From east to west, Italy has the best conditions in the Alps - and it looks set to continue as the country expects more snow. Cervinia has 130cm of cover on its upper slopes while depths on the glacier pistes that link to Zermatt by the Matterhorn go up to 300cm plus. Conditions are excellent at all elevations and there is 30cm of snow forecast over the coming week. In the Dolomites, Cortina is having an excellent winter with 120cm snow base on lower slopes and 240cm on the upper. All terrain is on offer with skiing and boarding on powder and packed powder. Austria is split north and south in terms of snowfall this winter, with the southern resorts out performing many of the larger and more popular domains in the north. Lech is offering dry, powdery conditions Photo: Peter Mathis Lech Zurs now holds 105cm on its upper slopes with dry powdery conditions. The forecast for the next seven days suggests averages highs in the resort of 1°C and lows of -6°C. They are expecting some heavy snow, with up to 40cm possible. The resort of Bad Kleinkirchheim has 140cm of fresh powder on upper pistes rising to 2400m and the week ahead looks great with 60cm of powder forecast. Switzerland still has mostly packed powder conditions with snow depths pretty decent at most elevations. In Verbier there is 135cm of base on the upper slopes, with 35cm of fresh snow predicted in the next seven days. The average highs in resort will be close to 0°C with lows of -11°C, so expect the fresh snow to fall as powder. Zermatt is having an excellent season and consolidated snow depths on the highest slopes, which rise to 3900m, are now at 260cm with skiing and boarding on fresh powdery snow. Resorts are offering good piste conditions but snow depths are far from impressive. Off piste is usually lacklustre, or not an option. In Aspen lower slopes have a base of 85cm, while upper slopes have 120cm and firm packed snow conditions. The week ahead should see another 25cm of snow arrive but that's a very modest amount by Colorado standards. It is cold though, -7°C is the average high at resort level, so any fresh snow will be dry. In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the upper mountain has 160cm of base and skiing is mostly on firm, packed powder. The week ahead promises average daytime highs in the resort of just -9°C and the forecast suggests a mix of sun and cloud with 15cm of snow predicted, a volume local skiers consider mean. Canada remains in the grip of very cold air but it is rather too dry for snow. Depths are not impressive and there has been a lack of the deep powder so often the norm. In Whistler in British Columbia there has been some recent fresh snow but the next seven days will be dry and sunny. Average resort temperatures show highs of just -5°C and lows of -21°C. On the other side of the country in Quebec, Tremblant has a 75cm base of hard pack and packed powder. Average resort highs are just -9°C next week, and only 20cm of fresh snow is forecast so expect squeaky dry conditions. Soldeu, in the Grandvalira Andorra and the Pyrenees have fresh and dry conditions with ample snow at all heights. Arcalis in the Vallnord domain holds 130cm of packed powder on lower slopes and 230cm above mid-mountain. Soldeu in the Grandvalira has pistes up to 2500m where the snow depths are now 180cm. The week ahead will see average resort highs of 2°C and lows of -5°C so good conditions will be preserved. The forecast suggests plenty of sunshine but also 10cm of fresh snow too. Scotland has plenty of snow in the Highlands with all white cover reported from the car park upwards. As ever the overhead conditions have been extreme so although the snow has been falling, depths on the piste vary greatly, ranging from 100cm to more than 200cm. Safe to say, heather and scree is sufficiently covered. There is more snow to come, with 60cm forecast for Cairngorm in the week and temperatures staying low enough to avoid a thaw. The resorts of Eastern Europe finally look like ski areas and not golf courses. In Slovenia, the snow came just in time for FIS World Cup events that were relocated from Maribor to Kranjska Gora so that the races could go ahead. Ironically, they may now have issues with too much snow falling as the forecast shows more than 100cm of snow over the next seven days. A family ski holiday to Bulgaria 'could save £3,000' Kranjska Gora has 50cm of snow pack with fresh dry snow at all elevations. Further south and east, Borovets in Bulgaria also has fresh snow, the first since mid-December, and much improved skiing is on offer. Unlike Slovenia, however, where there is only light to moderate snowfall forecast over the next week. Sweden and Norway are famed for their low temperatures and this season has certainly had some extreme lows. However, former-Winter Olympic host city Lillehammer in Norway has also had some significant dumps recently so deep snow pow is available. Depths at mid-mountain are close to 150cm. The seven-day forecast is mixed - some sun and 30cm of fresh snow. Average daytime highs in the resort are just -4°C. Åre in Sweden has pistes up to 1300m and snow depths there are close to 100cm with packed powder conditions. The forecast for the week is mostly dry with average resort highs of -4°C.