Any Snow Yet?

[Gala Placidia]

Excellent advice Al. A little compass can help a lot. And the right position can make you save heaps in heating charges.

[Penny]

We were up in the mountains again today with the dog (Sassotetto, Bolognola, Fiastra) and there was about 5-10cm snow but the roads were clear with a little black ice on the shady bits. Just as we were leaving (about 3pm) the weather really closed in with dark ominous looking clouds so I imagine there'll be plenty more snow by tomorrow.

Here in Amandola, it is cold but no snow. Don't think we're going to get any either this weekend to be honest.

[jepsonclough]

So from the sound of it the snow is hopefully coming - so my next question is will we get some skiing up at Sasso Tetto over Christmas/New Year? Didn't manage any last year due to sickness (but children managed a day) so I'm hoping to get a few days in this year.

Chris

[Lisa C.]

Thanks very much to all who have responded to my questions about the winter weather conditions. It is really helpful in planning on where we want to be situated.

Lisa

[timwills]

We had snow only 8km from the coast on Saturday, most had melted by Sunday evening.
The view is absolutely glorious, especially dawn when the sun lights up the snow on the mountains, late morning we can see Croatia and the red skies at night are like a light show.
We've only been here 5 years but there are normally a couple of really cold weeks in November and a couple of weeks in December when the sun comes out and it is lunch in the sunshine time.

[oil di lino]

hi we have snow on the maielleta and passolanciano not a lot but enough to snow board

[Carole B]

Heavy(ish) snow was forecast here in the Valtellina last night (15-25cm) as low as 350m and that would have included my place. But even though there was a 'smattering' it was not as much as expected.

Above the 800/1000m mark though it is now really setting in. These were the views from my terrace on Sunday morning... We might have a 'white Christmas' yet!


OMG - I've just realsied that this isn't just a "snow" thread - but it's a "Le Marche Snow thread".... Can some kind Moderator move it to the Lombardy Forum, or maybe start a new General Thread for 'snow'? Sorry folks!

[Noble]

I have followed the le Marche "snow sightings" with interest, especially noted the comment from Fermo so near to the coast. I HATE SNOW and did not believe those roadside snowflakes here in Umbria in 1998. We do change to snow tyres every winter here. I have marked the calender since '98. At 627 metres above Lago Trasimeno it has snowed between the 21 and 26 November for the past 10 years, (only sleet has fallen so far), then disappeared to return most years in February, with a few exceptions, ie. snow for 3 whole months and I put on nearly a stone!!!!

[Angie and Robert]

Pouring with rain here, and chilly , and seems we will have rain for most of the week, friends near to Amandola...and the mountains have had some snow and frost, and the Sibillini had snow on the upper slopes, I think we get the rain and they get the snow, but looks like a wet week until the sun comes out again towards the weekend.
Thought your photos were lovely Carol, what a view!.
A

[IRITALIA]

Well here is how it looked in 'sunny' Barga this morning.
Some lovely pictures but I have wonder if my recently sown lawn which is only 5 weeks old will have frozen to death before it even had the chance to be scorched by the sun next summer!

First winter snow falls on Barga at barganews