Summer Skiing in the Alps, Scandinavia, North America & Beyond
12th June 2026
Last modified on July 6th, 2026
Another ski resort in the Alps has opened for summer glacier skiing. There’s some skiing in Scandinavia and North America. UPDATED
Tignes in France opened on the first weekend of June and it brought the total number of glacier ski areas in France to three, as it joined Val d’Isere and Les2Alpes.
Les2Alpes is now shut as it ended operations on the first weekend of July
Tignes plans to open runs on the Grande Motte glacier to 19th July, but that is dependent on conditions.
Val d’Isère opened for summer skiing on June 6th.
It had initially announced a three week opening, but now says it hopes to offer summer glacier skiing for five weeks to 12th July if conditions permit.
The resort offers skiing and riding on the Pisaillas Glacier accessed via the Col de l’Iseran, with slopes divided up between race team training and the general skiing public.
Summer ski terrain is located between 2,725m and 3,197m and served by the Cascade chairlift and Montets drag lifts.
Three runs open to the public:
- Moraine
- Montet
- Combe du Géant
Our Tignes and Val d’Isere winter snow reporter, Steve Angus, sent us these images and videos from the slopes last month:
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Summer skiing in Val d’Isere. Image © Steve Angus/PlanetSKI
Summer skiing in Val d’Isere. Image © Steve Angus/PlanetSKI
Summer skiing in Val d’Isere. Image © Steve Angus/PlanetSKI
Summer skiing in Val d’Isere. Image © Steve Angus/PlanetSKI
Steve’s 12-year old daughter, Olivia, has been out on the slopes race training.
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And here are some images from Olivia:
Summer skiing in Val d’Isere. Image © Olivia Angus/PlanetSKI
Summer skiing in Val d’Isere. Image © Olivia Angus/PlanetSKI
Other resorts open in the Alps:
- Zermatt/Cervinia (Switzerland/Italy)
- Hintertux (Austria)
- Les2Alpes (France)
- Passo Stelvio (Italy)
The glacier area of Zermatt/Cervinia is now the only ski area in the Alps that aims to be open 365 days a year.
It can be accessed from the Swiss and Italian sides.
Cervinia made its announcement of year-round skiing earlier as a new lift improves access.
Cervinia, Italy. Image c/o Warren Smith Ski Academy.
Hintertux in Austria used to try to open all year.
It remains open at the moment, but it is now set to close on 26th July.
“After that, we’ll enjoy the glacier summer to the fullest off the slopes,” said the resort.
Skiing is expected to restart in September 2026 and the ‘Hintertux Park Opening’ is scheduled for early October.
Hintertux does not say whether this is a permanent end to year-round skiing, or just for this year.
Passo Stelvio in Italy offers glacier skiing across the summer months and is hoping to stay open until the end of October.
It can have up to 20km of pistes open between 2,758m and 3,450m, though this usually goes down as the conditions deteriorate.
Another ski area that will be open later in the summer is Saas-Fee:
- Saas-Fee in Switzerland (18th July to 31st October)
For a detailed look at the options in June see this article from our good friends over at weathertoski.co.uk:
In Scandinavia, the Galdhopiggen Sommerskisenter is currently open in Norway, though Stryn has now shut.
USA
- Timberline Lodge, Oregon
- Beartooth Basin, Wyoming
In South America, Cerro Bayo in Argentina is open with other areas, including Las Lenas, fnow open.
In Chile, Portillo is open.
Do check back for the latest updates…
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