IN PICS: From ice to snow on first day of Swiss spring

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1 March 2018
11:14 CET

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IN PICS: From ice to snow on first day of Swiss spring

Snow in Lausanne on Thursday. Photo: Matt Radmore

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1 March 2018
11:14 CET

It may be the first official day of spring, but the weather in Switzerland is anything but springlike.

After several days of intense cold, a warm front from the south-west hit the country on Thursday bringing snow across many areas, particularly in southern and central regions.

Up to 10cms is forecast to fall across the Swiss plains today, even more in the Lake Geneva region, according to MeteoSuisse.

The snow comes after the so-called 'beast from the east' created beautiful ice sculptures on the lake shores in the past few days.

Arctic landscape in Geneva. Thank you @alibao for sharing your frozen Geneva pictures with us. #MYRichemond #inlovewithswitzerland #VisitGeneva

A post shared by Le Richemond, Geneva (@le_richemond) on Feb 28, 2018 at 1:19am PST

But by Thursday the ice had given way to snow, with scenes of people skiing through the streets of Geneva.

quand il neige à Genève pic.twitter.com/GHfMATwqQS

— lil marco (@worldprince420) March 1, 2018

The snow caused chaos for rail travellers on Thursday morning.

#SBB snow chaos: now on fourth train on a direct Zurich-Geneva trip. No information in Biel, Lausanne, or Morges, on app (crashed) or in person. Have to kiss off an itvu with a partner at a private bank despite taking earlier train to avoid delays. ??? pic.twitter.com/NgQENbBCIp

— Katharina Bart (@KatharinaBart) March 1, 2018

Geneva was particularly hit by heavy snow, causing the airport to temporarily close.

Switzerland's Geneva airport closed due to snow and icy winds that has hit many parts of Europe this week, causing travel chaos https://t.co/44yAykGhb1 pic.twitter.com/cB5XxhXPnM

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 1, 2018

When it snows in Geneva there are several different snow ploughs that come out just to make the pavements/cycle lanes usable. pic.twitter.com/6ggEclCoS9

— jez smith (@jezs) March 1, 2018

Neuchâtel rail station also suffered serious disruption.

ICN à l’abandon en gare de Neuchâtel #neige #CFF pic.twitter.com/j8u3U3lYZa

— Vrublux (@Vrublux) March 1, 2018

Though of course snow is common in alpine areas, it's not a regular occurence in low-lying Swiss cities. Lausanne, Fribourg, Nyon and Bern all experienced snow in the night of Wednesday to Thursday.

If you haven’t noticed yet, Europe is going through the most this week. Our street this morning #SnowDay #CheminDesRosiers ❄️⛄️

A post shared by rynogeldenhuys (@rynogeldenhuys) on Feb 28, 2018 at 10:56pm PST

#Fribourg ce matin #neige pic.twitter.com/JJEjj1LH29

— Gary O'Brst (@GaryBrst) March 1, 2018

Réveil sous la #neige ce matin! #Lausanne semble toute endormie, au ralenti!#MyLausanne #hiver pic.twitter.com/60YBC16g5j

— Nicolas Pierret (@NicPierret) March 1, 2018

❄❄❄ Rarement vu la Rue de Bourg aussi enneigée ! ☺ #lausanne #mylausanne #myvaud #myswitzerland #neige #landscape #snow #city

A post shared by Lionel Perreten (@boubou_lionel) on Mar 1, 2018 at 1:44am PST

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