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Where to ski in end of March/April 2009?

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:18:20 GMT

Hello,

I'm from Australia and looking to find an area in Europe which is good skiing from the 20th March onwards.

Would love to stay in Austria, but also looking for other places which will have good conditions!

Where are some of the areas in Europe which have seasons that run later or have good spring skiing?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Max

Re:Where to ski in end of March/April 2009?

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:56:37 GMT

I would check out Verbier Switzerland, Courchevel, or Chamonix.

Where to ski in end of March/April 2009?

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:14:42 GMT

I skiied the last week of the season in wargrain, austria and thoroughly enjoyed myself! However we were helped massively but about a 30-40cm downfall on day 2 otherwise the snow cover could have been dodgy by day 6! This next am hoping to hit les arcs which should be good due to the amount of skiing and its very high making it good for end of season stuff. Val thorens would be good that time of the year as its something like 3000m's so snow shouldn't be a problem!

Re:Where to ski in end of March/April 2009?

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:08:43 GMT

Check out Saas-Fee, Zermatt, Tignes, Val d'Isere, Verbier, Chamonix, all will have late season skiing. Zermatt is open year round

Re:Where to ski in end of March/April 2009?

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:45:46 GMT

Thanks guys,

Will check out those places!

Cheers

Re:Where to ski in end of March/April 2009?

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:25:04 GMT

What about end of october?

I'd love to do a skiing trip for my 40th but (apart from glacier) october is the inbetween month from southern to northern hemisphere. Am I wrong?

Re:Where to ski in end of March/April 2009?

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:50:07 GMT

I skied have Zermatt in October. Only the glacier was officially open, but folks were skiing back to Trockener Steg anyway. The resort has AFAIK installed some snowmaking since to cover the shortfall. I went on the Swiss Ski Test, booked through the Tourist Office which was a great way to try loads of shiny new skis, 800 pairs were available at the depot at Trockener Steg.

Re:Where to ski in end of March/April 2009?

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:36:24 GMT

Caron - go to www.mountainsun.co.uk
They do trips in October through to December in Tignes, from GBP99 for 3 days. But I think you are right - only the glacier is likely to be open that time of year.

Where to ski in end of March/April 2009?

Sun, 5 Oct 2008 19:42:52 GMT

I skied in Seefeld all last season. By mid March the snow on the lower half was yukky and mushy, especially in the afternoons. Probably Stubai Gletscher (glacier) is better. Maybe the best thing is to look at the altitude. Not much is open in October.

Re:Where to ski in end of March/April 2009?

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:06:06 GMT

Lapland could be an option for October I think, they start to get snow and open in October.

Re:Where to ski in end of March/April 2009?

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:33:51 GMT

jclegg19 wrote:Lapland could be an option for October I think, they start to get snow and open in October.

Yes Lapland opens 15th October, but looking on webcams there does not seem to be much of the white stuff yet.