More Glacier Resorts Open in the Alps
The autumn ski season in the Alps is off to a good start after some fresh snow in the past week.
Austria and the eastern Alps has seen the best of the snow.
The Molltaler glacier area in Carinthia opens on Friday 10th October.
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It stored a total of 300,000 m³ of snow at the end of its last ski season and it has been making snow thanks to the cold October temperatures.
We will have an update on the opening day later on PlanetSKI.
It’s looking good at Kitzsteinhorn that opens on Saturday 11th October.
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Glacier ski areas currently open in the Alps:
- Austria:Â Pitztal, Hintertux, Stubai, Soelden and Kaunertal.
- Italy:Â Passo Stelvio & Val Senalis.
- Switzerland:Â Zermatt & Saas-Fee.
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In the Alps conditions remain cold at altitude though there is no significant snow in the forecast.
In Scandinavia the resorts of Ruka and Levi in Finland are also open.
They used snow stored from last season to open a few trails.
Norway’s Galdhøpiggen glacier  ski area remains open, with around 3km (2 miles) of runs and some fresh snow.
It comes as the season in the southern hemisphere ends with resorts closing in Australia, New Zealand and South America.
There has been snow falling in North America.
Here’s Sunshine Village in Canada.
No resorts are currently open, but some snow-making has begun in Colorado, USA.
- More resorts in Austria open as weather turns wintery
- Autumn snow falls in the Alps as more glacier areas open
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