The ski-area Bláfjöll, east of Reykjavík in the mountains of Bláfjöll („Blue Mountains“) still has a long way to go before it can be opened up. In a normal year the slopes should be covered with snow and skiers. This year there is virtually now snow to be seen.
Read more: Unusual weather: Fall of 2016 was the warmest on record in Iceland
Skiers don't need to despear, though since one of Iceland‘s ski-areas has been opened up, the Tindastóll ski-area in the mountain Tindastóll („Throne of Peaks“) in Skagafjörður fjord in North Iceland. However, the Tindastóll area remains the only area to have opened. Hlíðarfjall, the Akureyri ski-area might also be opened during the Holidays if the slopes of Hlíðarfjall mountain get some additional snow. (see map below for location of ski-areas in Iceland).
Unfortunately skiers in Reykjavík are out of luck. As the photos below show the Bláfjöll ski-area still has a long way to go before the slopes can be opened up to the public. The reason is the unusually high temperature during the fall months. The weather in the first weeks of December has been closer to what could be expected in September in an average year.
According to the local newspaper Fréttablaðið the staff in Bláfjöll are using the time for maintenance of the lifts, fences and slopes.
All of the ski-areas in Iceland
The ski-area Bláfjöll, east of Reykjavík in the mountains of Bláfjöll („Blue Mountains“) still has a long way to go before it can be opened up. In a normal year the slopes should be covered with snow and skiers. This year there is virtually now snow to be seen.
Read more: Unusual weather: Fall of 2016 was the warmest on record in Iceland
Skiers don't need to despear, though since one of Iceland‘s ski-areas has been opened up, the Tindastóll ski-area in the mountain Tindastóll („Throne of Peaks“) in Skagafjörður fjord in North Iceland. However, the Tindastóll area remains the only area to have opened. Hlíðarfjall, the Akureyri ski-area might also be opened during the Holidays if the slopes of Hlíðarfjall mountain get some additional snow. (see map below for location of ski-areas in Iceland).
Unfortunately skiers in Reykjavík are out of luck. As the photos below show the Bláfjöll ski-area still has a long way to go before the slopes can be opened up to the public. The reason is the unusually high temperature during the fall months. The weather in the first weeks of December has been closer to what could be expected in September in an average year.
According to the local newspaper Fréttablaðið the staff in Bláfjöll are using the time for maintenance of the lifts, fences and slopes.
All of the ski-areas in Iceland
