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Monday 8 September 2008
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On Monday skiing in Austria is only available at the Hintertux glacier which received a dusting of snow on Sunday.
All of our reported French summer ski destinations are now closed for summer skiing.
Val Senales is our only reported Italian resort still open for summer skiing.
The weather has improved in Switzerland and it is again possible to ski and Saas Fee and Zermatt on Monday.
The summer ski season has ended on the Blackcomb glacier at Whistler in Canada.
In the USA, Timberline is currently closed for snowsports due to annual lift maintenance.
All of the Australian resorts that we report on have good spring conditions from top to bottom.
The weather has got a little warmer in New Zealand and all of our reported South Island resorts are again open on Monday.
Snowy weather this weekend has refreshed the conditions at our reported Chilean resorts.
The Argentinean resorts have excellent top to bottom skiing on Monday and snow is expected later this week.
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On Monday skiing is only available at the Hintertux glacier (75cm). The area received 5cm of snow on Sunday. Despite this the cover is still heavy underfoot but they do have 13km of pistes open.
The Dachstein and Molltal glaciers are both temporarily closed due to maintenance on Monday. The Dachstein glacier reopening is scheduled for the middle of September. The glacier at Kaprun and also the Stubai glacier are still closed due to a lack of snow.
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It is no longer possible to ski at Les Deux Alpes, Tignes or Val d'Isere. The glaciers are currently closed to snowsports.
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 Switzerland
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It is possible to ski at Saas Fee (169cm) on Monday and a light dusting of fresh snow fell overnight on the glacier. There are five pistes open along with the halfpipe, rails and kickers in the park.
It is possible to ski at Zermatt on Monday. There are four red runs and two blue runs prepared and the weather is ideal.
A mixture of sunny and cloudy spells is forecast at our reported Swiss resorts this week, although there should be more sun than cloud.
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Our only reported Italian summer snowsports destination that is open is Val Senales (40cm). Summer ski conditions dominate with predominantly sunny weather expected all week.
Cervinia and Presena are both closed for summer skiing.
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The summer ski season has finished on the Blackcomb glacier at Whistler, Canada and skiing will resume on the glacier on the 27th November.
The ski lifts are closed at Timberline in America until 13th September for annual maintenance.
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| Australia
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Good spring conditions can be found at all of the Australian resorts that the Ski Club reports on. The cover will be crisp in the morning but soon softens as the mild temperatures and sunnier skies cause the cover to warm up.
These conditions can be seen at Thredbo (61/154cm) where the cover in the backcountry is hard packed on Monday morning due to Sunday's cold overnight temperatures. The cover will soften during the day and in the afternoon it is best to stick to the upper areas as the snow can become heavy lower down.
Light dustings of snow have fallen on Monday morning at Ben Lomond (30/45cm), Mount Baw Baw (62/96cm) and Selwyn Snowfields (65/65cm). The snow has freshened up the trails at each of the resorts but spring conditions still dominate the areas. At Selwyn Snowfields they are advising that visitors take care on Monday morning as the cover is hard and fast due to the colder overnight temperatures.
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| New Zealand
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The temperature has increased at most of the NZ resorts over the weekend, and spring conditions can again be again be skied. Predominantly cloudy skies are forecast all week, accompanied by strong winds. The only areas expecting much a respite from the windy conditions are McKenzie, Wanaka and Queenstown. This said though all areas, except Mt Lyford, are forecast some wet precipitation on Tuesday.
On the South Island Mount Hutt (320cm), Mount Olympus (140/330cm) and Mt Lyford (320/350cm) report the deepest snow bases with more than 3 metres of snow blanketing the higher slopes. Mount Hutt received 40cm of snow on Saturday and the conditions are superb. Mt Lyford is also looking really good following 30cm of snow on Sunday, while Mount Olympus had 20cm fall on Saturday.
Porter Heights (180/220cm) is in superb shape after 10cm of new snow fell on Sunday. You can take advantage of the fresh cover with Porter's two for one offer on lift passes on Monday 8th September.
It is very windy on the North Island on Monday forcing Whakapapa (325cm) to close all of the lifts. Turoa (465cm) is only able to operate 1 lift on Monday. The snow cover is hard packed on and off the slopes and only the Alpine Meadow Beginners area is open. Unfortunately strong winds are expected all week at both resorts so fingers crossed that they will both be able to open more lifts.
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| Chile
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Light to moderate snowfalls at the start of the weekend topped up the snow cover at all of our reported Chilean resorts. Changeable weather is forecast this week with a chance of further snowfalls.
The riding at the Three Valleys resorts, El Colorado (200/250cm), La Parva (460/580cm) and Valle Nevado (212cmcm), has improved due to moderate snowfalls this weekend. Great riding on all of the open pistes and there is plenty to tempt anyone wanting some action away from the groomers. Further snowfalls could land this week, but dry weather should dominate most days.
Some light snow fell at Portillo (277/338cm) at the weekend, refreshing the excellent snow cover on and off the pistes. The riding is excellent thanks to the deep base.
The snow base at Termas de Chillan (40/600cm) has been re-measured, which is why the upper piste depth has jumped so dramatically. The riding is excellent and there are currently fifteen runs open as well as the snowpark.
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| Argentina
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The Argentinean resorts that we report on are all in great shape with excellent top to bottom conditions. Snow fell over the weekend at Cerro Catedral (65/310cm) and Chapelco (92/394cm).
It is bright and sunny on Monday but snow is expected from Tuesday which will top up the excellent on-piste conditions. The off-piste has become windblown due to the high winds of the weekend but stashes of powder can be found across the area.
Chapelco also has snow forecast this week which will freshen up the packed pistes. Snow fell on Saturday which helped conditions but lower down the pistes are hard in places.
The 58cm of snow which fell last week at Las Lenas (109/279cm) has now packed down. Snow is expected during the week ahead and this will top up the already excellent top to bottom conditions.
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