Tignes, one of three remaining summer ski destinations in France, says it will aim to open for summer skiing and boarding from 17th June to 23rd July, 2023.
The resort is one of the last still open for winter 22-23 in the Alps and will stay open to May 6th. It is also posting the deepest snowpack in Europe, lying 4.5 metres (15 feet) deep on is glacier with more late season snowfall forecast over the coming week.
The five week season target is one of the shortest yet for the centre which was formerly open for snowsports 365 days a year and most recently aimed to open at least one day every month of the year.
Last summer however it hardly managed to open for summer skiing due to the exceptional spring and summer heat rapidly thawing away glacier snow cover. This year, so far, the snow is lying much deeper and temperatures have been cooler than in 2022.
If fully open Tignes has 20 km of glacier runs between 3,456 m and 2,724 m and also offers cross-country skiing on the Grande Motte glacier.
Of the other French glacier areas Val d'Isere has announced a 4 week summer ski season from 10 June to 7 July on their Pisaillas glacier.
Les 2 Alpes had adjusted its summer ski season to reflect changing weather, moving it forward to run from 1st May then throughout June, closing before temperatures get really hot.