Snow Is Still Falling in the Alps
Snow is falling down to 1,000m in places as the temperatures drop sharply.
By the end of the week there could be up to 40cm of snow in the Northern Alps.
The Southern Alps have done well so far.
“This week’s snow forecast is great news for the alpine glaciers, nearly all of which have lower than average snow depths for the middle of May but will see much-needed top-ups over the next few days,” said the alpine weather expert, Fraser Wilkin from weathertoski.co.uk.
“Les2Alpes will also see these top-ups, but stands out as an exception, already having above-average snow depths on its glacier area.
Here’s the current scene Les2Alpes in France that remains open for skiing and snowboarding.
The images were taken on Tuesday 12th May.
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Les2Alpes. May 12th 2026. Image c/o Les2Alpes Tourist Office.
Les2Alpes. May 12th 2026. Image c/o Les2Alpes Tourist Office.
These are the forecasts for the week as reported by SnowBrains:
European Alps Snow Forecast Resort Totals (Mon May 11 – Sat May 16)
- Wengen (Jungfrau) – 38-56 cm
- Chamonix – 35-51 cm
- Samnaun – 32-48 cm
- Verbier – 33-48 cm
- Val Thorens – 32-47 cm
- Les 3 Vallées – 30-44 cm
- Sölden – 25-39 cm
- Cortina d’Ampezzo – 23-37 cm
- Val d’Isère – 23-34 cm
- Tignes – 23-33 cm
- Ischgl – 19-29 cm
- St. Moritz – 19-28 cm
- St. Anton – 12-19 cm
- Zermatt – 10-14 cm
- Cervinia – 8-11 cm
- Kitzbühel – 7-9 cm
See here for a related PlanetSKI post on where you can go summer skiing this year:
Warren Smith Ski Academy group in Cervinia, Italy. Image c/o WSSA.
Cervinia, Italy. Image c/o Warren Smith Ski Academy.
Do check back for updates…
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