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Forecast today: Mainly fair
- Max temp: -2.6 °c
- Min temp: -7.1 °c
- Last snowed: Mon 16 Dec
Although the resort hosts World Cup races on its famous Downhill racetrack each season
most of the terrain is suited to intermediates, especially in the Rosskopf sector where the piste map is dominated by winding blues. Efficient, fast lifts make getting around very quick and easy, including across the valley via Flachauwinkl to a further area of linked slopes. More advanced skiers and riders will enjoy the World Cup piste and other routes off the Gamskogel, as well as the steeper terrain off Tauernkar. The purpose-built village is very convenient, with all accommodation being ski-in-ski-out and right at the foot of the main lifts. It is not hugely lively however, with a most evening activity limited to the hotels and there’s not a huge amount to do away from the slopes. Getting here is incredibly easy – the drive from Salzburg can take less than an hour if there’s no traffic.
Resort website: www.zauchensee.at
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 3 cm | 4.8 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -5.8°c | -5.4°c | -6.6°c | -5.9°c | -5.6°c | -5.6°c | -5.9°c | -5.6°c | -7.1°c | -4.9°c | -4.5°c | -5.6°c | -3.9°c | -3.8°c | -5.9°c | -3.1°c | -2.9°c | -5.6°c | -2.9°c | -2.9°c | -5.6°c | -3.2°c | -3.1°c | -5.9°c | -3.6°c | -3.5°c | -6.1°c | -4.5°c | -4.4°c | -6.9°c |
| Min temp | -10.5°c | -7.6°c | -8.1°c | -6.9°c | -6.4°c | -5.9°c | -7.9°c | -7.8°c | -7.8°c | -8°c | -6°c | -6.4°c | -6.6°c | -5.9°c | -6.6°c | -6.5°c | -5.6°c | -5.9°c | -5.9°c | -5.6°c | -6°c | -6.1°c | -5.9°c | -6.4°c | -6.8°c | -6.1°c | -6.8°c | -7.2°c | -6.9°c | -7.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -15.8°c | -5.8°c | -11.4°c | -12.1°c | -11.6°c | -5.6°c | -11.7°c | -9.9°c | -12.2°c | -13°c | -10.4°c | -10.9°c | -12°c | -7.8°c | -9.7°c | -6.5°c | -3.1°c | -5.6°c | -5.9°c | -2.9°c | -5.6°c | -6.1°c | -3.2°c | -5.9°c | -6.8°c | -3.6°c | -6.1°c | -7.2°c | -4.5°c | -6.9°c |
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| Weather | Clear skies |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -5.8°c | -5.4°c | -6.6°c |
| Min temp | -10.5°c | -7.6°c | -8.1°c |
| Feels like temp | -15.8°c | -5.8°c | -11.4°c |
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| Weather | Mainly fair |
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| Snow expected | 0.1 cm | 3 cm | 4.8 cm |
| Max temp | -5.9°c | -5.6°c | -5.6°c |
| Min temp | -6.9°c | -6.4°c | -5.9°c |
| Feels like temp | -12.1°c | -11.6°c | -5.6°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm |
| Max temp | -5.9°c | -5.6°c | -7.1°c |
| Min temp | -7.9°c | -7.8°c | -7.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -11.7°c | -9.9°c | -12.2°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -4.9°c | -4.5°c | -5.6°c |
| Min temp | -8°c | -6°c | -6.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -13°c | -10.4°c | -10.9°c |
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| Max temp | -3.9°c | -3.8°c | -5.9°c |
| Min temp | -6.6°c | -5.9°c | -6.6°c |
| Feels like temp | -12°c | -7.8°c | -9.7°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -3.1°c | -2.9°c | -5.6°c |
| Min temp | -6.5°c | -5.6°c | -5.9°c |
| Feels like temp | -6.5°c | -3.1°c | -5.6°c |
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| Max temp | -2.9°c | -2.9°c | -5.6°c |
| Min temp | -5.9°c | -5.6°c | -6°c |
| Feels like temp | -5.9°c | -2.9°c | -5.6°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -3.2°c | -3.1°c | -5.9°c |
| Min temp | -6.1°c | -5.9°c | -6.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -6.1°c | -3.2°c | -5.9°c |
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| Weather | Mainly fair |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -3.6°c | -3.5°c | -6.1°c |
| Min temp | -6.8°c | -6.1°c | -6.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -6.8°c | -3.6°c | -6.1°c |
Resort (1360m)
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| Weather | Mainly fair |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 2.7 cm | 8.7 cm | 1.8 cm | 2.3 cm | 10.4 cm | 14.7 cm | 10.8 cm | 6.4 cm | 3.5 cm | 0.6 cm | 1.2 cm | 1.2 cm | 0.3 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -2.6°c | -2.6°c | -3.4°c | 0.6°c | 0.6°c | -1.9°c | -4.4°c | -3.5°c | -3.4°c | -4.4°c | -4.1°c | -4.1°c | -3.8°c | -3.5°c | -5°c | 0.5°c | 0.5°c | -3.6°c | 3.1°c | 3.1°c | -2.9°c | 3.2°c | 3.2°c | -2.9°c | 2.4°c | 2.4°c | -3.5°c | 0.6°c | 0.6°c | -4.5°c |
| Min temp | -7.1°c | -5.9°c | -6.1°c | -2.4°c | -1.9°c | -5°c | -6.8°c | -4.4°c | -4.4°c | -5.4°c | -4.4°c | -5.1°c | -6.9°c | -5.1°c | -5.9°c | -5.1°c | -3.6°c | -5.2°c | -4.9°c | -2.9°c | -4.8°c | -4.4°c | -2.9°c | -4.9°c | -5°c | -3.5°c | -5.5°c | -6.4°c | -4.5°c | -6°c |
| Feels like temp | -6.2°c | -2.6°c | -5.6°c | -2.2°c | 0.5°c | -1.9°c | -10.1°c | -8.9°c | -8.3°c | -9.5°c | -10°c | -9.5°c | -10.2°c | -7.5°c | -5.1°c | -5.1°c | 0.4°c | -3.6°c | -4.9°c | 2.8°c | -2.9°c | -4.4°c | 2.9°c | -2.9°c | -5°c | 2.1°c | -3.5°c | -6.4°c | 0.5°c | -4.5°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -2.6°c | -2.6°c | -3.4°c |
| Min temp | -7.1°c | -5.9°c | -6.1°c |
| Feels like temp | -6.2°c | -2.6°c | -5.6°c |
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| Snow expected | 2.7 cm | 8.7 cm | 1.8 cm |
| Max temp | 0.6°c | 0.6°c | -1.9°c |
| Min temp | -2.4°c | -1.9°c | -5°c |
| Feels like temp | -2.2°c | 0.5°c | -1.9°c |
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| Snow expected | 2.3 cm | 10.4 cm | 14.7 cm |
| Max temp | -4.4°c | -3.5°c | -3.4°c |
| Min temp | -6.8°c | -4.4°c | -4.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -10.1°c | -8.9°c | -8.3°c |
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| Snow expected | 10.8 cm | 6.4 cm | 3.5 cm |
| Max temp | -4.4°c | -4.1°c | -4.1°c |
| Min temp | -5.4°c | -4.4°c | -5.1°c |
| Feels like temp | -9.5°c | -10°c | -9.5°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.6 cm | 1.2 cm | 1.2 cm |
| Max temp | -3.8°c | -3.5°c | -5°c |
| Min temp | -6.9°c | -5.1°c | -5.9°c |
| Feels like temp | -10.2°c | -7.5°c | -5.1°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.3 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 0.5°c | 0.5°c | -3.6°c |
| Min temp | -5.1°c | -3.6°c | -5.2°c |
| Feels like temp | -5.1°c | 0.4°c | -3.6°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 3.1°c | 3.1°c | -2.9°c |
| Min temp | -4.9°c | -2.9°c | -4.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -4.9°c | 2.8°c | -2.9°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 3.2°c | 3.2°c | -2.9°c |
| Min temp | -4.4°c | -2.9°c | -4.9°c |
| Feels like temp | -4.4°c | 2.9°c | -2.9°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 2.4°c | 2.4°c | -3.5°c |
| Min temp | -5°c | -3.5°c | -5.5°c |
| Feels like temp | -5°c | 2.1°c | -3.5°c |
Resort Conditions
| Snowfall | Last Snowfall | 16/12/2024 |
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| Next 3 days | 8.1 cm | |
| Depths | Upper piste depth | 75 cm |
| Lower piste depth | 50 cm | |
| Snow conditions | Snow quality | Hard packed |
| Lifts | Lifts open | 11 out of 16 |
| Resort opening date | Fri 29 Nov 2024 | |
| Resort closing date | Mon 21 Apr 2025 |
Austria
Updated 20/12
The timeline for Christmas week snow is accelerated massively as a huge, dense area of low pressure gets swept in on the Jetstream to cover much of central and northern Europe as the weekend continues. Temperatures will remain cold through this weekend, with a freezing line dropping to 500m on Sunday and, as a result temperatures of -10°C being the norm at 2,000m.
In the west of the region, things will turn slightly bonkers. Sunday snowfall falls as half-a-metre in most places and, instead of drying up as the new week begins, it will continue to fall across Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (Christmas day), too. A further 45cm can be expected down on Monday and another 30cm on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Resorts further east and south may struggle to see this same snowfall, especially on Sunday and into Monday, as it struggles to make the leap over the Main Alpine Ridge. Christmas Eve snowfall, however, will remain excellent across the board, with 40cm expected in these areas.
Expect the avalanche risk to tick up to High or Very High (4 or 5) over the coming days as a result. Unfortunately avalanche.report doesn’t forecast in advance like the French do, so it is difficult to ascertain with any certainty what it might do – however current risk are being reported as persistent weak layers, which can cause ongoing difficulties with avalanche risk associated with new snow. Please check your local forecasts carefully using the links below and plan any backcountry and off piste travel carefully in the coming days.
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