Although Easter, a month ago already, was good enough, Skiinfo (www.skiinfo.com) is reporting that snow conditions in the Alps are currently amongst the best they have been all season.

Recent snowfalls have added more than a metre of snow (106cm/ 42 inches) at Serre Chevalier in France over the past week. Cervinia in Italy has reported 55cm (22 inches) in the same period whilst Saas Fee in Switzerland has added 51cm (21 inches) - setting itself up for a great summer ski season on the glacier. Verbier (Switzerland) and La Plagne (France) have both reported more than a foot (30cm) of fresh snow in the past seven days too.

Many resorts are still open and some have extended their seasons because of the great conditions and bargain basement prices for late bookers. Big falls are currently continuing across the Alps with Austria's high altitude Obertauern the biggest beneficiary in the past 24 hours, reporting a whopping 30cm (12 inches) more snow. Flaine, Tignes and La Clusaz in France, Andermatt in Switzerland and Austria's Stubai Glacier are all reporting fresh snow for lucky skiers and boarders today.

The most impressive snow depths at present are at Chamonix (France) which claims a huge 650cm (22 feet). Switzerland's Engelberg has a 530cm (16 foot) base whilst in Italy, Livigno has snow lying up to 245cm (eight feet) deep. Many other famous name resorts across Europe are reporting current snow depths of between two and three metres (seven to ten feet).

Skiinfo reports on snow conditions from more than 1,000 ski areas across Europe, updated direct from the resorts several times a day. The company has staff working in 12 European nations and site visitors can check snow conditions online or opt to select which resorts they want to receive snow information, powder alerts and snowfall forecasts for. Skiinfo also operates the multinational Skiers Lounge where skiers can exchange news and views or post pictures and video with other snow fans from across the continent.