In reply to Si Withington:
Hey, I'm not in that area, i'm in the Dolomites so not really relevant but I get the impression its similar. Been a funny year, early snow then warm, then rainy then snow then warm then cold... Further west i think there has been more snow than here, but similar temps. The best thing to do is check the facebook page Cuori di Ghiaccio - Ice climbing because there are members of the group who are pretty active in that area...