If you've been looking for a last minute ski deal, you're probably wondering which resort will have thebest late season snow.. One resort could be having a bumper season and then have a heatwave the week before you go and leave you needing water skis instead of carvers!
It doesn’t matter if you’re going late because you have young kids or if it’s a second (or third) holiday of the season, you don’t want what will probably be your last trip of the year to be marred by poor snow!
Fear not as we’ve picked three super-highresorts ideal for your end of season ski holiday…
Average March/April snow depth: 198cm Resort height: 2100m Top lift height: 3456m
Being the second highest resort in Europe, you would imagine that the snow record in Tignes should be pretty good. Well, it is. Nearly eight metres fell during the 2016/17 season! That’s on a par with the crazy amount of snow they get in North America, and they get a lot!
The resort sits at one end of the Tarentaise Valley. It can’t go any further as the massive 3456m Grande Motte Glacier is in the way. The trip to the top is definitely worth it as, not only do you get to ride in a funicular, the views are just incredible. It’s a true 360 view and definitely one for the ‘panorama’ setting on your camera.
Nearly two metres of snow was the average depth at the end of the season last year. It’s easy to see why when over 60% of the pistes in the whole 300km Tignes -Val d'Isère area are above 2200m. No wonder it’s an end of season mecca for skiers and boarders.
Average March/April snow depth: 195cm Resort height: 2050m Top lift height: 3250m
La Plagne forms the other half of the 425km Paradiski ski area and is just as popular as neighbouring Les Arcs. With 225km on La Plagne’s side of the mountain, you definitely won’t be short of runs to explore. But if you are, simply upgrade your lift pass and head across to Les Arcs on the largest double-decker cable car in the world, the Vanoise Express.
We have a chalet hotel and two chalets in Belle Plagne, one of the 10 villages that make up La Plagne. It sits up at 2050m and everywhere has ski-in ski-out so access to the slopes couldn’t be easier. Our Chalet Hotel Turquoise is particularly pleasant as the weather warms up at the end of the season as there’s a lovely south-facing sun terrace with views out across the pistes and Bellecôte Glacier. It’s the perfect spot for a well-earned cold one at the end of the day.
La Plagne has had over six metres of snow in recent years, and even in March and April, the average snow depth was nearly two metres. Barring a crazy heatwave, snow conditions will stay tip top right to the end of the season.
Average March/April snow depth: 180cm Resort height: 1850m Top lift height: 3230m
You can’t have a late season snow article without mentioning Les Menuires!Its snow record is right up there with the best in the world.
The Three Valleys have seen some bumper conditions in recent years, and by the end of the season thecontinuous average snow depth hovers around the two metre mark -ideal for some excellent spring skiing before a delicious hot chocolate or vin chaud whilst taking in the epic scenery.
Les Menuires doesn't win prizes for its looks, but it is convenient. Many of the hotels, chalets and apartments here are ski-in ski-out - handy when you have 600km of perfectly groomed Three Valley’s pistes on your doorstep. The runs go all the way up to 3230m so conditions are guaranteed to be superb all season.
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