May has begun with heavy snowfall above about 1800m across much of the Alps. About 30 ski areas are still open for winter 22-23, although a chunk of these are due to close at the end of today.
In France, Tignes saw rain to about 2,000m yesterday (April 30th) but increasingly good snow conditions over the 1500 vertical metres of slopes above. May has started with slightly lower temperatures and very heavy snowfall giving white out conditions. The picture above was taken at 7am on May 1st, 2023
Skies are however due to clear from Tuesday giving the potential for a fabulous final week of the season. Neighbouring Val d'Isere as well as Val Thorens in the 3 Valleys are the two other French resorts still open until next weekend.
A fourth French resort, Les 2 Alpes, will open for two months of glacier late spring/summer skiing on Tuesday, May 2nd.