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This week’s headlines: Late season snowfall Snow returns to the Alps Western Canada – up to 80cm in 75 days Austria There’s been a snow report of up to 75cm of fresh fall from Austria in the past seven days, with the biggest falls from Sunday to Tuesday.  A large number of ski areas received at [...]

This Week’s Headlines Snow returns to the Pyrenees Snow back in the Alps North America continues its late surge Austria Our snow report kicks off with great news; snow is back in the Austrian Alps and the accumulations are getting bigger. Obertauern, where The Beatles filmed their ski scenes in the movie ‘Help’ nearly 50 [...]

This Week’s Headlines Niseko, Japan is the snowiest resort in world. Colorado snowiest in US, at last. Nearly 6m (20ft) of snow in the Pyrenees, the world’s deepest snowbase. Engelberg hits 5m base depth – first in the Alps. Austria The snow is starting to fall again in Austria after a fairly dry week which [...]

The Week’s Headlines Pyrenees now claiming deepest current snow in the world at 5.4m Colorado report fresh snow Greatest snow depth in French Alps as it hits 4m There’s more healthy snowfalls in the Alps – the biggest was 145cm/nearly 5 feet in past 7 days Austria Heavy snow has been reported all across Austria. [...]

Have you ever wondered when is the best time of the year to ski in France? Why do the french alps receive so much snow? How high is the tallest mountain in France? Our visual guide to snow and skiing in France has the answers.