Spring and summer 2013 looks set to go down as one of the best ever for snow conditions, certainly this century.
There has not been a May – July in recent memory(meaning the past few decades) when resorts not known for their summer skiing and in some cases without glaciers, have re-opened with fresh powder conditions.
In Chamonix lifts to the Grands Montets have re-opened for the summer season, but given the excellent snow conditions, people are still skiing and at the weekend the fresh powder was amazing, according to the tourist office's Claire Burnet.
"There is a just a 15 minute walk back to Lognan when the snow runs out – well worth the effort…" says Claire.
J2ski was also sent some enticing pictures of skiing at Cortina d'Ampezzo on fresh powder in the Italian Dolomites at the weekend – several are posted below.
In Cervinia, which re-opened for summer skiing linked over the border to Zermatt last weekend, Warren Smith commented,
"We kicked our Academy summer ski courses off this weekend to what can only be described as winter like conditions. Heavy snowfall throughout May and June has loaded Cervinia's Plateau Rosa glacier with several extra meters of new snow and given us the best conditions we've ever experienced for summer skiing since starting our program over 18 years ago."
