After one of the snowiest Januarys on record in the Alps with ski resorts in Tirol seeing 100cm of snow falling in just 48 hours, the outlook for February and the busiest skiing weeks of the year looks excellent.
Thanks to the snow storms of January which left road and rail access to St Anton, Ischgl and Kühtai cut off, there is a superb base in the ski resorts in Tirol.
The Lawinenwarndienst Tirol (Avalanche Warning Service for Tirol) cannot recall snowfall like this since 1999 and despite some blue skies in recent days, temperatures have dropped and there will be more wintry weather to come.
Current snow depth report in key Austrian resorts:
St Anton 140 / 415 cm
Hochoetz 40 / 220 cm
Fieberbrunn 100 / 200 cm
Sölden 20 / 325 cm
Ischgl 100 / 170 cm
Clearing snow in the Ötztal:
