About these mountains cams
Live from the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland. Santa Claus Village sits right on the Arctic Circle outside Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland. Expect snow, reindeer sleighs and visitors crossing the white line that marks the Arctic Circle.
Best time to watch: December, when the village is covered in snow and lights.
Finland’s biggest ski resort, live from the slopes. Levi is Finland’s largest ski resort, 170 km north of the Arctic Circle. The season runs from October to May, and the slopes are floodlit through the long polar night.
Best time to watch: Winter afternoons, when the floodlights come on.
A 24/7 tour of webcams across the Swiss Alps. This feratel stream cycles through panorama cameras at ski resorts and mountain villages across Switzerland, from the Bernese Oberland to Graubünden.
Best time to watch: After fresh snowfall on a clear day.
The jagged peaks of the Italian Dolomites, live. A rotating tour of feratel cameras across the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage range of pale limestone peaks in northern Italy, famous for skiing and summer hiking.
Best time to watch: Sunset, when the peaks glow pink (the “enrosadira”).
Grimentz Valais, Switzerland
A traditional Swiss ski village in the Val d’Anniviers. Grimentz is a car-free-feeling village of dark larch chalets in the Valais Alps, linked to the Zinal ski area by cable car.
Best time to watch: Winter mornings, to check fresh snow before skiing.
The famous antler arches of Jackson, Wyoming. Jackson’s Town Square, with its four elk-antler arches, is the gateway to Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks. Cowboys, skiers and the occasional stagecoach pass through.
Best time to watch: December, when the arches are lit for the holidays.
A Rocky Mountain town just outside Banff National Park. Main Street in Canmore, Alberta, with the Three Sisters peaks of the Canadian Rockies towering above. Banff is a 20-minute drive away.
Best time to watch: Clear winter days, with snow on the peaks.
Arvidsjaur Swedish Lapland, Sweden
A snowy town in Swedish Lapland, near the Arctic Circle. Arvidsjaur in Swedish Lapland is famous for winter car testing on frozen lakes, dog sledding and long polar nights. On clear winter nights the northern lights can appear overhead.
Best time to watch: Winter, from December to March.