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Credit: WeatherBell<\/p>\n\t\tCredit: WeatherBell<\/p>\n
An ongoing high-elevation storm is refreshing parts of the European Alps through Thursday before a quieter stretch and a more uncertain unsettled pattern next week. The best near-term snow favors the western and central high Alps, while the lower northern and eastern margins see much lighter totals or only a trace. Confidence is highest from Tuesday night, May 5, through Thursday midday, May 7, when timing and snow levels are best aligned.<\/p>\n
The current wave continues Tuesday night into Wednesday, with the models converging on the main burst from early Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening. They agree on snow levels mostly around 1,800-2,200 meters during snowfall, with the best accumulation above the mid-mountain elevations. Intensity spread is moderate, with some solutions keeping the heaviest focus near Cervinia, Zermatt, Val Thorens, and St. Moritz, while others spread lighter snow farther west. SLRs<\/a> mostly run 6-11, so the snow should be dense to moderate rather than especially fluffy. Winds look manageable for most terrain, though exposed gusts can briefly push 20-40 km\/h.<\/p>\n Thursday afternoon through Saturday looks comparatively quieter, and the models agree the first wave winds down quickly after Thursday morning. Leftover flurries should be limited and ski quality will depend more on elevation, aspect, and recent snow preservation than fresh accumulation. Any showers during this break have higher snow levels, generally near or above 2,000 meters, and the snow would be denser. By Sunday, the guidance starts to diverge on whether a small southern high-Alps reload develops or the drier break largely holds, so confidence drops on both timing and intensity.<\/p>\n Next week carries a broader, less certain signal, with many higher Alpine zones broadly in play for 10-30 cm from Monday night through Friday if the colder trough organizes. The models agree colder, more unsettled air returns, but diverge on whether the first organized pulse peaks Tuesday or waits until Wednesday, and whether another pulse follows Thursday into Friday. Snow levels trend lower during stronger bands, often around 1,300-2,300 meters, and SLRs mostly run 8-13, suggesting dense to moderate snow that could improve during colder bursts. Wind signals are mixed, with some exposed gusts possible but no consistent region-wide wind event yet.<\/p>\n Resort Forecast Totals (Tue May 05 \u2013 Thu May 07)<\/p>\n Cervinia \u2013 15-19 cm
\nSt. Moritz \u2013 13-17 cm
\nZermatt \u2013 10-12 cm
\nVal Thorens \u2013 9-12 cm
\nVal d\u2019Is\u00e8re \u2013 9-12 cm
\nWengen (Jungfrau) \u2013 8-11 cm
\nVerbier \u2013 8-10 cm
\nTignes \u2013 8-10 cm
\nChamonix \u2013 7-9 cm
\nLes 3 Vall\u00e9es \u2013 7-8 cm
\nSamnaun \u2013 5-7 cm
\nS\u00f6lden \u2013 4-6 cm
\nIschgl \u2013 0 cm
\nSt. Anton \u2013 0 cm
\nKitzb\u00fchel \u2013 0 cm
\nCortina d\u2019Ampezzo \u2013 0 cm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: WeatherBell An ongoing high-elevation storm is refreshing parts of the European Alps through Thursday before a quieter…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60648,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[50],"class_list":{"0":"post-60647","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-alps","8":"tag-alps"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116524803946076554","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}