The Season of 2025/26 Draws to a Close
Les Arcs, La Plagne & Verbier were amoung resorts ending their seasons on Sunday 26th April.
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Tignes, Argentiere, Cervinia, Engelberg, Ischgl, & Pitztal call it a day next Sunday on May 3rd.
“There’s still a lot snow to ski in Tignes and Val d’Isere during the last week of the 25/26 season,” said PlanetSKI reader, David Morgan.
“Beautiful spring weather continues with freeze/thaw conditions.”
Spring skiing in Tignes. Image c/o David Morgan.
“Pistes are hard first thing but are quickly softening up particularly on south facing slopes.
“Despite the warm temperatures, some good spring snow pitches can be found off piste if you are in the right place at the right time.
“Tignes is now very quiet with just 34.5% occupancy and Val d’Isere has 29%.
“In Tignes the Les BrĂ©vières sector and many bars are closed.”
Spring skiing in Tignes. Image c/o David Morgan.
And the marmots are out.
Spring in Tignes. Image c/o David Morgan.
Tignes is rounding off the winter with the second edition of the Tignes Unlimited Festival, from 25th April to 3rd May 2026.
Tignes Unlimited Festival. Image c/o Tignes-Officiel.
There are several stages spread across the slopes and in the resort, including one at an altitude of 2,704m (Tovière).
The Tignes Unlimited EDM festival features open-air concerts, daytime DJ sets right on the slopes, and festive evenings in the resort.
The first weekend in May is traditionally seen as the end of the main European ski season.
Argentiere, Chamonix Valley, France.
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However, after that the Austrian glacier resorts of Stubai (May 17th), Kaunertal (May 25th), Kitzsteinhorn (May 25th) and Moltal (tbc) remain open.
We have skied in Stubai near Innsbruck in the second half of May with fresh powder snow falling.
Stubai in May. Image © PlanetSKI
Hintertux in Austria and Zermatt in Switzerland continue to be open across the summer if the weather conditions allow.
Zermatt, Switzerland, this week. Image c/o Helen Gillespie/PlanetSKI.
The French glacier resort of Les2Alpes used to offer summer skiing.
Summer glacier skiing in Les2Alpes. Image © PlanetSKI
Now Les2Alpes shuts its winter season on Sunday May 3rd and then re-opens on Monday May 4th for its ‘Spring Season’ that ends on July 5th.
Les2Alpes in the summer. Image © Claire McAteer/PlanetSKI
So if you fancy a late and last-minute trip to the mountains there is still something on offer in the Alps.
Over in the USA the resorts of Alta, Loveland and Big Sky shut on Sunday, April 26.
One resort, Breckenridge, re-opened for a day on Saturday 25 April after some fresh snow
After a poor winter in the US Rockies there has been some late-season snowfall with some areas pushing back their closing dates.
Fresh snowfall in April has extended the ski season at Palisades Tahoe in California. Â
In California Mammoth Mountain remains open.
Mammoth Mountain. Image © PlanetSKI
In Colorado another storm is rolling in with plenty of rain forecast, and snow at altitude in the mountains.
Arapahoe Basin in Colorado has announced it will be offering skiing until Sunday, May 3rd.
The resort’s season will have lasted 194 days – the longest this season in Colorado.
A-Basin will tie with Copper Mountain Resort for the latest closing in Summit County this year, as Copper, originally slated to close April 26, announced last week it has extended its season through to May 3rd.
- Vail Resorts announced 25% drop in visitors to its resorts in the Rockies
- Poor snow season for US resorts
In Montana the Flathead Avalanche Center is warning backcountry skiers to exercise caution in northwest Montana mountains as new snow has created dangerous avalanche conditions.
The Flathead Avalanche Center Director, Blase Reardon, said new spring snow is causing avalanches on wind-loaded slopes near ridgelines.
He said avalanche danger is higher at elevations above 6,000 feet, especially on steep slopes.
Advice: Resort openings at this time of year are highly dependent on the snow conditions so do check with the resorts for their latest information about openings and closings.Â
We have done our very best to ensure that all dates are accurate, but changes are made.
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