It’s World Snow Day this Sunday

World Snow Day is taking place on Sunday (18th January) – 645 events are scheduled across 45 countries, to celebrate all things on snow and to get more families involved in winter sports.  Many of the activities on offer will be free.

The … Read More

Easter snow report

Expect a warm weekend in Europe if you’re heading out to the slopes for a late-season Easter break.  The conditions are definitely deteriorating now, with plenty of snow-melt in lower resorts.

There has been some fresh snow in France this … Read More

There’s more snow coming

Heavy snow is forecast for this weekend, and the weather’s due to turn colder.  About time too!

As much as half a metre is expected within the next three days – great news for all us parents who’ve been dragging our … Read More

High temperatures continue in Sochi

Sochi has enjoyed plenty of blue sky days, but the mild temperatures are causing problems for some of the snowsport events in Sochi.

Today’s Mens’ Super G had to be brought forward by one hour due to concerns over the … Read More

Skiing in England

Much of the rain that has been falling in southern England, has been falling as snow further north.    

In Cumbria, in the Lake District, there’s loads of snow and there’s even a Lake District Ski Club to enjoy it!

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It’s World Snow Day!

Today is World Snow Day. 

It’s the third time World Snow Day has occurred and it is set to be the largest ever, with 610 participating resort in 35 countries staging unique snowy events around the globe. 

As FIS … Read More

Arctic blast brings coldest temperatures in two decades

Parts of America and Canada are braced for an especially icy Arctic Blast over the next few days, with temperatures reaching already record-breaking lows.

“The coldest weather in years will be making its presence known from the Upper Midwest to … Read More

A snowy white Christmas… and New Year

There’s been heavy snowfall across the Alps over Christmas, plus up to 30cm more at the weekend, and now there’s plenty of fresh powder and bluebird skies.  What more could anyone ask for!

However, this considerable new dump of whitestuff … Read More

More Alp avalanche fatalities

It has been a shocking start to the ski season with three more deadly avalanches just this weekend in Italy – the latest in a stream of fatalities over the past few days across the Alps.

A teenage boy was … Read More

Snowy Christmas in the Hautes-Pyrenees

There’s plenty of snow for anyone planning a Pyrenean Christmas holidays, with heavy snowfall across the region in the past 24 hours!

Here’s a quick snow update from the main resorts of the Hautes-Pyrenees:

Peyragudes has 10cm of fresh snow (the snow depths now … Read More