September Snowfall To Low Levels Across The Alps
September Snowfall To Low Levels Across The Alps
Published : 13-Sep-2024 02:18
The colder weather that has seen varying amounts of snowfall in various parts of the Alps over the past week has intensified and expanded the area its covered over the past 24 hours, with snow falling down to low elevations and as far east as Slovenia.
Resorts liked Kitzbuhel (above) and Lech in Austria (below) have reported snow right down to 1,000m altitudes this morning whilst at higher elevations accumulations have passed the 30cm (one foot) mark on some glaciers.
A thin covering of snow, the first of the season, has also been reported by ski areas in the Pyrenees.
Late summer snowfall at altitude is not unusual in the Alps, but snowfall to low elevations in the first half of September has been rare in recent years.
There are currently three glacier ski areas open at Passo Stelvio, Saas Fee and Zermatt. A further,m the Hintertux glacier, may reopen soon thanks to the fresh snow. Aiming to open 365 days a year for skiing it has been closed the past month as hot weather in July and August melted snow over from its glacier.
More Austrian and Italian glaciers including Pitztal, Solden and Val Senales plan to start their 24-25 seasons later in September.
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