Sun Out In The Alps after Snowy Deluge
Sun Out In The Alps after Snowy Deluge
Published : 24-Oct-2014 10:51
The sun is out again in the alps after 48 hours of heavy snowfall and the glacier resorts that are open and hoping for bumper business over the coming weekend.
The snowfall was particularly heavy in the Eastern side of the alps with up to a metre of snow reported at some areas and even low lying areas like Kitzbuhel reporting 30cm of snow. The snowfall was also down to lows levels in valleys, not just on the mountain tops as is more usual in the first half of autumn.
The Stubai glacier (pictured this morning above) reported 80cm of fresh snow has fallen and received more than 2,000 Facebook likes when it announced that an epic weekend awaited.
Snowfall was heavy right down in to the Italian Dolomites where again up to a metre of snow was reported.
Resorts opening for the season tomorrow (25th October) include Glacier 3000 (Gstaad/Les Diablerets) and Engelberg in Switzerland. Les 2 Alpes in France will also be opening for a nine day stretch before losing again for three weeks before its permanent opening in late November.
They join 14 glacier ski areas that are already open including seven in Austria (including Hintertux, Kaprun and this weekend's FIS World cup hosts Solden), three in Switzerland (including Saas Fee and Zermatt), Tignes in France and three in Italy (including Cervinia).
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