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Ski resorts in the Alps report 1.8m (six feet) of fresh October snowfall since the weekend

Patrick Thorne
Inthesnow.com
Wed, 31 Oct 2018 13:00 UTC
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Verbier has announced they'll be opening some slopes this Friday, November 2nd, following heavy snowfall across the Alps, which brought the Swiss resort 60cm of fresh snow so far.

"The Indian summer has indeed ended and gave way to a winter scenery that has been on the station for a few days. Indeed, more than 60cm of fresh snow cover the slopes of Lac des Vaux. Thanks to this snowfall and the machine-made snow, we can open our domain as of Friday 2 November with excellent conditions," a resort statement reads.

The opening of the Attelas-Ruinettes sector will follow as soon as possible according to the next weather conditions and the work done by our snowmakers.


Comment: Xinhua reported on Oct 30th that:
According to ANSA, at least 170 people have been stuck in a hotel near the Stelvio Pass in the mountains between Italy's northeastern Trentino region and Switzerland for the past three days due to record snowfall, making access impossible.
(ANSA is an Italian news agency.)

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Heavy snowfall in Algeria

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:59 UTC
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Army intervenes to provide assistance in snow removal, blocked roads and tracks.

29 Oct 2018 - Detachments of the National People's Army (ANP) in Sidi Bel Abbes intervened at the level of the communes of Dhaya, Oued-Sbaa and Tamlaka to open up these localities which experienced heavy snowfall during the last 48 hours, said Monday a statement from the Department of National Defense (DND).

The statement added that the elements of the ANP" have provided assistance to citizens and proceeded to snow removal. blocked roads and tracks ".

Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for these links

Comment: At the same time just to the west of Algeria early snowfall blanketed Ifrane in Morocco to a depth of 30 centimeters (almost one foot).

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Unseasonal snowstorms sweep across central France, cause road chaos

Luke Baker
Reuters
Tue, 30 Oct 2018 20:03 UTC
The Route National 88 in central France were hundreds of motorists were left stranded by the snow.
The Route National 88 in central France were hundreds of motorists were left stranded by the snow.
Heavy snowfall across south-central France, with up to 40 centimeters (16 inches) falling in some towns and villages, has caused chaos on the roads and knocked out electricity to nearly 200,000 homes, authorities said on Tuesday.

The unseasonal and unexpectedly large snowstorms hit across Auverge-Rhone-Alpes and nearby regions, south and west of Lyon. TV footage showed thick blankets of snow falling across highways and in towns, with hundreds of vehicles brought to a halt.
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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Northern hemisphere weather behaving strangely


Adapt 2030
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 23:43 UTC
SNOW ALPS
High velocity winds pushing massive storm floods through the Mediterranean, record snows across European Alps, earliest remembered snows in Morocco, North America east and west coasts epic early snows and this is only the last week of October.


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Early snowfall blankets Ifrane, Morocco to a depth of 30 centimeters (almost one foot)


Morocco World News
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:47 UTC
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Sunday's drop in temperatures throughout Morocco has led to the first snowfall, reaching 30 centimeters in Ifrane.

Ifrane, known as Morocco's "Switzerland," is not used to seeing snowfall this early before winter. Most snow falls in January.

With snow-covered evergreens and steep-peaked houses, Ifrane becomes a winter wonderland with each snowfall. The temperature in Ifrane was -1 degree Celsius yesterday.

Locals in the Atlas Mountain villages of Imouzzer, El Hajeb, and Boulemane and the city of Midelt also woke up to snow on the ground.
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Max 3 day snowfall total passes 1.4 metres in the Alps

Patrick Thorne
Inthesnow.com
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:29 UTC
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The huge October snowfalls currently hitting the Alps have seen some big tallies now being reported by already-open glacier ski areas ...although most have had to close or delay opening due to strong winds and deep drifts.

The recently opened for the 18-19 season Diavolezza glacier near St Moritz in the Swiss Engadin region reports the most snow over the last 3 days at 142cm - or three inches less than five feet.

The Passo Stelvio ski area in Italy, pictured below, which is in the final week of its six month 2018 summer ski season, reports a metre of snow.
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Heavy snowfall in Turkey

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 19:31 UTC
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26 Oct 2018 - 10 people rescued due to snowfall.
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Roads are white in Uludag, Turkey. Snowfall in high parts of the city gives drivers a hard time.

On the Bolu Mountain drivers are warned by light boards and traffic teams to keep track of their distance and to comply with speed limits.

Wow! This video tells the real story.

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Heavy snowfall hits Switzerland - up to 28 inches overnight


SWI
Sun, 28 Oct 2018 17:30 UTC
Cows look for grass in the snow in the Vallee de Joux in the Jura on Sunday morning
© JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTTCows look for grass in the snow in the Vallee de Joux in the Jura on Sunday morning
The end of summer time on the clocks was mirrored by the weather in Switzerland on Sunday as many places woke up to snow - with over 70 centimetres in the resort of Arosa.

The eastern Alps were affected in particular, where it snowed to quite low altitudes, the Swiss weather service MeteoSwiss told Keystone-SDA.

Parts of the eastern canton of Graubünden saw 30-70-centimetres of snow at over 1,200 metres above sea level.

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October snow hitting Ireland as temperatures plummet

Mikie O'Loughlin
RSVP Live
Sun, 28 Oct 2018 16:55 UTC
Snow in Donegal
© @pripfeiffer /TwitterSnow in Donegal
Snow has officially arrived in Ireland following a night of freezing temperatures.

A light dusting of the fluffy "white stuff" can be seen Lugnaquilla, County Wicklow, ahead of further cold weather into next weekend.

Currently, we are braced for forecasts as cold as Iceland with the mercury predicted to drop to as low as -5 degrees celcius.
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Overnight snow of 50 cm (19 inches) wipes out men's giant slalom opener in Austria

Eric Willemsen
CBC
Sun, 28 Oct 2018 16:45 UTC
Austrian soldiers take down the finish line banner
© Joe KlamarAustrian soldiers take down the finish line banner as the men's giant slalom competition was cancelled Sunday due to heavy snowfall and strong winds in Sö​lden. Organizers are expected to announce the new date and venue on Monday.
New date, venue for World Cup event to be announced Monday

The season-opening men's World Cup giant slalom that was cancelled due to bad weather at the Rettenbach glacier on Sunday will be rescheduled for another resort in Europe.

The men's race director of governing body FIS, Markus Waldner, said the race will be held before the Christmas break, and that organizers were expected to announce the new date and venue on Monday.

Excessive snowfall and strong winds forced the cancellation of Sunday's race in Sö​lden, Austria.

Organizers initially delayed the start of the giant slalom by an hour, but called off the event soon after as no improvement of the weather was forecast.
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