Prévisions de Neige pour Gmund

Tignes is the latest summer glacier ski area to close after record spring and summer heat continues to impact the Alps. Of the four glacier ski areas in the Alps still open for snow sports in July, most have only part of their usual terrain open. The snow cover was already reported to be around 70% below usual at the end of winter and at record low levels after low snowfall totals were reported across the Alps. This was followed by unprecedented temperatures of +10C at 4,000m for prolonged periods in May rapidly thawing what snow cover there is. The impact on glacial ice integrity goes far beyond losing summer ski and boarding of course, with the catastrophic collapse of