More Resorts Close this Weekend with a Few Hanging On In

26th April 2025

Last modified on April 27th, 2025

Europe:

Here the ones in the Alps shutting up shop this weekend.

• France: Les Arcs, La Plagne, Chamonix & La Clusaz.
• Austria: Obergurgl.
• Switzerland: Verbier & Saas-Fee.
• Italy: Madonna & Cortina.

Others go until the first weekend of May, with some glacier resorts even longer.

Austria:

• Ischgl (4th May),
• Pitztal (4th May),
• Stubai (11th May),
• Kitzsteinhorn (18th May)
• Kuenertall (18th May)

France:

• Tignes (4th May),
• Val d’Isere (4th May),
• Les2Alpes (4th May, but then re-opens
• Val Thorens (4th May).

PlanetSKI reader, David Morgan, sent us this update from Tignes on Saturday:

“This week was overshadowed by Thursday’s tragic death of, eighteen-year-old, Margot Simond during a practice session for the Red Bull event at Val d’Isere.

“Thoughts are with her family and friends.”

See here for the PlanetSKI report on the tragedy:

• Promising French ski racer dies in training accident in Val d’Isere

“Although much of last week’s snowfall has melted, it helped push back the clock in terms of the season.

“Pistes remain in good condition.”

Another reader, Marcia Nash, has been out on the slopes of Tignes this weekend.

“Higher slopes are holding up well, largely due to the unexpected dump of 1.5m of fresh snow,” said Marcia.

“Pistes are hard / icy until mid morning when they soften to spring snow, turning sticky by mid afternoon.

“Several lifts in Tignes have now  closed – Pacquis, Chaudannes, Marais, Aiguille Rouge, Aiguille Percee, Grand Huit, Chardonnet, Combe Folle, Palet.

Tignes, France. Images c/o Marcia Nash.

Tignes, France. Images c/o Marcia Nash.

“Both glaciers Grande Motte and Pisaillas retain excellent snow conditions all day despite the warm weather.

“I skied from 9 am until almost 4.30 pm today in very good snow conditions and blue sky and sunshine all day.

“Santons was particularly nice at 10 am – firm spring snow and empty.

Snow was very sticky and the only open piste down to the Boisses telecabine was what the Scots would call “broken”.

Tignes, France. Images c/o Marcia Nash.

“Snow was very sticky and the only open piste down to the Boisses telecabine was what the Scots would call “broken”, added Marcia.

Many bars and hotels in Tignes are either closed or are closing:

• La Paillote and La Rosee Blanche (La Daille) on 25 April;
• Jam Bar and Queue de Cochon on 27 April
• The Loop on 30 April.

In Lac – l’Embuscarde and Le Moose in Rue de la Poste and at Val Claret, the Couloir – are staying open.

Final week of season:

Tignes will be very quiet – 26% occupancy (final figure 57% this week) although French school holidays in Zone A (including Tignes) continue until 5 May 2025

The Dutch Family Jam and Ski Club of GB ‘Tignes Takeover’ holidays are in town.

• Ski Club GB heads to Tignes for end of season

A number of instructor training groups from l’École Nationale de Ski et d’Alpinisme (ENSA) groups – the French equivalent of BASI – will be on the slopes.

What’s on:

25 – 27 April – Black Shoes Telemark Weekend – 33rd anniversary of the telemark skiing event.

26 April – 3 May – Tignes Unlimited – a range of free music events including at Bollin and Palet restaurants and top of Toviere.

Black Shoes event, Tignes. Image c/o David Morgan.

Black Shoes event, Tignes. Image c/o David Morgan.

Switzerland:

• Engelberg (4th May)

Italy:

• Val Senales (4th May)
• Cervinia (4th May).

The dates and details are correct at time of posting, but do check with the resorts as the timings may change depending on the weather.

Hintertux in Austria and Zermatt in Switzerland aim to stay open across the summer, but much will depend on conditions.

PlanetSKI was in Hintertux in the summer of 2023:

Hintertux in the summer. Image © PlanetSKI

• PlanetSKI goes summer glacier skiing

Hintertux in the summer. Image © PlanetSKI

Three French ski areas are open in May, June and July after the winter season ends on May 4^th.

Les 2 Alpes has the longest season in France and aims to stay open for just over seven months.

After its ‘official’ winter season ends on May 5^th it continues until the 28^th May and aims to have 1,000 vertical metres of skiing between 2,600m and  3,600m.

Then for the final six weeks of its season from May 29th to July 6th that terrain will reduce to a 400m vertical at the very top of the slopes on its glacier between 3,600 to 3,200m.

The resort’s summer snowpark is set to be open from May 5th to July 6th.

Summer skiing in Les2Alpes. Image © PlanetSKI

Val d’Isère plans to open for summer skiing on its Pisaillas glacier for four weeks from Saturday June 7th to Sunday July 6^th if conditions allow.

Skiing is possible on three runs located between 3,300m and 2,725m altitudes with another four runs reserved for race team training.

Neighbouring Tignes hopes to be the last to shut with four weeks of operations planned from 21st June to 20th July.

The Grande Motte glacier has slopes at an altitude of nearly 3,000 m.

Up to 20 km of glacier runs are available between 3,456 m and 2,724 m.

There is also cross-country skiing on the glacier.

North America

Over in the USA things are drawing to a close too, but some resorts in the USA are open into June and beyond.

Mammoth Mountain in California usually offers skiing and snowboarding  into July, and sometimes into August.

Mammoth Mountain. Image © PlanetSKI

PlanetSKI visited a couple of years ago after resorts in the Alps had closed.

• Skiing Mammoth Mountain in the Spring, Part One
• Skiing Mammoth Mountain in the Spring, Part Two

Mammoth Mountain. Image © PlanetSKI

The California resort of Palisades Tahoe is due to close on May 26th this year:

Palisades Tahoe, California. Image © PlanetSKI

Resorts in Colorado are also open well into May, with one hoping for a June closing:

• Arapahoe Basin – June 8^th
• Breckenridge – May 11^th
• Copper Mountain – May 11^th
• Loveland – May 11th

Breckenridge. Image © PlanetSKI

And in Utah it isn’t quite over yet:

• Brian Head – May 4th
• Brighton – May 18th
• Snowbird – May 26^th
• Solitude – May 11^th

Snowbird, USA. Image © PlanetSKI

Jay Peak in Vermont is scheduled to close on May 4th, with Mt Bachelor in Oregon set to close on May 26th.

Further north in Canada some resorts in Alberta are open into May:

• Lake Louise – May 4th
• Marmot Basin – May 4th
• Sunshine Village – May 19th

PlanetSKI reporter Alex Cove is currently in Alberta and will be reporting from Sunshine Village shortly.

He did three seasons as a ski instructor in the resort and knows a bit about the place.

UK instructor Alex Cove in Sunshine Village, Canada. Image © PlanetSKI.

Sunshine Village, Banff. Image © PlanetSKI.

In British Columbia, Canada, the Blackcomb glacier at Whistler is aiming to be open until May 21st if conditions allow.

Here at PlanetSKI we’ll keep you posted as the season winds down in Europe and North America.

Then we’ll be turning our attentions to the Southern Hemisphere…

Cerro Catedral, Argentina. Image © PlanetSKI

South Island, New Zealand. Image © PlanetSKI

Thredbo, Australia. Image © PlanetSKI

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