Alps will get no snow. On the northern flank of the Alps the visibility will be poor; in the Southern Alps, bright spells are anticipated. Temperature at 2000 m: -9 degrees; at 3000 m: -17 degrees. Moderate to strong northwesterly winds at high altitude."
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To anyone heading out tomorrow or Sunday, better pack those thermals, it looks like its going to be Baltic next week!!
Thanks for the maps with the pretty colours Nozawaonsen. I especially like the look of the upcoming snow for France Looks like Val D and surrounds should do pretty well.
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Well, @nozawaonsen, if that pans out just as your lovely charts suggest, it will truly be a wonderful start to the New Year for Tarentaise.
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Looks like the best part of a week of very cold temperatures in the Alps.
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You know it makes sense.
Been enjoying fresh powder in ski amade today and some heavy snow showers still about and now down to -10 at 2000m. Long may it continue this way.
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Extensive weather warnings across Switzerland for Saturday now being issued by SwissMeteo. A combination of high winds and heavy snowfall even at low levels will mean blizzards and very poor driving conditions at times:
"The ongoingly sparse amounts of snow comprising the snowpack continues to make route selection rather challenging for all those participating in backcountry winter sports in outlying terrain, heightening the hazards of injury from collisions with rocks.
Fresh snow
- Northern flank of the Alps from the Grimsel region to the Alpstein, as well as in Praettigau: 15 to 30 cm; in the Glarner Alps as much as 50 cm.
- Northern flank of the Alps from the Vaud Alps to the Grimsel region, as well as northern Grisons (not including Praettigau), in Silvretta and in Samnaun: 5 to 10 cm.
- In the remaining regions, it remained predominantly dry"
Weather forecast through Saturday
Skies will be overcast. From the west, snowfall is expected to set in.
Fresh snow
- Valais, western and central sectors of northern flank of the Alps: 20 to 40 cm
- Eastern sector of northern flank of the Alps: 10 to 20 cm
- Grisons, Ticino: maximum 10 cm
Wind
Winds are expected to intensify during the course of the day, in the afternoon blowing at strong to storm velocity from westerly directions.
Outlook through Monday
Sunday
In western and northern regions, skies will be overcast and an additional 10 to 20 cm of fresh fallen snow is anticipated. In southeastern regions it will turn increasingly sunny. The avalanche danger is expected to increase somewhat further in the areas of precipitation.
Monday
Only a small amount of snowfall is anticipated. It will remain windy. The avalanche situation is expected to remain treacherous."
Next Tuesday and Wednesday (New Year's Eve) looking particularly cold.
Looks like the weekend snow will clear by Monday morning, but a further band of snow (not so heavy) is following closely behind and should arrive in the Alps Monday night Tuesday morning.
May be some further light snow showers on Wednesday, but the end of the week looks pretty sunny at the moment (whihc should be very nice, but watch out as the blue sky day after snow is often when people push the risk limits).
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"SLF's evening update. Watch out for rocks buried just beneath the new snowfall if you head off or between the pistes! "
good advice as there is no or very little base under this new snow
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Very heavy snow in chambery this morning. Good luck to everyone travelling down today!
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Savoie-route.com have said that snow chains are obligatory to access a resort - police checks in force. 36000 cars between Albertville and Moutiers (including me!)today. "I see troub.........
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Heavy snow at lake level where we live between Geneva and Lausanne. My dog is very excited
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Snowed again overnight in Salzburgerland. Snow chains are required on the Gerlos Pass and a couple other key routes between resorts such as the Dientener-Sattel. More snow and very cold temperatures with strong west to north westerly winds forecast for today and the next couple of days. Frau Hölle has finally arrived in Ski Amadé!
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Snowing hard in Chamonix at 1,100m, >10cms so far
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Snowing likely at Vogel in Slovenia even at 500m- metro centre looks great for tonight.
Only one little piste is open though which is 120m in length. Oh dear!
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Snowing hard outside and windy. The Les Menuires website says the road is still blocked from St Martin to Menuires, but also says Menuires to St Martin is cleared. The blockage was caused by an earlier accident. It also says chains are required.
Am I bothered? Well, my train from Moutiers is not till tonight. So plenty of time for things to be sorted out, or if the big snowfall continues, to get a little bit chaotic.
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You know it makes sense.
Good to also see a few spikes in the ensembles for the period 7-9th Jan too so there are hopes of a consolidatory (if that's a real word) dump to be laid on top of today's snow after that's been skied/bashed flat
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@red 27, hopefully more snow sooner than that. Forecast reliability beyond few days is poor so anything could happen
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Looked out the window in Switzerland this morning and a big dump, no need for inaccurate overhyped models just look out the window!!
As of yesterday most resorts were still closed except for the glaciers or higher up ones.So hoping for more
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Snowfall will weaken tomorrow and by Monday the sun should be out. A further weaker band of snow looks likely on Monday evening into Tuesday morning though focussed on the eastern Alps.
Alpes D'Huez
Arlberg
After that sunny weather really starts to take a grip with high pressure taking control until the end of the week.
Two things to consider will be cold temperatures mid week (below -25C at times) and potentailly strong winds. So it could feel chilly.
But all in all not a bad time to be dropping into the Alps.
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Just happened upon the Augustine Arch webcam in Aosta. Looks like a real decent dump.
We have had quite a bit of snow here in Geneva but melting very quickly. The earth in my backyard still very warm
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red 27 wrote:
Good to also see a few spikes in the ensembles for the period 7-9th Jan too so there are hopes of a consolidatory (if that's a real word) dump to be laid on top of today's snow after that's been skied/bashed flat
06z keeps that period snowy too, though clearly too far out to take seriously.
@peanuthead, light snow pushing into the Alps on Sunday on the 06z too.
So they (the modals/forecasters) always over estimate Snowfall then
40 cms plus ( conservative) at Ste Foy so far
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@Rob Mackley, they get it wrong both ways.
Just remember days like this when forecast was rather less than actually delivered.
There will be other days when lots of snow forecast and none actually arrives.
Interesting on other threads how so many seem to be taken by surprise, when lotsa snow was predicted and so few seem to have taken any sensible measures to deal with it.
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5 hour drive from Geneva to Verbier today but looked far worse in the other direction. Feel very sorry for everyone who had a snowless Xmas week then got zapped with a nightmare transfer day.
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@Ricklovesthepowder, I think we've moved on to worrying about the driving conditions!
I hate it when someone is proved right.
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Significant snowfall across the Pyrenees all day. Temperatures plunging tonight and tomorrow bringing the snow down to 400m ish. The forecast 100kph winds seem to have abated so tomorrow may well be a great day with the snow still falling.
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Looks like Val D and surrounds should do pretty well.
