Last Updated: 18 October 2020 at 13.30 GMT (Updates so far since 5 May: 197) The web's most comprehensive guide of ski resorts opening around the world during the pandemic. More Than 30 Ski Areas Are Currently Open Worldwide In 9 Countries on 2 Continents: Europe: Austria, Finland, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland. Oceania:  New Zealand. Browse by country: North America: Canada USA South America: Argentina Chile Europe: Austria France Italy Norway Scotland Slovak Republic Slovenia Sweden Switzerland Africa: Lesotho South Africa Asia: China Japan Oceania: Australia New Zealand New: The 2020 season is finally over at the Fonna Glacier summer area in Norway, one of the first areas in the world to open after the lockdown, at the time with about 13 metres (43 feet) of

Travel to Canada may currently be very limited or impossible from most parts of the world, including near neighbour the USA, but the snow has started falling and the start of the season is probably less than a fortnight away. There had been several ‘dustings’ of snow on higher slopes over the past few months, but the past week has seen more significant snowfalls, the heaviest in Alberta where the 20-21 ski season will hopefully begin on Halloween weekend, in a fortnight’s time. Marmot Basin after 28cm /11" of Snowfall this Week Ski areas including Banff’s Sunshine (pictured top) and Lake Louise ski areas as well as Marmot Basin to the north posted images of up to 30cm (12 inch)

A third snowfall in the Alps over recent days has left glacier ski areas posting reports of amazing snow conditions – particularly considering it is still only mid-October. Glaciers reported up to 30cm (a foot) of snowfall to start this week following similar falls a week before and for many even bigger snowfalls the week prior to that. The clouds cleared on Wednesday for many, leaving a beautiful powder day under blue skies at ski areas like Austria's Stubai Glacier, pictured top. 14 glacier ski areas have already opened for the 2020-21 ski season, more than half of them in Austria, the remainder in Italy and Switzerland. However Tignes and Les 2 Alpes are both due to open this coming

Issued: 14 October 2020 By Patrick "Snowhunter" Thorne European Roundup North American Roundup Asia Roundup Southern Hemisphere Roundup EUROPE INTRODUCTION Schladming resort this week It’s been a quieter week than most over the past month with just one ski area opening for the 20-21 season in the last seven days. The Titlis glacier, above Engelberg, started its lifts running; the 14th to begin operation in the Alps so far this autumn.  With a couple more ski areas ending their season in New Zealand, the world count for numbers of areas open is actually down slightly. The snow news is good on the glaciers, with ski centres reporting fabulous conditions once the stormy weather cleared, with lots of snowfall lying, allowing many

The annual battle to be the first ski area in the USA, and usually North America too, is underway. Most ski areas in the West of the continent from Colorado up to BC in Canada reported some natural snowfall over the past 24 hours or so but in Colorado resorts that have a reputation for opening in October have also fired up their snow cannons. “The natural snowfall mostly stopped by early evening yesterday. The temperature dropped with an overnight wet bulb low of 15 F. The snowmakers had all the fan guns spinning. Most of the guns are still running now. We are not sure how warm the day will be, but tonight looks cold again. Our earlier snowmaking