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Updated: 10am Thursday 16 April 2026 – Spring skiing conditions rule in the Alps...

Over the next few days, the weather in the Alps will remain mostly fine, but will turn a bit more unsettled later in the weekend with a few showers in places (snow around 2300m), though this will not amount to any significant accumulations.

Right now, snow conditions in the Alps are typically spring-like, with hard snow early on (at least if skies have remained clear overnight) followed by a softening-up process – first on slopes facing east/south-east, then south, then west and finally north.

To ensure that the snow remains relatively wintry all day long, you now need to be skiing on north-facing slopes above about 2500-2700m. Otherwise, the best advice is to try and follow the sun.

If you still fancy a quick trip to the Alps this season, the options are starting to dwindle. Some of the better bets, though, include Val Thorens, Les 2 Alpes, Val d’Isère, Tignes, Zermatt and Cervinia. 

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Updated: 12pm Tuesday 14 April 2026 – Fresh snow for some parts of the Alps, mostly in the south-west...

These regions have seen 20-40cm of snow above about 2200m over the last couple of days, but also a lot of rain below 1800m or so. Some other Alpine regions have also seen a bit of snow, but it has been more hit and miss, and generally not amounting to much.

Temperatures have also stayed a bit milder than originally forecast, meaning that very little snow has accumulated below 1800-2000m, with some exceptions like in the far western Alps (e.g. Vercors).

Today will see a few showers or flurries across the eastern Alps with a snowline between 1600m and 2000m (highest in the south-west). Otherwise, most of the rest of the Alps will be dry, with variable cloud cover.

The rest of this week will then be dry, but warmer with more in the way of sunshine. 

Updated: 2pm Saturday 11 April 2026 – Very warm today in the Alps but turning colder from the north-west tomorrow...

After today’s very warm (and in places still quite sunny) weather, tomorrow will be cloudier in the west with a few showers in the French, western Italian and south-western Swiss Alps with a little bit of snow above 2500m or so.

These showers will continue on Sunday night and on Monday, again only really affecting the south-western half of the Alps, with the rain/snow limit descending to 2000m or lower in places.

Most areas will not see any significant snow from this storm, with just a few centimetres at altitude here and there, however some parts of the eastern Aosta (e.g. Cervinia), the Piemonte (e.g. Sestriere, Alagna) and the border regions of the Haut-Valais (above Zermatt and Saas-Fee) could see 15-30cm of snow above 2200m between Sunday evening and Monday night.

Throughout this period, many northern and eastern Swiss resorts, most of Austria and the eastern Italian Alps will see very little if any precipitation. However, it will turn cooler here too. 

Updated: 2pm Thursday 9 April 2026 – Still warm, much colder on Sunday...

After a slight dip in temperatures on Friday, with some showers likely in the eastern Alps, Saturday will again be very warm. After this there will be a more decisive cool down in the Alps, first in the west on Sunday, then further east late on Monday, and on Tuesday.

There is also some snow in the forecast, mostly in the western and south-western Alps to start with (late on Sunday, and on Monday), then probably favouring Austria by Tuesday. 

Updated: 11am Tuesday 7 April 2026 – Feels like summer in the Alps...

Not surprisingly, spring-snow conditions are the order of the day, although the high temperatures mean that the overnight refreezing is weak or even non-existent at low altitudes, so you need to aim relatively high to avoid slush developing early in the day. With freezing levels well above 3000m, you must also be on north-facing slopes above about 2700m to ensure that the snow stays firm for most of the day.

The weather will turn cooler and more unsettled late this weekend and next week, with the chance of snow fresh snow in places, at this stage looking more likely to fall in the southern Alps.

If you are still planning to sneak a few days skiing in this season in the Alps, Val d’Isère and Tignes are your best bet in terms of snow conditions and quantity of terrain still open. Other suggestions include Val Thorens, Cervinia and Zermatt, all of which have lots of terrain over 2500m available. 

Updated: 4pm Sunday 5 April 2026 – Spring returns to the Alps...

This warmer spring-like weather comes in marked contrast to the last couple of weeks, which saw lots of fresh snow across the northern Alps, in particular, and persistently low temperatures. There is therefore a very healthy late season base in most high resorts, with good cover to relatively low altitudes in some northern areas too.

As for snow quality, any untracked powder is becoming harder to find – you will need a good local guide to seek out the remaining stashes on high north-facing slopes. Otherwise, you are looking at typical spring-skiing conditions, with east/south-east slopes catching the sun earliest in the day and softening first, followed by south- and later west-facing slopes.

North-facing slopes will soften last and, unlike last week when they remained firm above 1200-1500m or so all day long, this week you will need to be above 2500m or so to find consistently wintry snow surfaces.

If you are still thinking of skiing in the Alps this winter, some of the better options over the next couple of weeks include Val Thorens, Val d’Isère, Tignes, La Plagne, Les 2 Alpes, Cervinia, Zermatt, Verbier, Ischgl and Obergurgl. 

Updated: 5pm Monday 30 March 2026 – New storm moving in from the north-west...

Although it was foggy and windy at altitude first thing, the sun broke through for a couple of hours during the middle of the day, allowing for some wonderful cruising on empty, powdery pistes. Once again, spring snow was really only evident on the lowest parts of the ski area, below 1400m or so, with winter still firmly in control at altitude.

This evening it is snowing again, with falls expected to continue all night and well into tomorrow. Here in Wengen we are expecting at least 40cm at altitude by tomorrow afternoon, with 40-60cm forecast quite widely across the northern Swiss Alps from about the Jungfrau Region eastwards, including areas like Engelberg, Stoos and Braunwald.  

However, snowfall totals in Austria have been revised downwards in the last 24-36 hours, with 50cm possible in the Arlberg but more likely 15-30cm for most of the northern Austrian Alps.

The northern French Alps will see more like 5-15cm, with the southern Alps seeing much less or, in some cases, no new snow from this latest storm. 

Updated: 7.30pm Sunday 29 March 2026 – Still feeling wintry in the northern Alps...

Although there was some slush today on the lowest slopes above Grindelwald and on the home run into Wengen, packed powder was the order of the day across most of the area and away from the valley bottoms it still felt very much like winter.

Elsewhere in the Alps there was a lot of cloud across most other northern regions, but plenty of sunshine in the south.

Another weather front will reach the northern Alps later tomorrow, bringing further snow to relatively low levels, heaviest in Switzerland and Austria. This will continue into Tuesday and Wednesday.

Between Monday and Wednesday, we can expect around 5-20cm of fresh snow in the northern French Alps, around 20cm in the far western Swiss Alps (e.g. Verbier), 50-80cm across the northern and eastern Swiss Alps (e.g. Mürren, Engelberg, Braunwald) and the northern and western Austrian Alps (e.g. Kaprun, St Anton). Some spots (e.g. Engelberg, Lech) could again see something close to 1m.

The rain/snow limit could briefly rise to 1000-1200m tomorrow evening before lowering to around 500-700cm from Monday night.

Updated: 7pm Saturday 28 March 2026 – Great late season snow conditions in the northern Alps...

This snow comes courtesy of a cold front that is moving in from the north-west and is expected to deliver 5-15cm quite widely across the north-western Alps by tomorrow morning. Some northern Swiss Alpine areas (e.g. Jungfrau Region, Engelberg) could even see 20-30cm. Later tonight the rain-snow limit will descend from around 900-1200m to 500m.

On Sunday, any snow will die away from the northern Alps but further weather fronts will affect the northern Alps on Monday and Tuesday, with Switzerland and Austria set to be most favoured in terms of snowfall.

Late season snow conditions in the Alps are generally excellent, especially in the northern Alps which saw a lot of snow just a few days ago. Temperatures have also remained low, meaning that the snow has stayed “wintry” to surprisingly low altitudes for much of the day.

Here in Wengen we skied on excellent packed powder for most of the day, with firm snow even all the way down to Grindelwald this afternoon! 

Updated: 7pm Thursday 26 March 2026 – A late taste of winter for much of the Alps...

Elsewhere in the Alps there has also been significant snow, most of it (as expected) in the northern half of the Alps but with some further south too, especially close to the border areas and in the Dolomites.

The heaviest snow has, however, fallen in the northern Swiss and western Austrian Alps where some favoured spots have seen 70-100cm, including near Engelberg and in the Austrian Arlberg/Vorarlberg.

Not only was this storm impressive for the quantity of snow it delivered (at least to parts of Switzerland and Austria) but also in terms of how low the snow fell – down to 300-400m in places early this morning.

Snow flurries to low levels will continue for a time across some northern parts of the Alps tonight, especially in eastern Switzerland and Austria. By tomorrow they will be mostly confined to the northern and eastern Austrian Alps (e.g. Schladming).

Saturday will be mostly fine, if still rather chilly, but a new cold front will reach the north-western Alps later in the day, delivering some modest quantities of snow to parts of the French and western Swiss Alps on Saturday evening.

Further fronts will approach the northern Alps early next week, with the chance of some further very significant snowfalls for some northern parts of the Alps, especially in the north-east (i.e. Austria). 

Updated: 7pm Wednesday 25 March 2026 – The storm has arrived in the northern Alps...

The first light showers broke out here around 2-3pm with a rain/snow limit initially around 1400-1500m. However, it started to turn to snow at resort level (1113m) at around 4pm with the snow becoming heavier and sticking (on the grass at least) at around 5pm.

The temperature in the village today dropped from 11˚C at 2pm to just 1˚C by 5pm! 

Tonight, we are expecting around 15cm here at resort level, with perhaps 25-30cm higher up, with a rain/snow limit descending to 400-500m later. Snow flurries are then expected to continue to very low levels throughout much of Thursday, albeit becoming lighter and more intermittent later in the day.

As for the rest of the Alps, roughly speaking, between 20-40cm of fresh snow can be expected above 1500m in the northern French Alps by Friday, with between 30-60cm in both the northern Swiss Alps and northern Austrian Alps. As usual, some “hotspots” will see a bit more, with Engelberg as likely as anywhere to hit 70cm+ at altitude.

The southern Alps will see less snow although some areas will still pick up some useful top-ups, especially close to the border regions (e.g. Cervinia, Livigno) and even the Dolomites, with most of that snow coming tonight.

On Friday, flurries should have died away from the north-western Alps but may continue for a time across more north-eastern regions, especially the eastern Austrian Alps. The southern Alps will be mostly sunny, but it will still be cold everywhere.

Over the weekend and into the first part of next week, further weather fronts will affect the northern Alps with some additional snow in places, but not in the kind of quantities that will be seen from the current storm. 

Updated: 7pm Tuesday 24 March 2026 – Major “northerly storm” on queue to hit the Alps later tomorrow...

Snow conditions in Megève today were surprisingly good for late March thanks to the relatively low freezing levels (around 2000m). This allowed the snow to stay firm all day long on north-facing slopes above about 1700m, with some great corn snow in other areas depending on the time of day.

The sunnier Jaillet side of the ski area is now closed but it is still possible to ski to 1200m or so on in the other sectors. 

Tomorrow we are expecting a dramatic change in the weather in the Alps, with the arrival of an active cold front that will reach the north-western Alps during the afternoon. It will quickly cross the rest of the Alps on Wednesday night, followed until Friday by a strong ‘Nordstau’ – i.e. precipitation from orographic blocking on the northern side of the Alps.

The rain/snow limit will start at around 1000-1500m tomorrow but will quickly drop to 700-900m in the north-western Alps in the evening, then to 300-600m overnight. It will then remain very low throughout Thursday.

Between Wednesday afternoon and Friday morning the entire northern half of the Alps will see some significant snowfall – typically 20-40cm in the northern French Alps, and 30-70cm in the northern Swiss and northern and western Austrian Alps. However, snowfall accumulations of 100cm can’t be ruled out in places, such as at altitude near Engelberg.

On the whole, the southern Alps will see less snow and a slightly higher rain/snow limit although some moderate falls will still get through to some border areas (e.g. Cervinia) and perhaps even the Dolomites. The far south-western Alps (e.g. Isola 2000) will likely stay completely dry.

Updated: 8pm Monday 23 March 2026 – Mostly fine in the Alps before a major “northerly” storm arrives on Wednesday...

Tuesday is expected to be the best weather day of the week, with virtually wall to wall sunshine across the Alps. A significant storm will then hit the north-western Alps late on Wednesday and continue to influence the weather until Friday. This storm will bring significant snowfall totals across the entire northern Alpine region, including Austria – not something we have seen very often this season.

Between Wednesday and Friday, we can expect 20–50cm of fresh snow across the northern French Alps, and 30–70cm across the northern Swiss Alps and northern Austrian Alps. A few favoured areas could even see a bit more.

The rain/snow level will start at around 1000–1500m but will quickly fall to very low levels later on Wednesday, and will generally remain between 300m and 600m on Thursday.

On the whole, the southern Alps will see less snow during this storm with some places remaining dry (e.g. far southern French Alps) but there is a chance that the south-eastern Alps (e.g. Dolomites) could catch a moderate fall on Wednesday night.

Updated: 8am Sunday 22 March 2026 – Fresh snow for some southern and western parts of the Alps...

After a mostly fine few days at the end of last week, the weather in the Alps turned more unsettled yesterday, with some showers or flurries (1200-1600m) breaking out later in the day, especially in the south and west. The precipitation intensified overnight to deliver 20cm or more to some higher parts of the Aosta and Piemonte regions, but a wide swathe of the north-eastern Alps (i.e. most of Austria) stayed dry.

Today, the heaviest precipitation is falling in the French Alps, especially close to the western foothills (e.g. Alpe d’Huez, Chamrousse) with snow above about 1200m. These areas can expect another 10-15cm above 1600m or so today. The area of significant precipitation in the northern Piemonte (e.g. Macugnaga) will lose its intensity today, but the southern Alps will generally stay cloudy with a few flurries.

The further north-east you are today, the better the weather will be, with plenty of sunshine across Austria (away from the south).

Looking a bit further ahead, the next significant snow in the Alps will arrive from the north-west later on Wednesday/Thursday, when a moderate to heavy fall of snow is expected across the northern half of the Alps. 

Updated: 9am Thursday 19 March 2026 – Mostly sunny in the Alps...

It will remain mostly fine tomorrow before the weather destabilises somewhat over the weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, we can therefore expect more in the way of cloud and some flurries, these most frequent in the southern and especially south-western Alps where a few cm of snow is possible.

Snow conditions in the Alps remain spring-like at lower altitudes, as you would expect at this time of year, with very hard pistes early on, turning softer as the day goes on, at a rate depending on aspect and altitude. However, with the current relatively cool temperatures, the snow on north-facing slopes is staying reasonably firm to quite late in the day, even at relatively modest altitudes.

Apart from a few flurries here and there, the weather in the Alps will be mostly fine again early next week before it turns more unsettled from the north later, with the chance of some more widespread snow to low altitudes in the northern Alps. However, there is still some uncertainty at this stage as to how this situation will develop, so stay tuned…

Updated: 1pm Monday 16 March 2026 – The historic storm in the Alps has now passed...

This weekend’s storm was truly historic, both due to the amount of snowfall and the short period of time over which it fell (just 24 hours or less). The forecasts of 1.5m of snowfall were not exaggerated, with a record-breaking 1.47m falling in just 24 hours at only 1327m in Macugnaga village, with no doubt even more higher up! Many other parts of the eastern Aosta and northern Piemonte also saw well over 1m.  

The rest of this week will be relatively calm in the Alps, with plenty of sunshine but also some areas of cloud drifting around. Temperatures will be on the cool side, meaning that freeze-thaw cycles will be less extreme than they might otherwise be at this time of year.

Towards the weekend there is the chance of some further snow in the south-western Alps. Watch this space!

Updated: 12pm Sunday 15 March 2026 – The big storm in the Alps delivers!

Many other parts of the Alps have also seen a useful fall of snow, with typically 10-30cm above 1600m across the French Alps but 50cm+ in a few spots (e.g. Isola 2000). That said, there was less snow at lower altitudes than expected, with just a dusting at resort level in Morzine, for example, but still 20cm+ higher up.

In Switzerland, over 1m has already fallen in parts of Ticino (e.g. Bosco Gurin), with close to 1m above Zermatt and Saas-Fee. Most other Swiss resorts have seen 15-40cm at altitude, with 50cm or more in some central areas (e.g. southern Bernese Oberland).

In Italy, as already mentioned, the Monte Rosa region and Macugnaga have seen falls of 1m at altitude, with Cervinia also seeing close to the same. More generally, the western Italian Alps have seen 20-50cm of fresh snow. Further east, the Dolomites have also seen snow, but generally in slightly more modest quantities – typically 10-25cm at altitude. 

In Austria, the west has done best, especially areas close to the Austrian border, where Obergurgl has seen around 25cm of fresh snow, and Lech has 15cm. Further north and east, though, there has been little (if any) snow in the Austrian Alps.

Today it will continue to snow for a while in the western Italian Alps, especially close to the French border, otherwise most of the rest of the Alps will be (or become) dry with some sunny spells. 

Updated: 9am Friday 13 March 2026 – Mostly fine in the Alps today, but very snowy for some tomorrow...

By Sunday morning we will see 20-40cm of fresh snow above 1500m across much of the western Alps, with much more in places, especially in the eastern Aosta (e.g. Cervinia, Champoluc), the northern Piemonte (e.g. Alagna, Macugnaga), the border regions of the upper Valais (e.g. above Zermatt and Saas-Fee) and across into Ticino. These regions should see 50-100cm in 36-hours or less, perhaps even as much as 150cm in places.

The rain/snow limit will start tonight at around 1200-1600m but will descend on Saturday to 500-800m in most areas (lowest near the western foothills of the French Alps), while remaining a bit higher in some more southerly parts of the Alps (e.g. Piemonte foothills).

Some snow will also reach western Austria although, with the front essentially stalling and weakening over the central-western Alps, it will really only be the western half of the Alps that sees any significant snow.

We will publish a more detailed forecast on this developing situation later today... 

Updated: 10am Thursday 12 March 2026 – Fresh snow for some north-western parts of the Alps this morning...

All eyes are now on this weekend, with a more active storm expected to bring some very significant snow to some of the western Alps on Friday night and Saturday.

This storm is potentially very significant because it is two-pronged - with weather fronts moving in from the west that will also spawn a secondary low in the northern Mediterranean. This secondary depression will throw a lot of energy northwards, particularly into the eastern Aosta/northern Piemonte regions, but also spilling over the border into parts of Switzerland.

So, while most of the western Alps will see at least a moderate fall of snow on Friday night and Saturday, some models are predicting snowfalls of 50-100cm in a very short space of time in quite a specific area, including Cervinia, the Monte Rosa region, Saas-Fee, Zermatt, and further north into areas like the Aletsch Arena and Andermatt. 

Updated: 10am Tuesday 10 March 2026 – Slowly turning more unsettled in the Alps...

Away from the south-western Alps it is mostly dry today, with more sunshine the further north and east you are.

A new weather front, a bit stronger than originally forecast, will bring a few more centimetres of snow to the western Alps (especially France) later on Wednesday, with a more widespread snow event expected to affect a greater portion of the Alps at the end of the week.

Details on this are still a bit uncertain as the weather models keep changing, but the heaviest snow is likely to be in the western and southern Alps. 

Updated: 10.45am Monday 9 March 2026 – Major snowfalls returning to the western Alps this weekend?

The rest of the week will see further weak fronts bringing occasional light showers or flurries to some western and south-western parts of the Alps.

However, most areas will stay dry with freezing levels typically around 2000m.

Temperatures are not excessive for mid-March, meaning that spring snow conditions (freeze-thaw) can still be expected at lower altitudes. There will be plenty of firmer, more wintry snow higher up, and even relatively low down for much of the day on north-facing slopes.

A more radical change to the weather in the Alps is expected at the end of the week, with significant snow forecast for some western areas. Stay tuned! 

Updated: 12.30pm Sunday 8 March 2026 – Mostly fine in the Alps, with isolated showers or flurries in the west...

Into next week, high pressure will start to slip away to the north-west allowing the weather to turn a little more unsettled from the south-west. Most regions will stay dry over the next few days, but showers will affect some western and especially south-western areas, where 5-10cm of snow is possible on Monday night/Tuesday (e.g. Isola 2000, Prato Nevoso). Freezing levels this week will be roughly where you would expect for mid-March (between 1800 and 2500m).

We talked recently about the possibility of a more significant change in the weather towards the middle of the month. This is still forecast, with snow now set to favour the western and south-western Alps, as it has done for much of the season! We will firm up the details on this early next week.

In the meantime, there is lots of good skiing to be had in the Alps, with spring (freeze-thaw) conditions at lower altitudes. However, because temperatures are not especially warm and the air is quite dry, snow is staying quite firm for most of the day on north-facing slopes, even at relatively modest altitudes.  

Updated: 12pm Saturday 7 March 2026 – Mostly fine today, but snow for some south-western parts of the Alps early next week...

Over the next few days, many parts of the Alps will remain dry with some sunshine. However, there will be areas of cloud drifting around, especially in the far west and south-west where some showers or flurries are possible. These could become more consequential for a time in the far south-west (e.g. Isola 2000, Prato Nevoso) on Monday night and Tuesday, when 5-15cm of snow is possible. The best of the sunshine over the next few days is likely to be found the further north-east you are.

A more significant pattern change is possible towards the end of next weekend, but it is still too early to pin down the details. In the meantime, there remains plenty of good skiing across the Alps with spring-conditions lower down but also plenty of firmer snow higher up, especially on north-facing slopes.

France still has the best overall snow cover though, even here, snow depths are now back to about average in the north, and even slightly below average in some parts of the south. Apart from some western Italian resorts (e.g. La Thuile, Prato Nevoso), all other Alpine areas have below average snow depths. 

See our archive for what was happening on previous days in the Alps