Snow on the way Glacier Express in September?

  • Removed user
    Participant
    72625 posts
    20 September 2018 at 13:47:30 #818456

    Hello,

    i am planning for glacier Express Chur to Bring. Do I see snow near the track or no snow in September on the way.

  • Effortlessly learn from the questions and answers in the forum. Receive a daily e-mail with new discussions.

    Arno
    Moderator
    15471 posts
    20 September 2018 at 15:31:25 #896601

    Hi Viju,

    Normally there wouldn’t be any snow in September. It can’t be entirely ruled out though in higher terrain like the Oberalp Pass, if it happens to be a colder day.

    Removed user
    Participant
    72625 posts
    20 September 2018 at 23:29:52 #896602

    There was snow at the level of the Oberalp Pass when I left Switzerland in August as it had rained overnight and the snow level was down to 2000m (Oberalp Pass is 2044m).

    However it was as high as 28 degrees C on the Glacier Express route today! Nevertheless the snow level is due to come down to 1500m by next Tuesday

    The Swiss Met office forecast website has a section showing the predicted snow level and altitude at which the temperature will be 0C

    see here: http://www.meteoswiss.admin.c h/home.html?tab=temperature

    look for the section ‘temperatures’ on the left hand side

  • The thread ‘Snow on the way Glacier Express in September?’ is closed to new replies.

About MySwissAlps

We’re passionate tourists and locals. We share tips about how to plan a trip to Switzerland. MySwissAlps was founded in 2002.

Get a free account for a worry-free trip

  • Join our 10730 members and ask us questions in the forum
  • Access to member-only promotions
  • Detailed maps and weather forecasts

Planning your first Switzerland adventure?

Get a jump-start with Annika’s 20-minute e-mail course, “Switzerland for beginners”. Subscribe to our newsletter to unlock the course.