Jerez shuts down. It's been raining a lot from mid December, also in the provinces of Jaén, Málaga, Cádiz (where is Jerez de la Frontera), Huelva, Badajoz and Cáceres. Some rain quantities for 2 months are similar to those of an average year now

Yep, even coastal western Europe has had quite a bit of snow (it's usually more like 3 days a year).

And the Pacific NW is getting the shaft!

SOMEONE STOLE OUR SNOW!!!

Thanks Dingus, great pictures... winter's over, time to start hiking!

Arizona has had decent snowfall. We had a 6 foot dump about a month back, a 2 ft dump a month before that and about 2 or 3 1 ft dumps ( and suppose to get a 1 foot dump this weekend, which is messing up my rock climbing plans but I'll have to ski early Monday morning like at 5am, before work. )

In Spain (Candanchú): Mountaineer dies in ski resort avalanche.

Spanish climber killed by Pyrenees avalanche.

Un montañero muere atrapado por un alud cerca de Candanchú

In Austria (Obertauern): Another professional dies in avalanche

/There is a major search and rescue operation at the Mont Saxonnex avalanche
http://pistehors.com/news/forums/viewthread/569/

http://pistehors.com/news/forums/viewthread/568/ -- Vallorcine avalanches

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0RWLxOFGLY