More big-name ski areas including St Anton and Verbier, ended their 22-23 ski season at the weekend.
But the topsy-turvy season for weather has seen April become one of the snowiest of the past six months, at leas above around 2,000m altitude.
The result is reported to be great (very) late snow conditions on high slopes and glaciers with temperatures staying close to freezing above 2000-2500m. Many have reported 5-25cm of fresh snowfall almost daily for weeks. There have though been issues with hill fog and gales at times.
About 40 ski areas remain open for the final week of April, most of them staying open at least to May 1st and a dozen or so planning to stay open throughout next month.
Austria's Kaunertal Glacier, pictured above this morning, is open for another four weeks.