Late March Skiing.

Thanks rusty

Snapzzz come to ADH with us on 30th -)

Late March skiing ...... Livigno good snow warm sunny days and very cold nights, La Thuile warm days not so cold nights runs to village slushy in the afternoon, Passo Tonale cold days and nights snow in good condition in the afternoon be careful although very high the resort is south facing so slopes do get a lot of sun, Adelboden again warm sunny days slopes were in good nic all day.
These were conditions between dates 16th March to the 26th March. Hope it helps 8)

I consider 23rd March to be late. Its spring which often means warm days and cold nights, hence icy pistes early on and sometimes slush or sticky skiing later on.

I have to say I will never run the risk of going somewhere where there wont be snow to ski on, which is why I always pick a ski area with high enough altitude skiing, no matter what time of year. March can often end up being snowier than January as the weather will be more variable that time of year.

I love longer days, sunny afternoons and daylight when youve finished skiing, just as much as I love the cold days, late sunrises and dark descents in January. The 2 are totally different skiing.

I'd always aim to ski with areas above 1800m any time of year, so whilst La Tania itself might struggle, the ski area itself will have tons of great skiing in March.

I''ve skied Sauze d'Oulz and of March and it was 20c in the village when we arrived (ridiculously cheap last minute deal) and then the first morning it turned really cold and they had managed to keep the pistes in great shape, so there will always be skiing provided theres the altitude and the base in place.

I have skied Verbier in April, which had lots of fresh snow overnight and was awesome. I have also skied Serre Che twice in March, and am going again 16th March this year. Its never been bad, and one year in particular the snow was as good as I have ever skied, with great fresh powder off piste.

I dont think you'll have a problem with the 3v but it may take you longer to find the better snow, thats all.

Well, no one has said stay at home!

Went to Courchevel in mid-April one year - and the quality of piste maintenance etc was beyond reproach. Mild temperatures but we did not see a bare patch all week.

Thanks guys, you have given me some confidence. Since my last trip was tainted by man flu i just don't want to make any mistakes with my next.

Thanks again all.

Sure you will make the right decision and find something suitable, even if you end up with some slush lower down, you just have to adapt your skiing (like I did last year, and not particularly successfully), its all good practise.

We went to Tignes the second week of April last year. We had lots of powder and fabulous skiing. It was a very different ski experience to our Christmas week ski trips.

Unfortunately for us, the kids Easter hols fall the last week of April/ first of May. My DH s so obsessed he has been researching if anywhere would still be open.....