Global Weekly Snow Roundup #332

·       Fresh summer snowfall in northwestern North America.

·       Fresh snowfall in New Zealand gives great late season conditions.

·       Last resort open in Australia announces season end will be next week.

·       Wraps come off glaciers and stockpiled snow in Europe.

·       Second Italian glacier due to open for autumn/fall snowsports this weekend.

·       Scandinavian glacier expected to reopen for autumn/fall snowsports this weekend.

We’ve been seeing snowfall on both sides of the world as the northern hemisphere transitions into autumn/fall and the southern into spring.

Southern Hemisphere ski conditions have continued to show a mixed picture.

Australia is down to just its largest resort Perisher still operating area after a very difficult season, there’s little still skiable here though, with what there is boosted by overnight snowmaking. It has announced its season will end on the 25th.

New Zealand remains the strongest performer overall, with cool temperatures, occasional light snow and solid snow depths keeping most terrain fully open.

Across the South Pacific in the Andes, Argentina is experiencing spring warmth, but deep winter bases mean the majority of slopes remain skiable. Chile has seen mostly sunny weather with some southern snowfall, and most centres report full or near‑full operations supported by very deep snowpacks.

In the Northern hemisphere, early‑September snowfall has been reported this past week in the US Pacific Northwest, the Canadian Rockies and the Alps.

In the Alps, up to 20 cm (8”) fell above 3,000 m, offering welcome relief after months of intense warmth that stripped many glaciers back to bare ice. Several Alpine glacier areas preparing to open later this month reported fresh cover and sub‑zero temperatures, with observers noting improved surface conditions. More than half a dozen glaciers across the region still aim to open before October, weather permitting.

Italy's Passo Stelvio is currently the only centre open but another Italian, glacier Val Senales, may open this weekend.

Further north, Norway’s main summer ski centre has confirmed plans to reopen on the 19th, supported by consistently cold nights, light new snow and daytime temperatures hovering just above freezing.

Protective covers are also being removed from vast stockpiles of snow at resorts in Lapland ahead of the snow being spread out for season starts early next month at resorts like Levi and Ruka in Finland.

It seem early signs of the coming winter are beginning to appear on high and/or northerly terrain on each side of the Atlantic.