[Mikeb85]

It's strange. Not alps here but seems to be all over Europe... I got to Czech Republic early December. There was snow on the ground everywhere we went. First time I've seen snow in Prague (last winter was mostly just cold and rainy). In my SO's town, like a foot of snow and was -10C. A few days before Christmas travelled to another small town south of Prague, even more snow. Then suddenly the weather shifted and it's been +15C for the last 2 weeks or so. All the snow gone and feels like spring. Strange weather.

[throwbadubadu]

Strange weather should now slowly not be surprising anymore to anyone .. when will the last ones realize we are kind of doomed since years?

This is just the "normal" heatwave now over Europe that occurs in winter.

[kergonath]

Yes, early December was cold, and then there was a dramatic, 15°C to 20°C change here (near Paris, we went from 0°C to almost 15°C at noon in two days). That was around 20/12, IIRC. We went from colder than usual to close to record highs in no time.

Now, it’s getting cold again but even if it remains cold it’s too late to build up a decent snow cover for skiing.