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Late Skiing

Tuesday 12th February 2008 at 7:52:48 PM

Splitter
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How late can you go skiing in Europe?

Where's the best place for late skiing?                   

 
 
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Sunday 17th February 2008 at 10:48:28 AM

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Most of the Alpine resorts close in late April or early May. Here in the Pyrenees it is slightly earlier - around the middle of April. In most places the close date is determined by a lack of customers rather than a lack of snow - from spring onwards people are thinking about going to the beach rather than skiing (this has always baffled me, but then I'd happily ski all year round and beaches just don't do it).

When thinking about where to go, higher is better - in April the lower slopes will often be getting patchy, and you may need to take a lift down at the end of the day in some places. A number of Alpine resorts also offer skiing in the summer on glaciated terrain, for example Tignes or Les Deux Alpes in France. Other places to consider are the Trois Vallees (3 Valleys) resorts, Val D'Isere, Avoriaz, Chamonix, Zermatt, Verbier, Les Arcs. All these and many others will have great skiing in April - I have skied at most of them in April and never had a bad week, whereas I have had plenty of poor snow weeks skiing in early January.

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Sunday 17th February 2008 at 1:19:10 PM

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Myself, I'll be going to Engelberg, Switzerland in March (7th-14th)
 
Can't wait to experience a week of skiing both groomed runs and off-piste about 3 kilometres above sea-level, and then ending each day with a little after-ski.
 
Damn, a cold beer sure taste great after being out in the fresh air and the snow all day long!
 
 
 


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Sunday 17th February 2008 at 4:25:22 PM

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Chamonix for me, late march. always go late, better weather, beter prices, and quieter.
 
 
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Monday 18th February 2008 at 5:06:24 PM

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johnjdurkin posted the following on Sunday 17th February 2008
Chamonix for me, late march. always go late, better weather, beter prices, and quieter.


Couldn't agree more. In fact I plan a jaunt to Chamonix after our Andorran close date in mid-April.
 
 
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Monday 25th February 2008 at 1:14:25 PM

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Skiing anywhere in the Spring is pretty fun. Chamonix is beautiful, but I would suggest going to a smaller European resort town.
 
 
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Thursday 14th July 2011 at 12:44:30 AM

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Skiing is one of the great sports you'll never forget. At first you may find it difficult but as times past you'll learn it automatically. All you need is determination to learn about this sport.
 
 
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