twenty ninth November 2025
After big snowfalls and colder temperatures many areas have opened early in the most effective begin to a season in recent times. NEW & UPDATED
Some resorts have been scheduled to open on Saturday twenty ninth November – Val d’Isere and Les2Alpes.
Many others took benefit of the extraordinary November circumstances and opened a few of their ski areas early – Avoriaz, Crans-Montana, Gstaad, Flaine, Isola 2000, Ski Welt, Cortina and La Clusaz amoung them.
Away from the Alps resorts have opened within the Pyrenees, The Jura mountains and additional north in Scandinavia.
Sierra Nevada in Spain has additionally opened.
As has Jasna in Slovakia.
Many are saying it’s the finest begin to a season in years, and right here at PlanetSKI we decide it to be so.
The storm this week left 1.5m of snow in some locations as we reported earlier:
Right here is the snow at resort stage in Verbier in Switzerland as one among our readers arrived:
Now the solar is out throughout the Alps and there are some fabulous weekend circumstances.
PlanetSKI’s Felix Milns was in Val Thorens because it opened final weekend:
Opening day in Val Thorens, Saturday twenty second November. Picture © PlanetSKI
There’s a ‘appreciable’ threat of avalanche throughout most of the open ski areas within the Alps – Stage 3.
Eight skiers have been partially buried in an enormous avalanche is Stubai in Austria on Thursday.
See the newest from the off piste knowledgeable Henry Schniewind who relies in Val d’Isere:
Météo-France issued an avalanche warning for Saturday twenty ninth November 2025:
“Warning is suggested when participating in mountain actions outdoors of marked and open slopes.
“The avalanche threat is appreciable (stage 3) this Saturday at altitudes above roughly 2,000 metres in most Alpine mountain ranges.
“The internal Alps are significantly affected, notably Mont Blanc, Chablais, Aravis, Beaufortain, Vanoise, Haute-Tarentaise, Haute-Maurienne, Maurienne, Belledonne, Grandes-Rousses, Oisans, Thabor, Pelvoux and Champsaur.
“Heavy snowfall at first of the week has created winter circumstances within the mountains, and the snowpack is persistently unstable at excessive altitudes.”
The climate is forecast to vary on Sunday with overcast circumstances and a light-weight dusting of snow in locations.
It’s all in stark distinction to the USA that has seen a poor begin to winter:
However additional north in Canada it’s a very completely different story.
PlanetSKI’s reporting staff of Alex Cove and Marie Taylor headed to Lake Louise in Alberta on Saturday.
The street to Lake Louise, Canada. Picture © PlanetSKI
“Snow was good as we speak, protection is coming alongside properly however they’re nonetheless making as a lot snow as doable,” mentioned Alex Cove.
“Practically each gun was operating.
“The resort wasn’t too busy which was good, we expect the -22 temperatures this morning might need saved fairly just a few folks away.”
Lake Louise, Canada. Picture © PlanetSKI
Lake Louise, Canada. Picture © PlanetSKI
Lake Louise, Canada. Picture © PlanetSKI
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