Snow has continued falling in the Alps this week after the weather across the region turned wintry again last week.
The pattern mirrors the cold and snowy spring of 2023 which saw snow depths continue to build over a month after the usual snow depths peak in early March.
April has seen bases gradually fall from a high of 5.8m at Laax in Switzerland at the start of the month but the latest snowfall has pushed some back up again.
About 50 ski areas remain open for the final weekend of April in Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland for the final week of April.
The Glacier 3000 ski area near Gstaad (pictured above yesterday) claimed on social media it has had 1.5 metres (five feet) of snowfall in 72 hours on Friday. For most other areas the numbers are 25-50cm in the same period with snowfall, on and off, for most of the past 8-10 days.
Saas Fee, which is due to end its 23-24 season on Sunday, saw its base go back over 5 metres after a 45cm (18") accumulation there.
About 30 ski areas in the region plan to stay open to at least 1st May.
April 20th will by Easter Sunday next year so skiers and travel companies will be hoping that late season snowfall is the case for a third year running in 2025.