Three More Glaciers Areas Open in Austria as Weather Turns Wintery

Stubai near Innsbruck in Austria fired up some lifts on Friday 3rd of October.

It marks the start of one of the longest ski seasons in an Austrian resort as skiing & snowboarding usually continues into May.

Also this weekend Soelden, that delayed its opening last weekend, is offering some skiing and snowboarding up on its glacier area.

As is Kaunertal.

Moltaller and Kitzteinhorn in Austria are due to open next weekend.

On Friday seven areas in the Alps were open:

• Austria: Pitztal, Hintertux & Stubai
• Italy: Passo Stevio & Val Senalis
• Switzerland: Zermatt & Saas-Fee

Some skiing has also started in Finland as Ruka and Levi open using snow stored from last winter.

PlanetSKI was hiking in the French Alps last weekend where we saw some snow above Chamonix and St Gervais.

September 2025 – Mont Blanc Massif, France. Image © PlanetSKI

St Gervais, France. Image © PlanetSKI

• Autumn snow falls in the Alps as more glacier areas open

Now we should not get too exited about the snow as for many resorts their opening is still over two months away.

But it is a sign that the seasons are changing and we can start looking forward to winter.

Lets not forget North America where snow has been falling.

Here Sunshine Village in Canada:

While, Copper Mountain in the USA has already turned on it s snow guns.

Here at PlanetSKI we will be updating on the autumn snow and resorts opening so do check back.

Winter is coming folks!

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