Where can I go in March

I know this sounds silly - but I was skiing up at the Nevis Range in Scotland untill April the 15th last year and dammmmn it was good, well midweek anyway x

Hostel - Beer and believe it or not sunburn........

If its early March, you will probably find good conditions in most of the bigger resorts in France and, indeed, most in Austria. As a general rule, the later in the month you go, the higher you should be looking - typically a resort height of 1,500m+ with plenty of runs above 2,000m. Tignes, Val Thoren, Les Arcs, La Plagne, etc should all be fine while the Arlberg area (e.g. St Anton/Lech) in Austria should also still be pretty good.

As always, it is a bit of a lottery. I can remember one time in Courmeyour in March when we had day-time temperatures of 18C :shock:. Fine in the morning but by mid-afternoon, we were shin deep in porridge. It got to the point where it was pointless skiing below mid-station. On another occasion, we got fresh snow in St Anton at Easter in April :mrgreen:.

VickyC wrote:
Due to other commitments the holiday will need to be postponed until March. Where can we be confident there is snow in France?

definitely stick to a mountain, always more than the coast I find :)

March is part of the main winter season, you don't need to camp on a glacier at 3000m to find snow. Should be good this season, Easter is later so March should be pretty quiet and I'd lay a small wager we'll have about the best skiing of the season.

Ise do you have insider weather knowledge that us mere mortals are not privvy too :?: Or liek the rest of us are you simply wishing it to be true :?:

freezywater wrote:Ise do you have insider weather knowledge that us mere mortals are not privvy too :?: Or liek the rest of us are you simply wishing it to be true :?:

Swiss Residents all pay a weather tax to ensure they get the best conditions :D

freezywater wrote:Ise do you have insider weather knowledge that us mere mortals are not privvy too :?: Or liek the rest of us are you simply wishing it to be true :?:

After 25 years I've a fair idea when it's going to snow ) I'll be skiing from November to May as usual.

I am having to go very late next year. Will the Grand Massif still be OK for Easter April 4-11 2009 ?

I don;t know where's the grand massif, but Alpe d'huez has a glacier and its open until the 26