Up To 2 Feet Of May Powder on Alpine Glaciers

High altitude ski slopes in the Alps have reported up to 59cm of snowfall over the past few days.  Snow has also been falling to low elevations as temperatures plummet.

Only seven glacier ski areas are still open for snow sports with several of those closing their 25-26 seasons this Sunday.

The biggest accumulation has been reported on the Stubai Glacier near Innsbruck (pictured above this morning), one of those closing this weekend. It has reported nearly two feet of snowfall in the past 72 hours taking its upper base to 3.2m, the second deepest in the Alps.

Five of the seven still-open ski areas in the Alps are in Austria, with Hintertux, open until July and with the most terrain still open (42km of slopes), posting 30cm. The Kaunertal Glacier, also closing at the end of this weekend, reports 20cm. The Mölltal Glacier got just 5cm and the Kitzsteinhorn is the fifth Austrian option.

Les 2 Alpes, the only ski area open in France, reported 15cm (6”). It has Europe’s deepest base at 3.4m following a 60cm fall earlier this month.  The year-round cross-border Zermatt-Cervinia Matterhorn Glacier Paradise ski area is also open.

Snowfall was initially reported down as low as high altitude ski villages like Livigno, Obertauern and Val d’Isere but in the past 24 hours has been falling still lower to valley floors.

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