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European Ski Resorts Snow Levels, Skiing Conditions Reports and Weather. Europe's Glacier Resorts Ski Season 2009 / 2010 Trips.

(updated 4 March 2010)

There is still good skiing and snowboarding currently found across most of the European ski resorts. Some ski destinations in Europe, especially in the French Alps received new snow this week but the warmer weather at some lower resorts worsen a bit the snow base at the lowest ski pistes.
FRANCE: Many of the ski resorts in France which we report on received fresh snow this week, which improved the skiing conditions. Around twenty centimeters of new snow fell at Vars (171 - 250 cm) yesterday and the snow conditions are excellent. Alpe d'Huez is also in great shape following the new powder refreshment. La Clusaz (20 - 270 cm) also saw some light dustings this week and more is expected over the weekend. The skiing area of Isola 2000 is also in good shape, althogh they saw only a few centimeters of new powder. The French resort of Cauterets (20 - 260 cm) is open and provide with great skiing and boarding, especially on their higher ski runs. There is also good off-piste riding. The resort of Les Arcs also received some new powder and is skiing very well. Les Gets got several cm of new snow and is providing with very good base for snow sports. The resorts of La Plagne, Megeve and Flaine are all open and have good skiing on offer. The French winter resort of Avoriaz in the Portes du Soleil area is also open and provides with great skiing and snowboarding, on a refreshed terrain by the snow from the start of this week. The Three Valleys resorts of Courchevel, Val Thorens and Meribel are also in great shape for the ski season 2010 and one can ski down to the villages on good snow base. Tignes and Val d'Isere are both open for snow sports and there are excellent skiing conditions to be found following the recent snow showers that fell. The best skiing and snowboarding conditions are found on the glacier and there is also good off-piste riding available for their winter visitors. The ski resort of Les Deux Alpes is open for the winter ski season 2010 and has excellent snow base. The French ski resort of Morzine with almost all lift facilities running has very good conditions for skiing and snowboarding on offer. La Toussuire, Valloire and Val Cenis have all received new snow and provide with good conditions for skiing and snowboarding. The Grand Massif region villages of Les Carroz and Samoens are also in excellent shape. Chamonix and Argentiere with around four meters of snow on their upper pistes are both in fantastic shape and their visitors will enjoy powder skiing. The ski resort of Serre Chevalier also gained new powder during and has excellent cover for their visitors.
ITALY: Some snow fell in Italy this week and most winter tourist destinations provide with great conditions for the snow sports. The Italian ski village of Alagna is in fantastic shape and there is also good off-piste riding available. Courmayeur) has very good snow conditions on offer, including great off-piste skiing and snowboarding. The village of Cavalese is also in very good shape for skiing and snowboarding. The Italian resort of La Thuile has almost all lift facilities running. The winter resort of Macugnaga is also providing with great snow conditions. The resorts of Val Gardena and Selva are also in excellent shape and their lift connection is running. Sauze d'Oulx (120 - 180 cm) and Sestriere (120 - 180 cm) both received fresh snow at the start of this week and are providing with fantastic skiing for this time of the year. Bardonecchia in the Milky Way region has almost all lift facilities currently in operation. The Italian resorts of Gressoney la Trinite and Champoluc are open and have good skiing on offer. Madonna di Campiglio is also open for snow sports and provide with good skiing and boarding. The resort of Livigno is open for snow sports and has fantastic conditions for skiing and snowboarding, including great off-piste snow sports. They have almost all of their lifts in operation. The Plateau Rosa above the village of Cervinia (90 - 195 cm) is open for daily snowsports and the snow conditions are excellent following the refreshment from this week. The Italian resort of Passo del Tonale at the Presena glacier is open for the ski season 2010 and incredible snow sports can be enjoyed by their visitors on the greatest snow depths in Italy, with all of their lift facilities open. They have also good off-piste skiing and snowboarding conditions on offer, following the light refreshment with new snow this week. The Italian ski resorts of Cortina and Bormio are open for snowsports and provide with good conditions for skiing and snowboarding.
NORWAY & SWEDEN: Some of the Scandinavian ski resorts, received snow dustings this week and the cold weather keeps the fresh snow cover in good shape. Lillehammer, Hemsedal, Trysil and Salen all have great skiing and boarding on offer. The Norwegian ski resort of Geilo (110 centimeters) provides with fantastic conditions for snow sports on excellent snow base, which was refreshed last week. The resort of Oppdal also has good skiing on offer, although the snow cover is a bit thin. The Swedish ski resort of Are (65 - 79 cm) saw light snow dusting this week and is in very good shape.
GERMANY: The warmer temperatures in Germany decreased the snow base at some resorts but there is still plenty of good skiing available. The resort of Feldberg still has fantastic skiing and snowboarding on offer and is forecast to receive significant snow showers at the beginning of next week. Garmisch-Partenkirchen skiing area on the Zugspitze glacier with snow base of around two meters on their upper slopes has great skiing and snowboarding conditions of offer. There is also good off-piste riding to be found at the resort of Garmisch. The resort of Spitzingsee provides with good conditions for snow sports despite the low level of snow cover. Oberstdorf and Reit im Winkl are also in good shape, but their lowest runs are now patchy. The German resort of Berchtesgaden still provides with good conditions for snow sports.
ANDORRA: In Andorra, all of the ski villages which we report on are currently open for the winter season 2010 and all of them are providing with good skiing conditions. Also all of our featured ski resorts received snow showers yesterday and their visitors will be able to enjoy snowsports on a fresh snow cover. The largest open terrain and some of the best conditions currently can be found at the Vallnord ski region destinations of Pal / Arinsal. The off-piste skiing and snowboarding is also good. Soldeu (70 - 110 cm) is in great shape with good off-piste snow sports available. They gained fifteen centimeters of new snow over last couple of days. However, the deepest snow can be found at the ski village of Arcalis in the Vallnord area which has and great skiing and boarding conditions on offer for their winter visitors. Pas de la Casa also has good snow sports on offer. Bright skies, but lower temperatures are forecast in Andorra.
SCOTLAND: In Scotland the wintry weather from the last week brought new snow to the ski pistes of all Scotish ski resorts and there are fantastic conditions for the skiers and snowboarders. It is very cold at Cairngorm (130 - 190 cm) and their ski slopes are in great shape with almost all lift facilities running and has the deepest snow cover of our featured Scottish ski villages. The Lecht is also open and one can find great riding on their pistes, which was refreshed by new snow last week. Similar is the state of Glenshee which has also been refreshed. The Scottish village of Glencoe has good conditions for skiing and snowboarding. The Nevis Range's (70 - 120 cm) is also in fantastic shape.
Most of the open resorts in Austria and Switzerland are providing with great snow base and fantastic skiing conditions.
EUROPE TIMESHARE: Europe offers so many amazing ski and snowboard resorts that it's hard to pick one to visit! Luckily there are timeshare rentals scattered across the region in all of the most popular resorts! Remember that if you purchase timeshares anywhere in Europe you will have the option to trade your timeshare weeks, allowing you to chase the powder by booking ski holidays elsewhere - and you'll still benefit from spacious lodgings and incredible value versus traditional hotels!
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