Snow in Val Zoldana(Italy) and South coast

[Crostorm]

More pictures

http://merlara.altervista.org/articoli/ ... l8feb.html

[DESTRUCTION5]

That right there is INSANE...

[KWT]

Thats an amazing amount of snow, I mean the snow depths we've had here in places of 2-3ft was decent enough but thats way beyond anything seen here!

[Crostorm]

And its not even so high mountine of 1400m above sea level.

In Kanin mountain in Slovenia(2200 meters) 28 feet of snow

On Kanin was after the last snowfall (6.-8.2.) Recorded a record amount of snow throughout the ski resort Kanin operating history (since 1974). In the central part of the ski (okrepčevalnica Prestreljenik, 2202 m) is the thickness of snow cover reached 880 cm(28feet). In the higher parts of the ski slopes and in exposed locations, the snow more. From November until now is due to the Kanin together for more than 1100cm(35 feet) of snow

Link in Slovenian and some photos
http://www.boveckanin.si/index.php?opti ... Itemid=137

[Dionne]

Was this accumulation in a single snowfall event? How many hours did the snow fall? Can you imagine the avalanche hazard!!? The chairlift is snowed in......

[Aslkahuna]

Probably not from a single storm as they've been having a series of them, however, in the Western US single storm totals of 10-12 feet are not uncommon especially in the Sierra where the US record for a single storm-189 inches or 15.75 ft was set 50 years ago this month. During El Niño winters, it's not unusual for ski resorts in the Sierra to have snowbases of 300-360 inches at the top of the runs (record for the Sierra is 390 inches). Avalanche danger BTW, has to be astronomical right now in the Alps.

Steve

[Crostorm]

This morning come snow on south Italian coast.Its so nice to see sand beach whit white snow.(Marina Vasto)






Beach in white :shock:



and in summer look like

[vbhoutex]

I realize this is about the Italy snow basically, but I have some general questions.

How often does something like this occur in this area?
It seems to me that much of Southern Europe has been experiencing a much colder than normal Winter, thus much more Winter precipitation than normal. Is this correct?
If this is correct, what has been suggeste or pinpointed as the cause of this apparent difference from "normal" winters in this region?

[Crostorm]

I realize this is about the Italy snow basically, but I have some general questions.

How often does something like this occur in this area?
It seems to me that much of Southern Europe has been experiencing a much colder than normal Winter, thus much more Winter precipitation than normal. Is this correct?
If this is correct, what has been suggeste or pinpointed as the cause of this apparent difference from "normal" winters in this region?

Well i am not sure how often occur.Sorry
Its something like lake effect,strong cold wind bura, adriatic see make clouds and than come to italian coast.
Here is the animation
http://www.sat24.com/Region.aspx?countr ... &type=loop

So I hope next week we also get some snow on other side of adriatic sea in Croatia

500hPa temp


precipitation


temp 2 m

[Dionne]

Thanx for the pics Crostorm. Very interesting. Even got my wife to wondering......especially with the sequence of pics.....showing summer last....it really gave some definition to the climate location.

[SaskatchewanScreamer]

And its not even so high mountine of 1400m above sea level.

In Kanin mountain in Slovenia(2200 meters) 28 feet of snow
Quote:
On Kanin was after the last snowfall (6.-8.2.) Recorded a record amount of snow throughout the ski resort Kanin operating history (since 1974). In the central part of the ski (okrepčevalnica Prestreljenik, 2202 m) is the thickness of snow cover reached 880 cm(28feet). In the higher parts of the ski slopes and in exposed locations, the snow more. From November until now is due to the Kanin together for more than 1100cm(35 feet) of snow

Hmmm a fast spring melt would be pretty scary if there are habitations in the valleys below that mountain!