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The 2026/27 season is open
The 2026/27 Northern Hemisphere season is underway, with around 40 ski areas now open and fresh snow falling across the central and eastern Alps this week.
The season so far
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More than 25 Alpine resorts are open, including Sölden (currently boasting over 50 km of terrain), Kitzbühel, and Verbier (weekends only for now) alongside early-season openings in Scandinavia.
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In North America, around 10 resorts are operating, led by Lake Louise (which opened on 1 November, a week early and its second-earliest start ever), Banff Sunshine, and Mt. Norquay in Alberta.
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Mammoth Mountain launched California’s season on 5 November, joining early openings across Colorado, including Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, and Keystone.
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Wrapping up the Southern Hemisphere season, Chile’s Valle Nevado is skiing into December for the first time in its 38-year history.
Read this week’s Global Snow Roundup
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Record-breaking El Niño in the Pacific. Image: NOAA
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One to watch this winter
Out in the Pacific, a near-record El Niño is building. It matters most in North America, where strong events have tended to favour the south (California to southern Colorado) and leave the north milder. In the Alps, the link is weak, so individual storms will decide most resorts’ winters. In Japan, it can soften the cold north-westerlies behind the famous powder cycle, without ruling out great days.
“Sixteen days out, the forecast is good at the big pattern: where the storm track is heading and when a cold spell is building. It’s much weaker on exactly where the freezing level sits on day twelve. Use the 16-day forecast to spot the window, then the 6-day to commit to it.” - Rob Davies, Chief Forecaster
Whether you’re booking a week or waiting for the first proper storm, SnowPro gives you the full 16-day forecast for every resort, at top lift, mid mountain and bottom lift. That’s ten more days of lead time than the free forecast.
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