twenty ninth April 2026
A couple of resorts keep on after this coming weekend however the final essential ones are set to name it a day after some glorious spring circumstances. NEW
Val Thorens, Tignes, Val d’Isere, Argentiere (Chamonix) Ischgl, Cervinia and Pitztal have their ultimate day on Sunday Might third.
Spring snowboarding in Val Thorens. Picture © PlanetSKI
Spring snowboarding in Val Thorens. Picture © PlanetSKI
One in all our common readers, David Morgan, up to date us from Tignes earlier this week.
“There’s nonetheless quite a bit snow to ski in Tignes and Val d’Isere over the last week of the 25/26 season,” mentioned David.
“Lovely spring climate continues with freeze/thaw circumstances.”
Spring snowboarding in Tignes. Picture c/o David Morgan.
“Pistes are onerous very first thing however are shortly softening up significantly on south going through slopes,” he mentioned.
“Regardless of the nice and cozy temperatures, some good spring snow pitches will be discovered off piste in case you are in the proper place on the proper time.
“Tignes is now very quiet with simply 34.5% occupancy and Val d’Isere has 29%.
“In Tignes the Les Brévières sector and plenty of bars are closed.”
One other reader, Helen Gillespie, has despatched in some pictures.
Finish of season in Tignes/Val d’Isere. Picture c/o Helen Gillespie/PlanetSKI.
Finish of season in Tignes/Val d’Isere. Picture c/o Helen Gillespie/PlanetSKI.
Finish of season in Tignes/Val d’Isere. Picture c/o Helen Gillespie/PlanetSKI.
We now have additional movies from Tignes/Val d’Isere on the finish of this submit…
Les2Alpes additionally ends its winter season on Sunday, however then promptly re-opens the subsequent day on Monday Might 4th for its spring/summer season season on the glacier.
It goes by means of to July fifth.
Summer season glacier snowboarding in Les2Alpes. Picture © PlanetSKI
Les2Alpes in the summertime. Picture © Claire McAteer/PlanetSKI
After this weekend some Austrian glacier resorts stay open:
Stubai (Might seventeenth),Kaunertal (Might twenty fifth),Kitzsteinhorn (Might twenty fifth)Moltal (tbc)
We now have skied in Stubai close to Innsbruck within the second half of Might with contemporary powder snow falling.
Stubai in Might. Picture © PlanetSKI
Hintertux in Austria and Zermatt in Switzerland proceed to be open throughout the summer season if the climate circumstances enable.
Zermatt, Switzerland, this week. Picture c/o Helen Gillespie/PlanetSKI.
It looks like the marmots might be having the slopes to themselves very shortly…
Spring in Tignes. Picture c/o David Morgan.
And listed below are these promised movies from Tignes/Val d’Isere:
Recommendation: Resort openings at the moment of 12 months are extremely depending on the snow circumstances so do verify with the resorts for his or her newest details about openings and closings.
We now have achieved our absolute best to make sure that all dates are correct, however adjustments are made.
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