Where to ski in April? The resorts that hold on in spring

94 resorts keep at least 30 cm of snow on the ground in April in more than 4 winters out of 5. La Flégère comes first with 654 cm on average in April and a ski area up to 2,486 m.

Spring skiing has its followers: long days, sunshine, transformed snow in the morning and terraces in the afternoon, accommodation prices on the way down. The snow still has to hold. For each resort we counted the winters, since 2005, when the ground still carried 30 cm in April.

The resorts below manage it in more than 4 winters out of 5. They break down as follows: Northern Alps (74), Southern Alps (19), Pyrenees (1). In April, the average depth matters as much as the regularity: a deep snowpack in March means skiable pistes until closing, generally mid or late April, sometimes early May on the glaciers.

Watch the closing dates: most resorts stop the lifts between 10 and 25 April, whatever the snow. The official website of each resort, linked on its page, gives the end-of-season date.

Latest reading · 15 October 2026 at 11:23

#	Resort	Range	Snow in April	Measured at	Top	Pistes	Day pass
1	La Flégère	Northern Alps	654 cm · 100%	1,953 m (model)	2,486 m	61 km	—
2	Les Grands Montets Grands Montets	Northern Alps	654 cm · 100%	1,951 m (model)	2,767 m	—	—
3	Les Contamines Évasion Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	182 cm · 100%	1,955 m (model)	2,450 m	—	€45
4	Bonneval sur Arc	Northern Alps	179 cm · 100%	1,815 m (model)	3,000 m	31 km	€32
5	La Rosière Espace San Bernardo	Northern Alps	178 cm · 100%	1,844 m (model)	2,800 m	—	€59
6	Les Arcs Paradiski	Northern Alps	178 cm · 100%	2,273 m (model)	3,226 m	200 km	€78
7	Courchevel Les 3 Vallées	Northern Alps	171 cm · 100%	1,746 m (model)	3,200 m	—	€84.20
8	Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Évasion Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	169 cm · 100%	834 m (model)	2,373 m	—	€65
9	Aime 2000 La Plagne	Northern Alps	166 cm · 100%	2,111 m (model)	3,250 m	—	€58
10	Chamonix-Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	166 cm · 100%	1,048 m (model)	3,300 m	—	—
11	Champagny-en-Vanoise Paradiski	Northern Alps	166 cm · 100%	1,234 m (model)	2,716 m	—	€78
12	La Plagne La Plagne	Northern Alps	166 cm · 100%	1,978 m (model)	3,250 m	—	€58
13	La Plagne Montalbert La Plagne	Northern Alps	166 cm · 100%	2,107 m (model)	2,106 m	—	€56
14	Bourg Saint Maurice Paradiski	Northern Alps	164 cm · 100%	815 m (model)	1,875 m	—	€78
15	Montchavin Paradiski	Northern Alps	164 cm · 100%	1,187 m (model)	1,989 m	—	€78
16	Peisey-Vallandry Paradiski	Northern Alps	164 cm · 100%	1,351 m (model)	3,226 m	—	€71
17	La Grave	Southern Alps	163 cm · 100%	1,523 m (model)	3,532 m	55 km	—
18	Le Chazelet	Southern Alps	163 cm · 100%	1,783 m (model)	2,164 m	22 km	—
19	Le Monêtier-les-Bains Serre Chevalier	Southern Alps	158 cm · 100%	1,465 m (model)	2,750 m	—	€68
20	Aussois	Northern Alps	157 cm · 100%	1,489 m (model)	2,750 m	43 km	€34.50
21	La Norma	Northern Alps	157 cm · 100%	1,387 m (model)	2,750 m	62 km	€42.50
22	Les Karellis	Northern Alps	156 cm · 100%	1,614 m (model)	2,520 m	—	€35
23	Orelle Les 3 Vallées	Northern Alps	155 cm · 100%	987 m (model)	3,242 m	—	€84.20
24	Albiez-Montrond	Northern Alps	154 cm · 100%	1,524 m (model)	2,100 m	35 km	—
25	Brides-les-Bains Les 3 Vallées	Northern Alps	153 cm · 100%	588 m (model)	3,200 m	13 km	€84.20
26	La Tania Les 3 Vallées	Northern Alps	153 cm · 100%	1,355 m (model)	2,305 m	—	€84.20
27	Saint-Martin-de-Belleville Les 3 Vallées	Northern Alps	152 cm · 100%	1,370 m (model)	2,850 m	—	€70
28	Valfréjus	Northern Alps	151 cm · 100%	1,958 m	2,737 m	45 km	€29
29	Le Bettex (Les Belleville) Les 3 Vallées	Northern Alps	145 cm · 100%	1,563 m (model)	2,670 m	—	€84.20
30	Les Menuires Les 3 Vallées	Northern Alps	145 cm · 100%	1,811 m (model)	2,844 m	—	€70
31	Planpraz	Northern Alps	143 cm · 100%	1,970 m	2,502 m	51 km	—
32	Domaine de Praz sur Arly Espace Diamant	Northern Alps	142 cm · 100%	1,005 m (model)	1,981 m	—	€45
33	Hauteluce Val Joly Évasion Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	142 cm · 100%	1,239 m (model)	2,005 m	—	€65
34	Argentière Grands Montets	Northern Alps	141 cm · 100%	1,261 m (model)	3,233 m	—	—
35	Le Tour	Northern Alps	141 cm · 100%	1,464 m (model)	2,247 m	56 km	—
36	Val Cenis	Northern Alps	140 cm · 100%	2,101 m	2,800 m	125 km	€50
37	Méribel Les 3 Vallées	Northern Alps	138 cm · 100%	1,418 m (model)	2,750 m	—	€84.20
38	Val Thorens Les 3 Vallées	Northern Alps	135 cm · 100%	2,356 m	3,200 m	150 km	€84.20
39	La Toussuire Les Sybelles	Northern Alps	134 cm · 100%	1,723 m (model)	2,370 m	—	—
40	Le Corbier Les Sybelles	Northern Alps	134 cm · 100%	1,569 m (model)	2,550 m	—	€60.50
41	Les Bottières Les Sybelles	Northern Alps	134 cm · 100%	1,259 m (model)	2,584 m	—	—
42	Flaine Grand Massif	Northern Alps	132 cm · 96%	1,686 m (model)	2,500 m	—	€63
43	Les Houches Houches / Saint Gervais	Northern Alps	132 cm · 96%	1,004 m (model)	1,900 m	31 km	€59
44	Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval Grand Massif	Northern Alps	132 cm · 96%	786 m (model)	948 m	—	€63
45	Alpe d'Huez Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski	Northern Alps	131 cm · 100%	1,816 m (model)	3,330 m	143 km	—
46	Longchamp 1650 Le Grand Domaine	Northern Alps	130 cm · 100%	1,590 m (model)	2,282 m	—	€59.70
47	Chantemerle Serre Chevalier	Southern Alps	129 cm · 100%	1,357 m (model)	2,480 m	—	€68
48	Serre Chevalier Serre Chevalier	Southern Alps	129 cm · 100%	1,401 m (model)	2,800 m	133 km	€68
49	Termignon	Northern Alps	126 cm · 100%	1,295 m (model)	2,454 m	30 km	—
50	Combloux Évasion Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	126 cm · 96%	993 m (model)	1,930 m	—	€52.50
51	Megève Évasion Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	126 cm · 96%	1,097 m (model)	2,014 m	—	€65
52	Piau-Engaly	Pyrenees	125 cm · 100%	1,860 m	2,529 m	34 km	—
53	Tignes Tignes – Val d’Isère	Northern Alps	124 cm · 100%	2,080 m	3,456 m	—	€78
54	Le Freney-d'Oisans Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski	Northern Alps	123 cm · 100%	924 m (model)	3,311 m	—	—
55	Les Deux Alpes	Northern Alps	123 cm · 100%	1,656 m (model)	3,600 m	220 km	€66
56	Montgenèvre Voie lactée	Southern Alps	118 cm · 100%	1,868 m (model)	2,648 m	95 km	—
57	Molines-en-Queyras	Southern Alps	117 cm · 100%	1,784 m (model)	2,187 m	23 km	—
58	Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise	Northern Alps	114 cm · 96%	1,867 m	2,620 m	97 km	€46
59	Arvieux	Southern Alps	110 cm · 100%	1,686 m (model)	2,079 m	10 km	—
60	La Forêt Blanche	Southern Alps	109 cm · 100%	1,660 m (model)	—	71 km	—
61	Bessans	Northern Alps	108 cm · 100%	1,707 m (model)	1,842 m	1 km	—
62	Ceillac	Southern Alps	107 cm · 100%	1,644 m (model)	2,460 m	8 km	—
63	Combelouvière Le Grand Domaine	Northern Alps	107 cm · 95%	1,267 m (model)	2,516 m	—	€59.70
64	Orcières Merlette 1850	Southern Alps	105 cm · 100%	1,832 m (model)	2,725 m	49 km	€48.50
65	Vars La Forêt Blanche	Southern Alps	101 cm · 94%	1,855 m	2,750 m	—	€58
66	Saint-François-Longchamp Le Grand Domaine	Northern Alps	100 cm · 96%	1,417 m (model)	2,550 m	—	€59.70
67	Sainte-Anne-la-Condamine	Southern Alps	98 cm · 99%	1,824 m (model)	2,427 m	17 km	€26.50
68	Oz-en-Oisans Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski	Northern Alps	98 cm · 94%	1,860 m	2,108 m	—	—
69	Abriès	Southern Alps	97 cm · 98%	1,571 m (model)	2,410 m	28 km	—
70	Arêches-Beaufort	Northern Alps	94 cm · 94%	1,022 m (model)	2,320 m	28 km	€41
71	Bisanne 1500 Espace Diamant	Northern Alps	94 cm · 94%	1,506 m (model)	1,930 m	—	€52
72	Crest-Voland Cohennoz Espace Diamant	Northern Alps	94 cm · 94%	1,212 m (model)	2,069 m	—	€52
73	Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle Espace Diamant	Northern Alps	94 cm · 94%	957 m (model)	2,069 m	—	€52
74	Le Cernix Espace Diamant	Northern Alps	94 cm · 94%	1,244 m (model)	1,930 m	—	€52
75	Les Rafforts	Northern Alps	94 cm · 94%	947 m (model)	1,749 m	44 km	—
76	Les Saisies Espace Diamant	Northern Alps	94 cm · 94%	1,643 m (model)	2,069 m	—	€52
77	Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe Espace Diamant	Northern Alps	94 cm · 94%	1,139 m (model)	2,069 m	—	€52
78	Avoriaz Portes du Soleil	Northern Alps	92 cm · 93%	1,811 m (model)	2,501 m	—	—
79	Auris-en-Oisans Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski	Northern Alps	91 cm · 93%	1,599 m (model)	2,156 m	—	—
80	Chamrousse Chamrousse	Northern Alps	91 cm · 93%	1,725 m (model)	2,250 m	84 km	€44
81	Risoul La Forêt Blanche	Southern Alps	90 cm · 99%	1,128 m (model)	2,570 m	—	—
82	Samoëns 1600 Grand Massif	Northern Alps	89 cm · 97%	1,760 m	2,118 m	—	€63
83	La Giettaz-en-Aravis Évasion Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	89 cm · 92%	1,332 m (model)	1,930 m	—	€65
84	Val-d'Isère Tignes – Val d’Isère	Northern Alps	87 cm · 99%	1,854 m	3,456 m	—	€78
85	Pra-Loup Espace Lumière	Southern Alps	85 cm · 81%	2,100 m	2,503 m	100 km	—
86	Le Sauze	Southern Alps	84 cm · 93%	1,352 m (model)	2,347 m	42 km	—
87	Le Pleynet Les Sept Laux	Northern Alps	83 cm · 92%	1,460 m (model)	2,236 m	—	€43
88	Chaillol 1600	Southern Alps	79 cm · 91%	1,595 m (model)	1,956 m	11 km	—
89	Cordon Évasion Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	76 cm · 84%	911 m (model)	1,538 m	—	€65
90	Les Carroz Grand Massif	Northern Alps	76 cm · 84%	1,148 m (model)	2,109 m	—	€63
91	Romme	Northern Alps	76 cm · 84%	1,304 m (model)	1,561 m	6 km	—
92	Morzine Portes du Soleil	Northern Alps	71 cm · 89%	985 m (model)	2,127 m	—	—
93	Crévoux	Southern Alps	71 cm · 88%	1,572 m (model)	2,393 m	26 km	—
94	Vaujany Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski	Northern Alps	66 cm · 86%	1,720 m	3,200 m	—	€39

Frequently asked questions

Which resorts are open in April?

Those that keep their snow: La Flégère (654 cm on average in April), Les Grands Montets (654 cm on average in April), Les Contamines (182 cm on average in April), Bonneval sur Arc (179 cm on average in April), La Rosière (178 cm on average in April), Les Arcs (178 cm on average in April). The exact closing date is set by each resort, often around 20 April.

Can you ski in May in France?

Only on the glaciers. 20 resorts have pistes mapped on a glacier: Les Deux Alpes (3,600 m), La Grave (3,532 m), Tignes (3,456 m), Val-d'Isère (3,456 m), La Daille (3,455 m), Argentière (3,233 m); their opening in May or in summer is announced each year on the official website.

Is spring snow good to ski?

In the morning, refrozen snow is hard and fast; it turns into pleasant “corn” snow around 10 am, then goes heavy in the early afternoon. Ski early, aim for north-facing slopes in the afternoon, and expect a snowpack melting by several centimetres a day.

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