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1 week ago | 
snow-forecast.com | Rhiannon James
Andes Braces for More: Up to 40 cm Snow Expected This WeekSubzero Nights in Australia: Perisher Freezes at -4°C with Fresh SnowLesotho Bounces Back: Sunshine Returns After Early Winter SnowfallsThere are increasingly promising signs of the upcoming winter across the Southern Hemisphere, with snowfall reported over the last seven days in Australia, South America, Southern Africa, and New Zealand.
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1 week ago | 
snow-forecast.com | Rhiannon James
North America Leads Spring Skiing with Most Resorts Still OpenRockies Maintain Momentum with Ten Ski Areas Operating Despite Spring MeltWest Coast Season Lingers as Oregon and California Extend SkiingEast Coast Skiing Continues as Killington Stays Open Amid Warming TemperaturesNorth America, particularly the US, starts the second week of May with more ski areas open than any other continent or country in the Northern Hemisphere.
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1 week ago | 
snow-forecast.com | Rhiannon James
Glacier skiing continues: Seven Alps resorts remain open for May adventuresSnow returns to the Alps: fresh flurries and cooler temps above 2,000mRiksgränsen offers midnight sun skiing with 24-hour daylight and snowy slopesNorway awaits summer ski season as last winter resorts closeWith dozens of ski areas ending their seasons at the start of this week, only around 10 ski areas remain open for their 2024-25 seasons in the Alps and Scandinavia.
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2 weeks ago | 
snow-forecast.com | Rhiannon James
USA Leads Global Snow Scene With Most Ski Areas Still SpinningSurprise April Snow Showers Hit High Slopes in Rockies and California“Victor Glacier” at Boyne Aims for Memorial Day Skiing in MichiganWest Coast Resorts Celebrate Fresh Dumps and Longest Seasons in HistoryAs we approach the start of May, the US has more ski areas open than any other country once again, just like it did back in November.
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2 weeks ago | 
snow-forecast.com | Rhiannon James
Final Turns! Most Japanese Resorts Enter Closing WeekendBlizzard Shuts Lifts at Gassan Despite Epic ConditionsSpring Heat Hits Slopes, But Some Terrain Still Hanging OnHappo One Leads Japan for Late-Season Skiable TerrainA tale of two seasons in Japan, with many of the country’s big resorts entering their final week of operations with very limited terrain still open in their upper mountains.
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2 weeks ago | 
snow-forecast.com | Rhiannon James
Up to 30cm (12") Fresh Snow on Europe’s Highest Alpine SlopesEuropean Ski Season Fades Fast—Only 50 Resorts Open This WeekendAustria’s Glacier Resorts Extend Spring Skiing Into MayRiksgränsen Holds Firm as Last Open Scandinavian Ski AreaEurope’s 24-25 season is fast approaching its end now. Last weekend, almost 100 ski areas were still open, and about 50 remain open for this coming first weekend of May—but after that, we’ll drop down to single figures for the first time since last October.
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3 weeks ago | 
snow-forecast.com | Rhiannon James
Western Alps hit by heaviest snowfall in decades, avalanche risk peaked at maxSaas Fee and Zermatt buried under 160 cm snow, resorts briefly cut offMost European ski areas now closed, but high-altitude resorts extend into MayScandinavia holding strong with deep snow and near-Arctic late-season conditionsIt all happened before last weekend, but the snowfall that impacted the Western Alps was the heaviest of the season by some distance, depositing up to 155 cm (5 feet) of snow in under 36 hours.
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3 weeks ago | 
snow-forecast.com | Rhiannon James
Hakuba’s Happo One boasts deep base, 40 percent terrain still openSpring sun dominates, but upper mountain snowpack holding firmHokkaido forecast to receive fresh snowfall on higher slopesMost areas now operating limited terrain with 10–30 percent openMost of Japan's larger, better-known ski areas plan to stay open a few more weeks to reach the country's Golden Week at the start of May. There have also been some rain, sleet, and snow showers over the past week on high slopes.
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3 weeks ago | 
snow-forecast.com | Rhiannon James
Rockies and West Coast score late-season snow boosts ahead of May closures Timberline tops snow charts with 12-foot base as Pacific sun fades Midwest and East Coast near season's end, but a few lifts still spinning Western Canada preps for potential snowy weekend after sunny Easter break As with the rest of the Northern Hemisphere, North America's season is winding down fast now, and after many centres closed following the Easter weekend, fewer than 50 remain open either through this coming...
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4 weeks ago | 
snow-forecast.com | Rhiannon James
By Rhiannon James in Snow News — Apr 16, 2025 Northeast scores surprise April dump with over a foot of fresh snow Northern Rockies brace for Easter storm with heavy snow in the forecast West Coast stays sunny, but deep snowpack keeps season alive Midwest ski season wraps, just a few hills spinning for Easter weekend NORTH AMERICA OVERVIEW It's been a mixed week for North America, with cold, snowy conditions in Canada and the northern US but much more fluctuation in most of the rest of the US....
