05th May 2012
SCOTLAND will be colder than the ARCTIC this weekend — as a Bank Holiday big freeze bites.
Seaside resorts warned of multi-million pound losses across Britain as temperatures plunge to -5°C (23°F).
But thousands of skiers are set for a bumper out-of-season boost at Cairngorm and Glencoe, in Inverness-shire.
March 11, 2012
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7 March 2012
The past week has been the snowiest of winter 2011-12 across the USA with resort’s from Alaska to New Hampshire reporting huge snowfalls – most several feet, the biggest as much as 171cm (a few inches short of six feet) at Alyeska in Alaska.
February 12, 2012
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February 12, 2012
As parts of North America still battle for good snow cover, some resorts in Alberta and BC look set to break records for snowfall tallys by the end of their long season in May.
January 18, 2012
It’s now a month since snowfall began in the Alps and it has hardly let up since, with the biggest accumulations over that period now approaching 6 metres (20 feet) and reports from some resorts that this is the snowiest January in 30 or even 60 years.
January 21, 2012
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Jan 18, 2012
Cold, blustery weather is blowing into much of Ontario and Quebec, leaving behind frigid temperatures that have shattered records across Alberta.
On Wednesday, dozens of communities across the province were hit with temperatures below –30 C, and 13 of them were hit with record lows. In the town of Hendrickson Creek, Alta., it was a bone-chilling –41.4.
July 08, 2011 9:25AM
IT’S all white for this year’s ski season, with fresh snow falls breaking records and reaching depths of up to 1.6m at some resorts.
The resorts are experiencing the deepest snow in the first week of July since 1990, with 158.9cm recorded at Thredbo and 13 of its 14 lifts in operation.
Perisher has had one of the best starts to a ski season in nearly 20 years, with 62cm of fresh snow recorded in the past few days and the snow depth also reaching 158.9cm yesterday.
28 May 2011
DENVER — Ski resorts are bustling with activity. A key highway into Yellowstone is closed because parts of the road have seen more than 25 feet of snow. And campgrounds are feverishly removing snow from campsites to clear the way for visitors.
April 12, 2011
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12 Apr, 2011
…”Early snow is always exciting to see and it gets everyone into thinking about the season ahead,” said Laurie Blampied, general manager of Buller Ski Lifts.
He said that although snow was not unusual for April, 10 centimetres was a “significant amount for this time of year”.
“It’s still two months until the official opening of the snow season but we love to see the temperatures dropping and snow coming to the mountain.”…
There have been heavy snowfalls in the Alps over the past few days with accumulations of up to 60cm (two feet) reported.
Around 18 glacier ski areas are currently open to enjoy it all in the four main Alpine nations, although the extreme winter weathers has led to temporary closures of some areas so it is of course important to check ahead before you arrive.