The New PlanetSKI Snow Report is Out

Tuesday 7th April:

The warm conditions continue in the Alps with Spring conditions across the ski resorts that remain open.

High pressure is sitting over the Alps with the freezing level at over 3,000m.

It is icy first thing and generally the best skiing can be found on north facing slopes.

Though if you time it right, as the ice turns to softer snow, there is some excellent ‘spring snow’ to be found.

Spring skiing in Val Thorens. Image © PlanetSKI

The warm spell is coming to an end with colder conditions later in the week.

The weather will be unsettled over the weekend with some snow forecast in the southern Alps.

If you are planning a final ski trip, and there is still four weeks of the season left in some resorts, then head high.

Zermatt, Switzerland, this week. Image c/o Helen Gillespie/PlanetSKI.

• Spring skiing in Tignes
• PlanetSKI is skiing into Spring in Val Thorens

Spring skiing in Val Thorens. Image © PlanetSKI

More to follow…

Easter Update:

Easter Monday sees high pressure dominating the weather across the Alps.

No fresh snow, but plenty of sunshine with warm temperatures.

After the generally good snowfall over the last couple of weeks in the Alps that means one thing – excellent spring conditions.

Les Menuires, France. Image c/o Vanessa Fisher.

“There is therefore a very healthy late season base in most high resorts, with good cover to relatively low altitudes in some northern areas too,” said Fraser Wilkin from weathertoski.co.uk

“As for snow quality, any un-tracked powder is becoming harder to find,  you will need a good local guide to seek out the remaining stashes on high north-facing slopes.”

Some of the best late-season resort options according to weathertoski are:

Austria

• Ischgl
• Obergurgl 

France:

• Val Thorens
• Val d’Isère
• Tignes
• La Plagne
• Les2Alpes

PlanetSKI has just been in one of them:

• Spring skiing in Val Thorens

Plus the neighbouring resort of Les Menuires:

• PlanetSKI is spring skiing in Les Menuires

Spring skiing in Val Thorens. Image © PlanetSKI

Les Menuires, France. Image © PlanetSKI

PlanetSKI has also been out in Gausta in Norway over Easter:

• We’re in Norway for an Easter ski break

Gausta, Norway. Image © PlanetSKI

Italy

• Cervinia

One of our readers, Helen Gillespie, is currently there.

Cervinia, Italy. Image c/o Helen Gillespie/PlanetSKI.

Cervinia, Italy. Image c/o Helen Gillespie/PlanetSKI.

Switzerland

• Zermatt
• Verbier

However there is considerable avalanche danger in places as the warm temperatures affect the snowpack in the afternoon.

Here’s the situation in Switzerland today.

Image c/o Swiss Institute for Snow & Avalanche Research.

And the ski resort in Europe that claims the deepest snow according to weathertoski?

Arcalis in Andorra with 4m up top.

Who’d have thought it?

There remains some excellent late-season conditions in the mountains of Europe after a great season.

April remains one of PlanetSKI’s favourite times to be in the Alps and we’re planning to be back out shortly after our Easter back in the UK with family and friends.

PlanetSKI at Easter. Image c/o PlanetSKI.

PlanetSKI at Easter. Image c/o PlanetSKI.

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