Brain surgeons battled throughout the night to save the 44-year-old following the horrific fall in the French resort of Meribel on Sunday.
He is still 'fighting for his life' and remains in a coma, said his anaesthetist Jean-Francois Payen, who added: 'We are working hour by hour'.
Speaking at a press conference at the Grenoble Hospital, in eastern France, Mr Payen said: 'We judge him to be in a very serious situation. We cannot predict the future for Michael Schumacher.
Critical: Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher (pictured on the slopes in 2006) has undergone emergency surgery after suffering a brain hemorrhage in a skiing accident in the
French Alps
'On his arrival we examined him clinically and we realised he was in a serious condition, in a coma, with in fact cranial pressure.
'The brain scan showed a number of pieces of information, some intercranial haematoma (internal bleeding) but also some cerebral contusions (bruising of the brain tissue) and oedema (build-up of fluid).
'We operated urgently to try to eliminate the haematoma. After the operation we saw that we had been able to eliminate these haematoma but also sadly the appearance of various bilateral lesions.
'So therefore he was taken to intensive care to try to help.'
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