Climate Change in Alps to Leave Europe High and Dry : TreeHugger

Picturesque views of the snow-covered Alps may soon be relegated to picture books due to increasing climate change, a new European environmental report says.

2009: Record snowfall in the Southern Alps

Les Abriès and nearby Ristolas claim nearly 4 meters snow depth on the upper slopes at 2000 meters altitude and 2.40 meters at the bottom of the runs. Currently a record for France. The resort says there is 5 meters at the top of the resort at the Colette de Gilly.
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Elsewhere in the Southern Alps reservations are up 20% in Praloup, le Sauze and Ste Année. The Compagnie des Alpes has reported that Serre Chevalier has 99.9% occupancy and sold a record number of lift passes last Sunday.

Snow, ice chase spring away - New Zealand

Snowfalls have caused traffic chaos in the lower North Island and laid on a frosty welcome for spring lambs.

MetService forecaster Derek Holland said yesterday's chilly easterly blast brought record low temperatures to the Kapiti Coast and single-figure lows to the rest of the region.

Brita Climate [Fraud] Ride 2009 Ready To Roll

Brita Climate Ride 2009 kicks off at the Central Park Zoo in New York on September 25 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Denmark's Secretary of State, Per Stig Moeller, and NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen will wish the riders well on their journey. The Zoo's polar bears, Gus and Ida, members of a species directly affected by climate change, will be on-hand as well.