Mount Santis in May, will there be snow?

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    19 May 2019 at 6:48:11 #821715

    Hi,

    will the mountain santis have snow in the month of May will it be worth it to see it for a first timer?

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    19 May 2019 at 13:34:36 #912691

    Hello Jananicky97 and Welcome to MySwissAlps,

    The altitude of Mount Säntis is around 2’500m above sea level, so in May there is a good chance of still experiencing snow. Check:
    saentisbahn.ch/en/
    http://www.myswissalps.com/we ather

    I personally LOVE Mount Santis so my answer to your second question is definitively YES!

    Best,
    Steph

    Rels
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    19 May 2019 at 16:35:28 #912692

    Hi Joananicky97,

    We arrived in Appenzell today and the tourist office informed us that the cable car to Santis is closed at the moment, due to recent snow and an avalanche damaging the pylons. They didn’t mention when it will be operational. Ebenalp is open.

    Regards,

    Narelle

    Snowman
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    19 May 2019 at 19:03:23 #912693

    Hi Joananicky97

    May is now, and the answer is yes.

    A good way to answer this type of question is to enter < Webcam Place > in a search engine such as http://www.qwant.com. Check this out: saentis.roundshot.com/

    Best,

    Snowman

    Slowpoke
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    20 May 2019 at 6:36:41 #912694

    Hi Snowman-

    Here is another link for Swiss webcams:

    en.swisswebcams.ch/web cam/1292513208-S%C3%A4ntis-2-%289658-S%C3%A4ntis%29_Weather

    Slowpoke

    Peterli
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    21 May 2019 at 1:17:06 #912695

    Hej !

    I am another big fan of the Säntis and I can tell you from past experience that there will be snow up there and it will be chilly and possibly quite windy. It’s dark there right now but in about six hours check the webcam and you will see. If you put Säntis into the search box of MySwissAlps you will see comments I and others have made in the past. I will attach a photo I took on a late afternoon in early October of 2015 from just south of Konstanz (we had been visiting Insel Mainau). Not the best quality as I was using my video camera and in a rush to get the photo before the sun stopped shining on the windows.

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