SnowBrains Forecast: Up to 35 Centimeters (12 inches +) For the Alps This Week

This forecast was created at 2 a.m. CET on Thursday, February 13

A storm will affect the European Alps from Wednesday through Friday night, dropping up to 2 feet (60cm) in the high peaks.

Below are forecasted resort totals by Saturday morning:

• Chamonix – 24cm-36cm

• Verbier – 18cm-28cm

• Lech – 17cm-27cm

• St. Anton am Arlberg – 12cm-20cm

• Courchevel – 12cm-18cm

• Cortina d’Ampezzo – 10cm-18cm

• Kitzbühel – 10cm-16cm

• Val d’Isère – 6cm-10cm

• Zermatt – 6cm-10cm

• St. Moritz – 4cm-8cm

The extended forecast looks dry for the foreseeable future, with a large ridge building as we head into mid/late February. Check out the GEFS Geopotential height ensemble mean depicting strong ridging in the region following this storm: