Heavy snowfall across the Alps has helped major ski resorts opening this weekend, in France, Austria, and Italy.
Scandinavian ski resorts are preparing to open amidst favourable cold temperatures and recent snow accumulations.
A strong early season is shaping up in Switzerland, Austria, and Italy, while numerous North American resorts are also opening sooner than scheduled due to favorable snow conditions, early openings include Whistler Blackcomb and Aspen Snowmass.
Snowpack levels across Europe are 115pc of average, with impressive snowfall reported in several major European ski resorts are set to open over the coming thjee weeks. They include:
- November 28: Ischgl
- November 29: 3 Peaks Dolomites, Bad Hofgastein-Bad Gastein , Chamonix
- Cortina d’Ampezzo, Mountopolis Mayrhofen, Zell am See – Schmittenhöhe, Zugspitze
- November 30: Alpe d’Huez, Courmayeur, Flachau, La Thuile, Les 2 Alpes, Livigno
- Sierra Nevada, St. Moritz – Corviglia, Vallnord / Arcalís
- December 04: St. Anton am Arlberg, Vallnord / Pal-Arinsal, Zakopane – Kasprowy Wierch
- December 06: Bad Gastein – Sportgastein, Courchevel
- December 07: Les Menuires, Meribel, Norefjell, Verbier, Villars – Gryon
- December 13: Avoriaz, Morzine
- December 14: Champéry, Garmisch, La Plagne, Les Arcs
Europe has 63 open ski resorts so far as the larger resorts prepare to open. They include
- 3 Zinnen Dolomites – Helm/Stiergarten/Rotwand/Kreuzbergpass
- 4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon
- Arena Platos
- Arosa
- Axamer Lizum
- Bödele – Schwarzenberg
- Buron – Wertach
- Cortina d’Ampezzo
- Corvatsch/Furtschellas
- Dobellifts – Schönwald im Schwarzwald
- Elsigen-Metsch – Frutigen
- Feldberg – Seebuck/Grafenmatt/Fahl
- Flumserberg
- Gaaler Lifte – Gaal
- Galdhøpiggen Sommerskisenter – Juvass
- Gargellen
- Gemsstock – Andermatt
- Gerlitzen
- Glacier 3000 – Les Diablerets
- Gurgl – Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
- Hintertux Glacier
- Hofeck – Hof
- Iberg – Riedholz
- Kåbdalis
- Kalte Herberge – Urach
- Kandel
- Kaunertal Glacier
- KitzSki – Kitzbühel/Kirchberg
- Kitzsteinhorn/Maiskogel – Kaprun
- Lenzerheide
- Les 3 Vallées – Val Thorens/Les Menuires/Méribel/Courchevel
- Levi
- Madonna di Campiglio
- Moelltal Glacier
- Muggenbrunn
- Obertauern
- Oppdal
- Parsenn (Davos Klosters)
- Pitztal Glacier
- Pyhä
- Rössle-Lift – Schönwald im Schwarzwald
- Ruka
- Saariselkä
- Saas-Fee
- Schilthorn – Mürren/Lauterbrunnen
- Schladming – Planai/Hochwurzen/Hauser Kaibling/Reiteralm
- Schwärzenlifts – Eschach
- Silvretta Montafon
- Sinswang (Oberstaufen)
- Sölden
- Stoos – Fronalpstock/Klingenstock
- Stubai Glacier
- Sulden am Ortler
- Tanzboden – Ebnat-Kappel
- Tärnaby
- Tignes/Val d’Isère
- Titlis – Engelberg
- TschentenAlp – Adelboden
- Turracher Höhe
- Val Senales Glacier
- Windeck – Hinterzarten
- Winterberg
- Ylläs
- Zermatt/Breuil-Cervinia/Valtournenche – Matterhorn
