INTRODUCTION Austria still has the most skiing available in Europe despite Molltal Glacier closing until mid June. Fresh snow is forecast around the middle of the week.
AUSTRIA Great skiing can be found in Austria with all but one of our featured glacier resorts open for skiing on Monday 14th May. The Molltal Glacier is currently closed before the summer ski season officially gets underway in June. Areas like Hintertux (375cm) and Dachstein Glacier (510cm) had lovely, sunny skies on Monday with lots of snow on the glacier. All six lifts were running on the Dachstein Glacier and with over five metres of snow on the slopes they should be in for a great summer. Heavy snow is expected across Austria on Tuesday and Wednesday with snow down below 1000m in many areas. This could amount to around 20cm of snow in higher areas with even resort villages receiving up to 5cm.
FRANCE All our featured French resorts are yet to open for the 2012 season.
SWITZERLAND 170cm lies on the glacial area at Zermatt (170cm). This is generally less than other summer ski areas in the Alps but they've got good conditions available nonetheless. The temperature remains below freezing on the glacier which helps to keep the snow in good condition.
ITALY The Presena Glacier (350cm) is open for skiing with great conditions for the time of year. Sunny skies on Monday 14th May made for a great days skiing with good snow conditions. Cervinia and Val Senales are yet to open for their summer ski season.
NORTH AMERICA Blackcomb Mountain at Whistler (262cm) remains open until the end of May. They're still in winter mode until 28th May when the mountain closes for skiing. Great spring conditions can be enjoyed on the mountain as there's still plenty of snow. The Horstman Glacier then reopens for summer skiing at the end of June. There's still skiing available at Timberline (409cm) in America. It was mild and sunny on Monday 14th May but the skiing was great. There's still a good amount of snow on the mountain which should last into the summer.
AUSTRALIA All our featured Australian resorts are yet to open for the 2012 season.
NEW ZEALAND All our featured New Zealand resorts are yet to open for the 2012 season.
CHILE All our featured Chilean resorts are yet to open for the 2012 season.
ARGENTINA All our featured Argentinean resorts are yet to open for the 2012 season.the 2012 season.
