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On Sunday, the 1st Advent 2023, Germany will temporarily come under the influence of an intermediate high. In a northwesterly flow, the last remaining accumulations of precipitation will fall on the northern edge of the Ore Mountains. Previously, several snow depressions had caused an early onset of winter almost across Germany. Initially, central and northern Germany were mainly affected. Shortly afterwards, more than 50 cm of fresh snow fell at an air mass boundary in southern Germany, bringing amounts of snow that were last seen in the greater Munich area in 1933. The airport even had to be temporarily closed. Report: It is the start of winter like the one last seen on the Fichtelberg (Erzgebirgskreis) in December 2012. In Oberwiesenthal, on the border with the Czech Republic, people are already busy preparing for the upcoming ski season on the 1st Advent weekend. While the snow cannons are working at full speed, snowcats are preparing the slopes until dark to compact the fresh snow and make it skiable for winter sports enthusiasts. Many skiers and tobogganers are using the weekend to dare the first rapid descents into the valley in winter 2023/24. During the course of the day, the last snowfalls will fall in the northern part of the Ore Mountains. In the higher elevations, visibility is sometimes significantly reduced by thick fog. There is already 60 cm of snow at the summit station. Bizarre fog frost deposits cover the Fichtelberg Hotel and the surrounding stunted growth in the transition area to the tree line. In addition, a fresh westerly wind is blowing at temperatures of around - 8°C. Weather conditions that make the winter feeling perfect. For the East German low mountain ranges, as well as large parts of central and southern Germany, it is a more than successful start to the 2023/24 winter season.