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Heavy Snow Keeps New Zealand Ski Resort from Opening

The New Zealand ski season has been one for the record books, according to a report from unofficialnetworks.com. There is so much fresh snow that some ski areas are...

‘Fresh Snow’ Protecting Asian Glaciers

The Indian Express is reporting on a recent study which found fresh snowfall has prevented glaciers in many areas across the Karakoram mountain range from melting. “The Karakoram ranges –...

‘Rare,’ heavy snow falls in NW China’s Gansu province

China State Official Media (CGTN) reports that a "rare" summer snow occurred in mountainous regions in NW China's Gansu province The agency said, “Some mountainous regions in northwest China's Gansu...

Snow and Cold Weather Strands South-American Truckers

A significant heavy winter weather event hit South America last week stranding hundreds of truckers along with Argentine-Chile border. There was so much backlog, that giant parking lots were...

Snow Falls in South Africa

The Times Live of South Africa reports snow is falling across parts of the country. The Times Live story, “Brrrr ... it's snowing over parts of SA,” reports: According to Snow...

COLDEST JULY AIRMASS IN 70 YEARS YIELDS LARGEST SUMMER ARCTIC SEA ICE EXTENT SINCE 2008, STRANDS SHIPS

Thebarentsobserver.com reports that, despite being mid-summer, major parts of the waters that connect the eastern Bering Strait with the Barents Sea remain covered by sea-ice. A Russian Meteorological Agency...

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Alaska Is Slow To Thaw This Spring

Image: Weather Central Although Spring has come to Alaska with the states’ near record snowpack beginning to melt in many locations, in other areas temperatures...

Some European Ski Resorts Re-Open Due to Late Spring Snowfalls

Image: Webcam from Marbachegg Ski resort in Switzerland SnowBrains reports that late spring snowfalls in Europe are leading to an extended ski season at many resorts: A...

Washington, D.C. Area Gets Late Freeze and Frost

Temperatures were significantly below normal overnight Monday, April 22 and into Tuesday morning for the Washington, D.C. area. The National Weather Service (NWS) in...

Snow Continues Falling at Norwegian Ski Resorts, One Resort Expects Good Summer Season

Fonna Glacier Ski Resort in Norway, one of only six ski resorts in the world with full time summer ski operations, is preparing for...

Snow Comes Early to Some Argentine and Chilean Ski Areas

With the official start of the ski season, June, still more than a month away, and the peak season, July and August two months...