2015/16 Ski Season Snow Alert!
The snow has arrived and the 2015/16 ski season has officially begun!
All across the Alps, huge amounts of snow has been falling since Friday morning, cooler temperatures have set in, and another storm is on the way for the middle of this week. Val Thorens in the Savoie region now has a base of 50cm: [caption id="attachment_8936" align="aligncenter" width="500"]
Val Thorens under a heavy blanket of snow this morning[/caption]
Here's a pretty shot from the neighbouring Three Valleys resort of Méribel:
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Meribel - Rond Point on the morning of 23 NovemberPhoto: merilys.info[/caption] The northern Alps of the Haute Savoie, and the Valais in Switzerland, haven't missed out either: [caption id="attachment_8920" align="aligncenter" width="499"]
Megève webcam, Monday 23 November[/caption]
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Sunny Verbier looking stunning under a blanket of fresh snow[/caption]
Val d’Isère's weather over the next 9 days, looking good for Wednesday and Sunday:
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Snow-forecast.com predicting more siginifcant snowfall over the next week![/caption]
Magical early winter snowfall in this short video from Avoriaz:
Meanwhile, the centimetres are turning into metres across Canada and the USA:
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18 November, Kicking Horse is reported to have the "Most Snow in British Columbia"[/caption]
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Panorama on 17 November, over 50cm fell in one day (photo by Andrew Brown).[/caption]
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Vail ski patrol the day before Vail's opening day (photo Andrew Taylor)[/caption]
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