late season schladming

can't go skiing high season this year but I have a chance to go to schladming on 9th April for a week. Rumour about that the resort closes 1 week after Easter Sunday. I know the resort is low-lying. Anyone got any experience of late season skiing here?
I know I can get to Obertauern in 30 mins by car so not really worried but any info would help - cheers

Hi, welcome to the forum. Never actually skied Schladming myself so don't know what its like, this link might help until someone who has been there can answer properly. The Ski Club have more detailed snow history but you have to be a member!

http://www.igluski.com/austria/schladming-snow-history_25545

Going there in January.
For April I would expect lower part of the mountain to be green (with narrow white pistes) but good snow and skiing on upper runs.
I was in nearby Flachau on 1st Of April last winter and there were masses of snow down to the valley level, but after we left temperatures were high with lots of sun and it was melting quickly on lower parts.

Have skied in Scladming 5 times and a fine place it is. That being said that was always in January, but they have one of the biggest snow cannon infrastructures in Austria.

According to the info I have read, Schladming is best early season.

Tony_H wrote:According to the info I have read, Schladming is best early season.

Respectfully beg to differ Tony, on each of the last four years, March has retained the best average snow depth on the Upper slopes.

Month Lower Slope Average(cm) Upper Slope Average(cm)

April 2009 38cm 101cm
March 2009 98cm 196cm
February 2009 92cm 162cm
January 2009 100cm 130cm
December 2008 53cm 97cm
November 2008 12cm 30cm

April 2008 10cm 29cm
March 2008 60cm 162cm
February 2008 20cm 160cm
January 2008 75cm 160cm
December 2007 51cm 148cm
November 2007 22cm 130cm

April 2007 0cm 53cm
March 2007 7cm 95cm
February 2007 9cm 69cm
January 2007 6cm 57cm
December 2006 3cm 46cm
November 2006 1cm 14cm