Heavy Spring Snow Hits Northern Spain; Alps Slammed By More Late-Season Snow; 100% Losses In Southern Ukraine; + New Study Finds Antarctica Glacier Growth
Snow depths have peaked at 314 cm (10.3 ft) at Passo del Moro, Italy.
Heavy Spring Snow Hits Northern Spain
Baqueira Beret ski resort in Catalonia, northern Spain was hit with a surprise 40 cm (16 inches) of snow just days before Easter.
The snow was completely unforecasted.
Resort managers said “not even the most optimistic forecasts” saw it coming — a rare event this deep into spring.
Despite closing, Baqueira reopened this week with 54 runs and 28 lifts in operation. If conditions hold, more could be open across Baqueira, Beret, and Bonaigua.
Masella, in the Catalan Pyrenees, has extend its season to April 27 following the fresh snow. From the 2,535-meter (8,317-foot) Tosa peak down to the 1,600-meter (5,250-foot) base, the entire resort remains open.
Alps Slammed By More Late-Season Snow
A powerful snowstorm is continuing to hammer the Alps, delivering the heaviest snowfall of the entire 2024-25 season — and possibly one of the most significant late-season dumps on record.
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