Ingunn Brings Powder Dump to Scandi Ski Slopes
Ingunn Brings Powder Dump to Scandi Ski Slopes
Published : 03-Feb-2024 05:59
Storm Ingunn which battered northern Scotland with severe gale force winds but wasn't named in the UK, gathered force to become the most violent recorded storm in Scandinavia for 32 years, and where it was given a name, closing many ski areas in Norway and Sweden on Thursday and Friday. Winds of up to 180kph were reported, blizzard conditions and much damage done.
However in its wake it has left quite a lot of fresh snow the most of the season so far.
The fresh snowfall stats are just coming in but Bjorli Skisenter in Norway reported, "about 25 cm in the last 24 hours," As it reopened limited lifts and runs on Friday.
Voss said that damaged caused by lightning strikes were among the problems it is facing and that it would be staying closed through the weekend, reopening Monday with, it thinks, half-a-metre of fresh snow waiting.
However the impact of the fresh snow and strong winds are reported to have severely undermined the stability of the snowpack with the avalanche danger currently very high, so skiers and boarders are being strongly warned to only ski in areas deemed safe.
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