Swiss Snow Makes 50-year Record
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Swiss ski resorts are expecting a record season after promising early snowfall, it has been reported.
Ski break spots including Davos, St Antonien and Braunwald have experienced exceptionally strong snowfall for so early in the season, swissinfo has reported.
Last weekend, some 62 cm of the white stuff fell in the eastern resort of Davos, while St Antonien received 64 cm and Braunwald got 72 cm of snow on Sunday, states national weather service MeteoSwiss.
According to the report, Switzerland has not received such a strong start to its winter ski season since 1952, with the amount of snow being swept to the southern areas by the wind cited as a particularly interesting feature of the weather.
Resorts are said to be anticipating a busy ski season, with many readying themselves for a rush of bookings as reports of the good weather disseminate.
The Ski Club of Great Britain described the prospects for Verbier, Saas Fee and Engelberg as "promising" last week.
