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Worldwide Snow Reports from the Ski Club of Great Britain. Check out the snow conditions and find out where it snowed last plus use our comprehensive Webcams to find out where the best snow is.
(Resort snow reports updated weekly until end of November, country overview updated twice weekly on Monday and Thursday afternoons)
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Country Overview
Monday 17 November
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Obergurgl in Austria opened on 14th November and conditions are fantastic for their first full week of skiing. Fresh snow has fallen in Austria and it is fairly cold on Monday.
Tignes in France has re-opened following poor visibility last week and the conditions are once again great.
There is fine sunny weather across the open Swiss resorts that we report on. Zermatt has opened up some terrain on the Gornergrat area.
Livigno in Italy opened over the weekend and conditions are good. Cervinia also has fantastic snow and sunny weather on Monday.
None of our reported resorts in Andorra are open for the 2008/9 season.
Geilo has opened five lifts on Monday, providing access to the largest amount of open terrain of the Norwegian resorts we report on.
None of our reported resorts in Germany are open for the 2008/9 season.
None of our reported resorts in Bulgaria are open for the 2008/9 season.
The Lecht in Scotland is closed due to lack of snow and The Cairngorm ski area is closed due to lift maintenance. The other Scottish resorts we report on are yet to open for the 2008/9 season.
Alta in America opened over the weekend. Fine and dry weather is forecast across the resorts in Colorado this week.
Sunshine Village in the Banff area of Canada opened on Friday and snow has been falling in the area all weekend. They enjoyed a great opening weekend, with fresh powder and cold weather providing some splendid early season skiing.
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Cold and snowy weather hit Austria over the weekend. Many resorts have received up to 30cm since last week.
Hintertux (135cm) has excellent conditions. The conditions have been boosted by the fresh snow that fell at the end of last week and by the cold temperature across the region. 44km of pistes are available for skiing on Monday.
Obergurgl (20/120cm) has received nearly 40cm of snow since our last report on Thursday. Thirteen lifts are open on Monday morning and this gives access to 45km of great skiing on fantastic snow. You can currently ski down to the mid station. A cold week with light snow is forecast and then the snow should turn heavier towards the end of the week.
The Stubai Glacier at Neustift (10/90cm) has seventeen lifts open on Monday and 44km of open pistes. The fresh snow that fell last week combined with cold temperatures this week ensures fantastic conditions up on the glacier. The cold weather is forecast to continue throughout the week and then heavy snow is forecast as we head towards the weekend.
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Tignes (10/70cm) is still the only French resort that we report on currently open. They were closed due to poor weather on Thursday last week but are open on Monday. They have ten lifts open on the Grande Motte Glacier and it is fairly cold so the snow is in good condition. Heavy snow is forecast towards the end of the week.
Val Thorens is set to open on 22nd November.
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 Switzerland
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Zinal (30/50cm) offers 3km of skiing and with access provided on five open lifts. A cold and fairly dry week is forecast but from Friday onwards there should be heavy snow and very low temperatures.
Saas Fee (3/150cm) and Zermatt (10/220cm) are both offering great skiing conditions.
Flims/Laax (0/80cm) was scheduled to open on 15th November but they are not open on Monday. More snow is needed and this will hopefully fall towards the end of this week.
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Livigno (25/105cm) enjoyed a good opening weekend with lovely sunny weather. Monday is also sunny and they have four lifts in operation. 10km of open pistes are available to ski on, which should be very pleasant in the sunshine. Light snow is forecast through the week and by the weekend the snowfalls should turn very heavy and temperatures are likely to drop further.
Bormio (0/110cm) is offering one run from Bormio 3000 down to Bormio 2500 on Monday. Snow cover on the run is good and their snow making facilities are helping to keep it in good condition. Heavy snow is forecast for the end of the week and temperatures are set to drop considerably.
Cervinia (30/195cm) is enjoying a very sunny day on Monday. They have been able to open some pistes down to Plan Maison which is fantastic. The week ahead should be mainly dry with some light snow possible on Tuesday. From Friday onwards heavy snow is forecast and temperatures look set to drop considerably.
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 Andorra
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All of our reported resorts in Andorra are not yet open for snowsports.
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Geilo (50cm) has the deepest overall snow base of the Norwegian resorts we report on. They have five lifts open and five pistes. This is the most open terrain of our Norwegian resorts. Light snow is forecast from Wednesday onwards.
Oppdal (5cm) is expecting heavy snow from Wednesday onwards, with nearly 60cm forecast to land by the weekend. This should allow them to open as they are currently closed.
Sälen (1/30cm) in Sweden has opened one lift since our last report. The ski conditions are typical of the time of year. Thin snow cover on the open runs means you should take care when riding. Light snow is forecast through the week and this could improve their conditions
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| Germany
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All of our reported resorts in Germany are not yet open for snowsports.
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| Bulgaria
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All of our reported resorts in Bulgaria are not yet open for snowsports
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 Scotland
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None of our reported Scottish resorts are open on Monday. Light snow is forecast across Scotland towards the end of the week and temperatures should fall a little.
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Breckenridge (46cm), Copper Mountain (46cm) and Keystone (46cm) all have the same base depth and have largely the same ski conditions. Breckenridge has five lifts open on Monday while Keystone and Copper Mountain both have four lifts open. A mild sunny week is forecast.
Mammoth (30/122cm) has the deepest of base of the American resorts we report on. They have mild sunny weather at the moment, but this doesn't appear to be affecting the base depth yet. More mild weather is forecast for the week ahead.
Over on the east coast the temperature is forecast to drop which should allow the resorts to commence snow making once again. Killington is hoping to open on 20th November for the season, with top to bottom skiing potentially available. Sunday River was open for the weekend but has temporarily closed until Thursday 20th November when they will open for the winter season proper.
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Sunshine Village opened at Banff (20/68cm) this weekend which means all three of their ski areas are now open. It was snowing all weekend across the area, which provided brilliant powder for the opening weekend at Sunshine. Lake Louise received fresh snow as well.
Jasper (42cm) also opened on 15th November. 10cm of fresh snow over the weekend provided great skiing, but they only have one lift and one run open. Light snow is forecast throughout this week, with the heaviest falls expected on Thursday when 11cm could fall.
Whistler plans to open on 27th November.
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| European Weather Outlook
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The temperature across Europe is quite low at the moment this should continue until the end of the week, when heavy snow and even lower temperatures are forecast. This could be the first significant snowfalls to low levels for most resorts, which will bode very well for early season openings. Temperatures will drop to -20ºC at above 2500m and -10ºC at 1200m.
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| North American Weather Outlook
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A mainly dry week is forecast for resorts across the Western half of the United States. Mild temperatures and sunny weather should be the norm at most resorts across Colorado and California. Timberline in Oregon is expecting 27cm of snow to fall on Wednesday and Thursday.
It should be colder on the eastern coast of America, which should help them get snowmaking back underway and enable Killington and Sunday River to open once again.
Resorts in British Columbia Canada are all expecting snow down to low levels which is great. The Skeena heli-ski area is once again expecting the most snowfall, with 46cm forecast for the week. Whistler isn't far behind, with 38cm expected.
Temperatures in eastern Canada are forecast to drop to the same values as of those in eastern America. Tremblant and Mont Sainte Anne are planning to open once the temperature drops and snow starts to fall. The colder weather will allow them to commence snow making operations.
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