The first snowfalls of autumn/fall have been reported today in Japan in the Hakuba Valley and Nozawa Onsen (pictured) where the season starts exactly a month today.
New Zealand's @mthuttnz finished its 2026 season with The Further Faster dog derby, "It went off with a woof. Dogs dragged their owners around a course set to challenge any human with inadequate two leg drive," a resort spokesperson commented.
The ski season starts next week at @rukaskiresort and Levi in Lapland, where they're unwrapping the massive piles of snow they stored from last winter and are now grooming it in preparation. @LeviSkiResort is pictured.
Snowfall has returned to high terrain in the Alps with more forecast over the coming week. Not enough yet for the closed summer ski glacier areas to reopen but at least a step in the right direction. Plateau Rosa above Cervinia pictured.
Chile's @Valle_Nevado has had over 1.5m (5 feet) of snowfall in the past week and over 3m (10 feet) in past 14 days. After a lot of hard work by resort teams the resort is now operating all 13 lifts with 44 of 45 trails open, with amazing conditions. Pics credit Luke Stone