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Northern Hemisphere Summer Skiing - Provisional Dates

Northern Hemisphere Summer Skiing - Provisional Dates

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Admin posted Mar-2016

Thanks to some intelligence gathering by our intrepid news editor, here's a quick heads-up on some options for late season and summer skiing in the Northern Hemisphere this year.

NOTE - All dates are provisional and subject to operational constraints and snow conditions nearer the time!

Open (almost) All Year
Hintertux
Timberline (Closes in September for 2/3 weeks)
Zermatt

April
29 - Opening : Folgefonn Glacier

May
1 (Sunday) - Opening : Dachstein Glacier Begins Summer operations (through to start of winter 2016)
8 (Sunday) - Closing : Tignes, Val Thorens, Molltal and Solden Glaciers, Val Senales Glacier, Lake Louise, Marmot Basin. Squaw Valley announced open at least to May 8th, may extend further.
9 (Monday) - Closing : Ruka.
22 (Sunday) - Closing : Cervinia (open weekends in May), Engelberg.
23 (Monday) - Closing : Sunshine (Pond Skimming World Champs)
28 (Saturday) - Opening : Stryn Glacier, Passo Stelvio Glacier, Beartooth Basin
29 (Sunday) - Closing : Kaunertal and Stubai Glaciers, Mt Bachelor (Open weekends in May).
30 (Monday) - Closing : Whistler (Blackcomb mountain)

June
4 (Saturday) - Opening : Galdhoppigen.
10 (Friday) - Opening : Whistler.
18 (Saturday) - Opening : Les 2 Alpes, Molltal Glacier.
25 (Saturday) - Opening : Cervinia.
26 (Sunday) - Closing : Beartooth Basin, Riksgransen.

July
2 (Saturday) - Opening : Tignes.
16 (Saturday) - Opening : Saas Fee opens (skiing to noon daily).
18 (Monday) - Closing : Whistler.
19 (Tuesday) - Closing : Stryn Glacier.
24 (Sunday) - Closing : Kitzsteinhorn Glacier.

August
27 (Saturday) - Closing : Les 2 Alpes.
28 (Sunday) - Closing : Tignes.
28 (Sunday) - Saas Fee extends daily opening hours to 1pm daily.

September
(Pitztal, Kaunertal, Kitzsteinhorn, Val Senales re-opens?)
4 (Sunday) - Closing : Cervinia, Folgefonn Glacier.
21 (Wednesday) - Solden scheduled glacier season start subject to snow condition.

October
(Engelberg will re-open early-mid Oct depending on conditions…; Cervinia at weekends? Tignes? Diavolezza? Ruka?)
1 (Saturday) - Stubai projected opening date.
2 (Sunday) - Saas Fee extends daily opening hours to 2pm daily.

November
6 (Sunday) - Closing : Galdhoppigen.
The Admin Man