Skiing in April?

[docevi1]

There is a group of 6 of us who would like to go skiing, but the only time we can is the first week in April and I'm not so sure where we expect there to be good skiing...

We had planned to head up to Lapland, but due to distance & costs ( upwards of £900) we are looking at alternatives, any ideas?

[singh911]

I'd go high up. Check snow reports first and book last minute. Some of the best skiing i've ever done has been in april, but check weather first.

Ajit.

[Jonna_Rex]

We´ve got plenty of snow... Waves for Lapland.

[catso]

Cervinia, Italy has a long season with Skiing until May and Glacier Skiing throughout the summer, it also links to Zermatt in Switzerland.

www.cervinia.it/

[wd*]

I can recommend a company who hires out ski wear

[baron bashoneov]

We go to Cervinia most years early April and the snow is good.
A bit slushy on the lower slopes at the end of the day but the skiing
higher up is fantastic, food is excellent in the village with good apres ski
also it is not as expensive as other resorts.
Flights to Turin for 5 of us with BA are £400 total.

[d-man]

Pretty much echoing what's already been said, but go somewhere high and preferably book late and you should be fine. Skiing is likely to be of the fast in the morning, soft in the afternoon variety and it might well be very hot (I've regularly seen 20C+ skiing in April, which is quite odd).

You only problem is that Easter is late this year and the school holidays start the first week in April, so it might be quite busy.

[timmartin]

i have been to Andorra in late march. very cheap and the snow was still very good.

I went to Risoul with the University Snowsports Council last April and it was raining, rocks on the piste... rubbish!

Val D'isere in january was exquisite, and turin looks quite nice at the moment

[ATG]

From what I saw last week there's going to have to be a lot of fresh snow to keep conditions in the Alps OK into April.

[docevi1]

fantastic, thanks for the information

[Plotloss]

Theres snow deep into April at Whistler usually, will be a little more than a European trip though.

Best ski-ing on earth mind you...

[FUGatso]

St. Anton

[skibum]

Tignes - Resort is at 2100m and the Grande Motte Glacier is at 3655m... Stay high up.

[Marki]

Val Thorens ,, you can ski from 3,300 mts all the way back to the town at 2,300mts always some good snow even in April

[bad_roo]

d-man said:

book late

Most important couple of words in the thread.

Hold on until the week before, assess the snow conditions across Europe and then dive in and book wherever looks like having the deepest snow.

[Zod]

I've been loads of times in the first week of April and never had snow issues. It can be fantastic with real warmth at lunchtime to sit out and enjoy a great meal.