, many resorts are now open, and reports of good skiing are coming back from snowHeads in
. Coverage in
is also looking good. Excitingly, heavy snowfall is also reported today in
and is due to continue across most of the French alps, for the early part of the week.
In
Austria snowHeads continue to enjoy the excellent early season conditions with
good riding in Hintertux,
Obertauern, and
Schladming. We have also had lovely pictures of snow at village level in
Muehlbach am Hochkoenig. Happily for Austrian resorts some forecasters are predicting yet more heavy snowfall this week, and apparenty there is
a big storm hitting St Anton right now.
Elsewhere in Europe reports of good sliding are coming in from
Saas Fee in
Switzerland, and in
Italy,
Livigno is sounding promising. In Scotland
Cairngorm was open for skiing at the weekend. More reports and pictures are needed from these areas, so if you visit, please start a thread, post some pictures, and
PM the weatherHead.
In
North America, conditions have definitely taken a turn for the better, with most resorts getting a share of the recent snowfall.
In the
US Smuggler's Notch as well as
Telluride and Aspen got their fair share, however in Alaska last week,
Alyeska was apparently closed due to high avalanche danger caused by wet and heavy snowfall.
In
Canada Sunshine got dumped on and conditions in
Fernie continue to improve ready for it's opening next week. Although Whistler continues to enjoy another epic start to the season. We're looking forward to on the spot snow reports and pictures from snowHeads heading out there soon.
And finally
Japan: Once again
Mike Pow and
Mac 46 are reporting outstanding conditions in Niseko and Northern Honshu, and have rather tantalisingly promised pictures of powder turns for a future snow report...
Once again thanks to all those who've contribute pictures and threads including
http://www.latania.co.uk and
www.easiski.com . As ever, any queries or corrections please feel free to start a thread or
PM the weatherHead.