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The article investigates the number of days with snow cover at 268 Alpine climate stations during winter period, from 1961-2000, and its relation with the mean winter temperature over Europe. A physical-statistical model of snow duration, along with hyperbolic tangent function to generate the logistic curve for the snow-temperature relationship were used. Results of the study proves to be valid for the Alpine region and independent against a linear temperature trend. Findings reveal that the snow-temperature sensitivity in the Alpine region is in accordance with earlier estimates for Austria and Switzerland.