INTRODUCTION
Following a dry week in Austria it started to snow in most areas on Wednesday night. Obergurgl awoke to 15cm on Thursday and more snow is expected over the weekend ahead.

Many of our featured French Alpine resorts received fresh snow this week, adding to that which fell last weekend. Fresh snow also fell at almost all of our reported Swiss resorts in the middle of this week and, like in France, as much as 10-15cm of new snow fell at some resorts.

Unfortunately no fresh snow has been reported in Italy this since Sunday 17th January.

Fresh snow has also fallen in Scotland this week. Blizzard conditions have again closed the road at Cairngorm and Nevis Range was closed on Thursday due to strong winds. It was possible to ski at Glenshee, The Lecht and Glencoe on Thursday 21st January.

Fresh snow has fallen across America this week and the heaviest snowfall has been reported at the Californian resorts of Squaw Valley and Mammoth.  These are the resorts to head to it you want deep powder snow.

Snow fell across Canada this week. Great conditions can be found at all resorts including Mont Sainte-Anne on the east coast which will have sunny weekend over the coming weekend.

AUSTRIA
It started to snow across most of Austria on the night of Wednesday 20th January. The Ski Welt did not receive snow at this time but it is expected to start by the morning of Friday 21st January.

Obergurgl (62/142cm) awoke to 15cm of new snow on Thursday 21st January. There were powder conditions on the upper pistes and also in the off piste. At resort level new snow was also received which freshened up the pistes. Just along from Obergurgl, Solden (10/191cm) reported 13cm of snow on the upper area providing fresh tracks for those in resort on Thursday.

Light dustings of snow were received at Bad Gastein (10/110cm) and Bad Hofgastein (30/110cm) on Thursday 21st January. 5cm was reported at both resorts providing new snow on top of a firm base. More snow will be reported on Friday morning following continuous snowfall throughout Thursday.

It is going to be snowy and cloudy across Austria on Friday 22nd January and then again on Sunday 24th January.

FRANCE

Snow fell across the northern areas of the French Alps during the evening of Wednesday 20th January and into Thursday 21st January. Light dustings were reported at most of the resorts but some areas did report 10cm of new snow.

At Flaine (76/281cm) 15cm of snow fell on Thursday 21st January. The resort was reporting powder conditions from top to bottom in the resort. Other resorts in the Grand Massif area also received new snow including Les Carroz (40/281cm) and Samoens (53/281cm) where 10cm also fell.

The resorts of the Mont Blanc area reported fresh snow on Wednesday 20th January. The resorts of Chamonix (80/400cm) and Argentiere (80/400cm) reported 5cm of new snow. The Ski Club rep in Argentiere reported good conditions on the Point du Vue with soft bumps on the upper most area.

Clear skies and sunny weather are expected until Sunday when snow is forecast to fall across the country.

SWITZERLAND

Fresh snow was reported at almost all of the Swiss resorts on Wednesday and Thursday this week. This was just a dusting at a number but many resorts received 10-15cm of new snow through Wednesday night which provided lovely fresh snow to ski through on Thursday.

Leysin (50/100cm), Les Mosses (50/100m), Les Diablerets (40/170cm) and Gstaad (20/170cm) were the resorts reporting 15cm of new snow on their upper slopes so if you want to make fresh tracks these are the resorts to head to at the end of this week.

Predominantly sunny weather is forecast before the weekend across Switzerland and then heavy clouds should move in on Sunday, delivering even more snow although this is not expected to total more than around 20cm of new snow at any of our featured Swiss resorts.

USA

All of our featured American resorts have reported fresh snow this week.

Timberline (211cm) in Oregon on the west coast has not received any new snow since Sunday 17th January but new snow is forecast to land there before the weekend. Big Sky (86/130cm) in Montana last reported new snow on Monday 18th January and this was only a light dusting so you can enjoy great on-piste carving conditions at the end of this week and like at Timberline fresh snow is forecast.

The greatest snowfalls have been reported in California at Squaw Valley (152/203cm) and Mammoth (225/330cm). Squaw Valley reported 41cm of new snow on Tuesday 18th while Mammoth reported 36cm of new snow a day later on Wednesday.

The snowfall in the east of the country was not as heavy although he dusting of fresh snow that fell this week has helped to improve the riding condition at the resorts in Vermont and New Hampshire.

Further snowfall is expected across the country over the coming days. Again the greatest amount of fresh snow is expected at the western resorts but even in the east at least 5cm of new snow should land.

CANADA

There has been continuous snowfall across Canada this week and on Thursday at many resorts the weather began to clear and sunny spells emerged.

The area of Banff/Lake Louise and Sunshine (100/135cm) and Jasper (127cm) in Alberta have both had a good week for snow. There have been light dustings of new snow and Jasper is reporting a light covering of fresh snow on both the upper and lower trails. More snow is forecast for both resorts on Saturday 23rd January and Sunday 24th January at both areas which will top up the conditions.

On the east coast of Canada snow has also fallen. At Mont Sainte-Anne (80cm) it is best to stick to the groomed trails. Recent low temperatures have protected the snow pack on the trails but more snow is needed before improvements can be seen in the back country.

EUROPEAN WEATHER OUTLOOK

Predominantly snowy weather is expected up to and across this weekend. On Saturday 23rd January sunny spells will appear above most resorts before snowy weather returns on Sunday 24th January.

It is going to be a sunny start to the weekend across France, Switzerland and Italy. On Saturday evening clouds will start to gather and fresh snow is expected to fall on Sunday.

The wintry conditions reported across the Scottish resorts at the end of this week are forecast to be replaced by clearer weather on Saturday 23rd January with some cloudy periods then moving in over Sunday and Monday.

NORTH AMERICAN WEATHER OUTLOOK

It is forecast to be a snowy weekend across the American resorts. A dusting of new snow is expected in the east while heavier snowfalls should fall in the west.

On the west coast of Canada a sunny start to the weekend is forecast. Clouds will start to emerge on Saturday with snow falling later in the evening and into Sunday. The east coast will remain sunny throughout the weekend.

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