Snow Deadlock Broken: Snowfalls Forecast Through Epiphany

Winter—real winter, with natural snow—has finally arrived. First came the clouds and then the first snowflakes, christening the Italian Alpine arc with snow.

The first snowflakes blanketed the northwest (Valle d’Aosta and Piedmont), dressing resorts such as Cervinia, Monterosa Ski, and La Thuile in white… Soon afterward, the storm swept across the entire Alpine arc, bringing snow back to almost every ski resort.

Accumulations were heavier in the Northwest and lighter in the Northeast, where snowflakes nonetheless reached parts of the Po Valley—just a light dusting, but enough to remind everyone that winter is finally here.

Just a few flakes in the Dolomites, snow in southern Trentino

While this storm delivered a wintry landscape across most Alpine ski resorts, the same cannot yet be said for the Dolomites, which saw only a few flurries and still look autumnal—especially in the ski resorts of Alto Adige (though snow is forecast there too over the coming days).
In a reversal of the usual pattern, the heaviest snowfalls in the region fell across the ski areas of southern Trentino, such as Polsa San Valentino and Folgaria.
A similar picture emerged in Veneto, with heavier snowfalls on the Asiago Plateau than in Alleghe and Cortina.

More snow in the coming days

Today’s snowfall was just a preview, with more on the way over the next few days. The stubborn high-pressure system appears to have been broken at last, allowing Atlantic storms to reach the Alps and bring more snow to our beloved ski slopes.

Next week will bring further snowfalls down to mid-low elevations across the Alpine arc, while in the Apennines the snow line will be mid-high with heavier precipitation. If this forecast holds, by the end of the week Alpine resorts could see a 20–30 cm blanket of fresh snow, whereas in the Apennines rain risks spoiling the party everywhere except the highest ski areas such as Campo Imperatore.

Without a shadow of a doubt, this marks a major turning point after 2 snowless months—let’s hope the weather stays on our side so we can get back to skiing on natural snow!

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