European Alps Snow Report: Multiple Resorts Record Over 1 Metre in 24 Hours — March 2026

This Is the Kind of Late-Season Dump That Makes You Regret Booking Flights Home Early

Mid-March in the Alps and someone forgot to tell the weather it's supposed to be winding down. OpenSnow's Powder Finder is currently showing 24-hour snowfall totals between 69cm and 107cm across more than 20 European resorts — figures that would be notable at the peak of winter, let alone this deep into March. The Italian Alps appear to be the epicentre of this event, though the snowfall has spread widely enough that Swiss and French resorts are also posting serious numbers.

The Top of the Leaderboard: 107cm in a Single Day

The lead resort on the OpenSnow Powder Finder Gressoney-la-Trinite is sitting at 107cm of new snow in the last 24 hours — a figure that's genuinely difficult to contextualise if your frame of reference is Australian resorts. For perspective, that's roughly the entire average seasonal snowfall at Falls Creek landing in one day. The second and third resorts on the list recorded 99cm and 94cm respectively, both also in the Italian Alps. That's three resorts in a row with close to or above a metre of fresh snow. In 24 hours.

Cervinia Showing Strong With 91cm and 74% Open

Cervinia, one of the better-known Italian resorts with international name recognition, recorded 91cm in the last 24 hours and is currently showing 74% of its terrain as open — which is a solid operational percentage for mid-March. Cervinia sits at high elevation and connects across to Zermatt in Switzerland, so the terrain access is reasonable even at partial capacity. The combination of fresh snow and decent terrain availability makes it one of the more compelling options in the current data.

The 86–91cm Cluster: Multiple Resorts Firing

Several resorts recorded between 86cm and 91cm in the same period, suggesting this wasn't a localised micro-event but a broad storm system that tracked across a significant portion of the Alps. Five separate resorts are showing totals in this range, spread across what appears to be the Italian and Swiss Alps. When you see this kind of consistency across multiple resort areas, it usually points to a well-organised low-pressure system rather than localised orographic dumping on a single ridgeline.

The Lower End Is Still Impressive

The "bottom" of the Powder Finder list for this event sits at 69cm — and there are six resorts clustered at that figure. To be clear: 69cm of fresh snow in a 24-hour period is a genuinely excellent result. That's not a consolation prize. Most seasons at Australian resorts would consider a single 30cm day a significant event worth posting about. The fact that the worst performer in this dataset dropped 69cm puts the whole storm into proper perspective.

Andermatt Worth Calling Out

Andermatt in Switzerland appeared in the dataset with a 74cm 24-hour total and is showing 77% of terrain open — one of the better operational percentages in the list. Andermatt has built a strong reputation over the last several years following significant infrastructure investment, and at 77% open in mid-March with fresh snow on top, it's sitting in good shape. Worth watching if you're considering the Swiss Alps over the coming weeks.

What This Means for Late-Season Travellers

This is the kind of storm event that can genuinely extend a season. When resorts receive this volume of snow in March, it often means the snowpack holds into April well enough to support extended operations — particularly at higher elevations. If you're sitting on a late-March or early-April European ski trip and have been nervous about conditions, this data should provide some reassurance. The Italian Alps in particular look to be in strong shape right now, and with a fresh base like this, even the resorts showing 50–74% terrain open should fill out further over the coming days.

The caveat, as always with March skiing in Europe, is that temperatures can fluctuate quickly at mid-mountain elevations. Fresh powder can consolidate or crust depending on what follows a storm like this. Check the forecasts for the specific resort you're targeting before assuming the conditions will hold exactly as they are now.