Norway’s largest ski resort. “He was so frustrated that, for yet another year, there was no snow, he immediately booked to come to Scandinavia instead.” The exasperation is understandable.

While northern Norway has seen a lot of snow this winter, the south, home to the largest reservoir capacity, has seen less precipitation, Lappegaard said. "And often, that precipitation through ...

This year's milder weather has resulted in less, albeit dense, snow in southern Norway, which is likely to reduce the overall volumes expected after the spring floods, he added.