Late Skiing?

Scotland...

In France, Les Menuires, Courchevel 1850 or Val Thorens. We tend to stay in Les Menuires in April (CHEAP!!) but it is still slushy going down so VT is in that case a better option. The good thing is that you still have most of the 3V open until around the 24th of April. But take lots of sun block.

We also did an Easter trip to Chatel and although lower I don't remember it being as bad as Les Menuires for slush. Avoriaz too may be an option.

Neiltoo wrote:I was in Verbier the first week in April last year and I thought the snow was pretty good. Sure it was slushy at the bottom but I think that will be the same everywhere in April. Up top the snow was great.

The problem with Verbier is that a lot of people in our family are still inexperienced, and neither of my sisters enjoy skiing up the Medran because they arn't comfortable with the number of people on it. Savolyres was fine at the start of the week but towards the end it started slushing up.

The year before at the same time was a total nightmare, as you can see:

Sorry, double post.

m0t wrote:

Neiltoo wrote:I was in Verbier the first week in April last year and I thought the snow was pretty good. Sure it was slushy at the bottom but I think that will be the same everywhere in April. Up top the snow was great.

The problem with Verbier is that a lot of people in our family are still inexperienced, and neither of my sisters enjoy skiing up the Medran because they arn't comfortable with the number of people on it. Savolyres was fine at the start of the week but towards the end it started slushing up.

The year before at the same time was a total nightmare, as you can see:

But you need to get up Medran and higher still up to Attelas to get the best snow. Mont Fort and the long red back down to La Chaux is high, so I dont think you'd find that slushy in April.
I never found it busy in April, except last run off of the day, but we used to stay until the Carlsberg bar shut, and ski off with the mountain to ourselves )

Skied loads of places in April over the years; been caught in many a blizzard at that time of the year too!

Perhaps it would be best to hold your nerve and book late after consulting snow reports, weather forecasts etc.

I think this year with the credit crunch etc there will be plenty of late deals kicking around, especially with specialist operators - or do what I'm planning to do and travel independently.

I always go to Tignes for my late season. Went 2nd week in April last year just before it closed had three dumps of fresh powder and empty slopes.
However if your worried about knees stick to the glacier and come down on the lift.
It gets slushy near the bottom wherever you go.
My tip would be get a pair of twin tips make skiing slush much easier on the legs.