Snowing in Italy, Carinthia and Croatia

Winter has beaten back the door. After "tasting" of October and resorts less fortunate can now enjoy the snow. Finally it snowed in France, Switzerland, but the more snow is found in the Italian Alps. Even Croatia is covered by an important layer of snow.

First to see weather forecasts in Italy. Almost all the mountains in the north of the country shine in the snow, and the 1100 meter 5-15 cm of snow fell. The more advanced above the more statrul thick snow. On the slopes of Civetta, Alleghe and Col dei Baldi snow is 60 cm and 35 cm in Arabba and Porta Vescovo 50 cm. I know on the Dolomites, the Marmolada, at an altitude of 3300 I dropped 50-80 cm of fresh snow. Most resorts enjoy an average of 25-35 cm of fresh snow.

Fresh snow fell in Italy is a good news as can be for openings that will take place this weekend. If last week because of the heats could not open slopes at Bormio, in this fine week certainly will not be difficulties, because in one day fell 40 cm of fresh snow. Thus, soon will work on installations in part from Valbella-Cima Bianca at a height of 2450 m, but lift Bormio 2000. Good news arrives and the Tonale Glacier. There was litter 70-80 fresh snow, so tracks will open this weekend. For now you can only ski tracks prepared in record time. There is more and famous resort in Italy, Cortina d'Ampezzo is opening its doors on November 13.

Near the border with Italy, the snow came in Carinthia. The Nassfeld are 30 cm and the Gerlitzen, Dreiländereck Verditz until Tuesday morning and fell 15 cm of snow. The next day the Gerlitzen expect another 40 cm of snow. Because of low temperatures, opening the season will take place on November 27, if there is no unexpected adverse events. Even water from reservoirs to cool so soon and will be able to use snow cannons. And other data have already fixed opening such as the December 8 Dreiländereck (Arnoldstein) and Verditz around Christmas.

Snow came and the territory of Slovakia and Croatia. On the Slovenian Istria peninsula, had removed 15-20 cm of snow on the road. In the many highest in Croatia, but in Zagreb it snowed. Interestingly, as Biokovo Mountains (1762 m) above the beach Makarska, were recorded -4 ° C and 20 cm of snow. Sljeme resort near Zagreb were bedding 11 cm of snow. Unfortunately, the snow in Croatia will remain for too long, probably next week and will melt