Heavy Snow Set to Fall in the Alps

18th December 2024

With Xmas approaching it couldn’t have come at a better time. PlanetSKI reports direct from the Alps. NEW

Snow is set to fall across many parts of the Alps on Thursday, then another storm is set to roll in at the weekend.

In some place well over 1m is forecast.

One of the areas set to do well is Verbier in Switzerland, where the PlanetSKI editor James Cove is.

Here is what it looked like on Wednesday as the weather began to change.

Here are the storm clouds approaching.

Verbier, Switzerland. Image © PlanetSKI

So, what is the detail of the next few days?

Here’s Fraser Wilkin from weathertoski.co.uk.

“A new storm will cross the Alps from west to east,” said Fraser on Wednesday.

“Most regions will benefit from at least some new snow though the heaviest falls will again be in the north-west, with resorts like Avoriaz potentially seeing as much as 40-50cm above 1800m by Friday morning.

“The rain/snow limit will start at around 2000m on Thursday but will fall steadily throughout the day and on Thursday night to reach 400-700m by Friday morning.”

Verbier, Switzerland. Image © PlanetSKI

Another storm is set to roll in on Saturday which may bring “significant quantities of snow”.

80-120cm of new snow can be expected above 1800m across many north-western parts of the Alps, including:

Tignes, France
Flaine, France,
Avoriaz, France
Arc1950, France
La Plagne, France
Verbier, Switzerland
Mürren, Switzerland
Engelberg, Switzerland
St Anton, Austria

PlanetSKI has been monitoring the situation direct from the Alps in recent weeks:

One of our regular contributors, Tord Nilson, is in La Plagne in France and has been enjoying some excellent early season conditions this week.

“Tuesday was a fantastic day with the sun shining and the pistes in incredible shape – hats off to the pisteurs,” said Tord.

“Most of the resort is open too which is fantastic to see.

“On Wednesday it’s a bit warmer and cloudy but with snow coming in tomorrow there’s no doubt this is a great start to the season in La Plagne.”

With the snow coming in there should be some excellent conditions for Xmas next week and it further solidifies one of the best starts to a ski season in recent years.

PlanetSKI will be updating on what exactly the storm delivers over the next few days, so do check back.

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