18th September 2024
With the current snow within the Alps getting us wanting ahead to winter our mates at Maison Sport have produced a useful publish about opening dates. NEW
The vast majority of ski resorts in Europe open firstly of December and shut in the direction of the tip of April.
It’s vital to notice that the dates supplied are preliminary and topic to vary as resort opening dates are projected and could also be up to date.
SKI RESORTS IN FRANCE
France. Picture © PlanetSKI.
Tignes: 23 Nov 2024-25 April Might 2025
Val Thorens: 23 Nov 2024-4 Might 2025
Val d’Isere: 30 Nov 2024-26 April 2025
Alpe d’Huez: 30 Nov 2024-21 April 2025
Les 2 Alpes: 30 Nov 2024-4 Might 2025
Courchevel: 6 Dec 2024-21 April 2025
Les Menuires: 7 Dec 2024-21 April 2025
Megeve: 7 Dec 2024 (partial opening)-6 April 2025
Meribel: 7 Dec 2024-21 April 2025
Avoriaz: 13 Dec 2024-21 April 2025
Morzine: 13 Dec 2024-21 April 2025
Flaine: 14 Dec 2024-21 April 2025
Samoens:14 Dec 2024-21 April 2025
La Plagne: 4 Dec 2024-18 April 2025
Les Arcs: 14 Dec 2024-26 April 2025
Les Will get: 21 Dec 2024-6 April 2025
Chamonix: 21 Dec 2024 – 4 Might 2025
SKI RESORTS IN AUSTRIA
SkiWelt, Tirol, Austria. Picture © PlanetSKI
Zell am See: 12 October 2024 (Kitzsteinhorn) – 21 April 2025
Soelden: 14 Nov 2024-4 Might 2025
Ischgl: 28 Nov 2024-4 Might 2025
St Anton: 04 Dec 2024-22 April 2025
Lech: 04 Dec 2024-22 April 2025
Mayrhofen: 6 Dec 2024-21 April 2025
Kitzbuehel: 23 Nov 2024-6 April 2025
SKI RESORTS IN ITALY
Italy Flag. Picture © PlanetSKI
Cervinia: 26 Oct 2024-4th Might 2025
Livigno: 30 Nov 2024-1 Might 2025
Bormio: 30 Nov 2024-6 April 2025
Courmayeur: 30 November 2024-6 April 2025
Champoluc: 6 Dec 2024-13 April 2025
Cortina: TBC
Madonna: TBC
Sauze d’Oulx: TBC
Sestriere: TBC
Abertone: TBC
SKI RESORTS IN SWITZERLAND
Zermatt, Switzerland. Picture © PlanetSKI
Grindelwald/Wengen: | 16 Nov 2024-27 April 2025
St Moritz: 23 Nov 2024-4 Might 2025
Zermatt: 30 Nov 2024-27 April 2025
Verbier: 7 Dec 2024-21 April 2025
Andermatt-Sedrun: 14 Dec 2024-6 April 2025
Gstaad: 14 Dec 2024-16 March 2025
Engelberg: TBC
Saas-Price: TBC
Crans-Montana: TBC
Ski Season in Europe: What to Count on Every Month
The European ski season sometimes spans from late November to mid to late April.
Nonetheless, the perfect timing to your snowboarding could differ relying in your preferences.
In December, you may anticipate a tranquil snowboarding atmosphere with comparatively much less crowded slopes, which is very advantageous for rookies and intermediates.
Snowboarding in the course of the vacation season provides a festive contact to your expertise, as resorts adorn their environment with glowing lights and Christmas decorations.
January is famend for its considerable snowfall and colder temperatures.
For seasoned skiers, this implies the chance to discover extra terrain, as all hyperlinks between ski areas are sometimes open by this time.
This month can be comparatively much less crowded, making it a superb alternative for rookies who want ample house to follow their snowboarding expertise.
February brings a full of life environment to the resorts, due to half-term household ski holidays.
Resorts are bustling with actions throughout this era, making it an pleasing time for households.
March and April are characterised by longer sunlight hours, milder temperatures and quieter slopes.
These months are good for these in search of a extra relaxed snowboarding expertise beneath the clear blue skies.
The snow tends to be softer, which is advantageous for rookies seeking to enhance their expertise.
See right here for our earlier PlanetSKI article about Maison Sport’s resort guides:
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About Maison Sport
Maison Sport was created by a crew of trade professionals with over 25 years of ski instructing expertise.
All ex-British ski crew members & totally certified ski instructors, the founding crew at Maison Sport have efficiently labored collectively over the previous 8 years.
The imaginative and prescient for Maison Sport was conceived after the trio acquired a conventional ski college in France, the place income has since elevated round 10 instances.
Witnessing an antiquated method of reserving classes, they noticed a possibility to unravel an issue for patrons and ski instructors, by utilizing a know-how platform to attach the 2 events collectively straight.
Maison Sport affords decreased prices to the client of as a lot as 50% and supplies a extra moral and worthwhile follow for the instructors, who sustain 93% of the price of the teachings.
Very like many profitable marketplaces, considered one of Maison Sport’s key promoting factors is its distinctive teacher opinions, solely left by previous prospects, which allow new prospects to make knowledgeable selections about their ski or snowboard classes.
At present, the Maison Sport market consists of greater than 400 resorts and over 1,300 trusted, certified instructors throughout France, Switzerland, Italy and Austria.
In France, Maison Sport’s teacher pool is second solely to the Ecole de Ski Francais, an organization that was based in 1937.
