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Hello to all of you snowboarders and skiers out there, still hanging on to our last remnants of snow. Well, it looks as though the season is finally drawing to a close. Zermatt, however is still in full flow as 80% of our pistes are still up and running and looking in fine condition.

At last, a small taste of that oh so rare white stuff. We have been treated with a nice little flurry of about 15 cm of fresh snow up here in Zermatt. If you really go looking you may almost get knee deep in those sacred wind deposited spots. It’s been a long wait and it’s actually pretty good to not see the sun for a couple of days. 6 weeks of blue bird days has been a treat but we were desperate for snow and it’s arrived just in time for all you lucky lot on half term break with your littlens.

So, I am guessing all us mountain lovers are curious as to where the snow is here in the European Alps. Unfortunately it’s certainly not in Zermatt. Luckily the majority of our pistes are supported by super mega snow cannons so the pistes are looking pretty sweet despite a large lack of snow. So, for you freeriders looking to shred some pow, it doesn’t look like you’ll be getting any fresh lines here just yet but don’t worry. Word on the grapevine is that it’s on its way.

"Please Santa can we have some snow for Christmas!”
Well, firstly I guess I should say Hello again to all you maddog blog readers and co-bloggers. I guess all of ya’ll in your various corners of the mountains have got impressive amounts of snow. We’re still waiting for our little flurry. That’s not to say it’s not on its way though, it looks like the next few days are set to bring as a nice metre at least and boxing day should be blue skies. So if the snow gods are with us, we’re set to have an epic day after Christmas to ease those hangovers and put a smile on everyones flushed faces!

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This week’s weather headlines
•    Third week of heavy snow in the Pyrenees.
•    Gales of up to 114mph temporarily close some Scottish ski areas.
•    Niseko snow base reaches 4m.
•    Snow in southern Colorado.
•    Little new snow in the Alps.
•    Mammoth’s snow base world’s deepest, less than 3 inches off 5 metres.

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