Best Skiing in April

April is spring skiing: soft snow in the afternoon, firm in the morning. High-altitude and glacier resorts are the safe bets as lower resorts start to close.

Easter weeks are busy; the rest of the month is quiet, and many resorts discount passes and lodging.

Top resorts for April snow

346 resorts are open in April with at least 30 cm of typical snow depth. Ranked 60% on snow depth, 20% on top elevation and 20% on piste kilometres.

#	Resort	Snow depth	Snowfall	Top	Pistes
1	Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia, Breuil-Cervinia Ski ParadiseSwitzerland	470 cm	56 cm	3,899 m	360 km
2	Les ArcsFrance	183 cm	65 cm	3,226 m	200 km
3	4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/ThyonSwitzerland	174 cm	50 cm	3,330 m	412 km
4	Serfaus Fiss LadisAustria	186 cm	75 cm	2,817 m	214 km
5	Silvretta Arena Ischgl/SamnaunAustria	174 cm	63 cm	2,872 m	239 km
6	Winter Park ResortUnited States	158 cm	47 cm	3,676 m	112 km
7	SkiarenaSwitzerland	184 cm	63 cm	2,959 m	71 km
8	Les ContaminesFrance	190 cm	82 cm	2,444 m	120 km
9	Saint-Luc - ChandolinSwitzerland	187 cm	57 cm	3,000 m	53 km
10	Crans-MontanaSwitzerland	179 cm	40 cm	2,872 m	73 km
11	MegèveFrance	177 cm	70 cm	2,353 m	445 km
12	Le Grand MassifFrance	174 cm	73 cm	2,500 m	265 km
13	Val Senales-SchnalstalItaly	3333 cm	44 cm	3,200 m	33 km
14	FormigalSpain	190 cm	82 cm	2,265 m	182 km
15	CourmayeurItaly	213 cm	68 cm	2,755 m	42 km
16	Mürren/SchilthornSwitzerland	187 cm	71 cm	2,949 m	39 km
17	Adelboden - LenkSwitzerland	186 cm	75 cm	2,193 m	200 km
18	CorvigliaSwitzerland	158 cm	47 cm	3,021 m	66 km
19	Galibier-ThaborFrance	154 cm	52 cm	2,738 m	160 km
20	Les Grands MontetsFrance	662 cm	84 cm	3,233 m	26 km
21	Red Lodge MountainUnited States	259 cm	53 cm	2,857 m	34 km
22	Meiringen - HaslibergSwitzerland	196 cm	70 cm	2,433 m	60 km
23	Silvretta MontafonAustria	163 cm	64 cm	2,430 m	140 km
24	Stubaier GletscherAustria	163 cm	61 cm	3,212 m	43 km
25	ValmorelFrance	155 cm	57 cm	2,550 m	165 km
26	Corvatsch-FurtschellasSwitzerland	144 cm	61 cm	3,303 m	120 km
27	Alpe d'Huez Grand DomaineFrance	132 cm	70 cm	3,330 m	250 km
28	LaaxSwitzerland	132 cm	48 cm	3,018 m	224 km
29	Kirkwood Mountain ResortUnited States	173 cm	51 cm	2,892 m	37 km
30	Solitude Mountain ResortUnited States	157 cm	65 cm	3,197 m	39 km
31	SeeAustria	154 cm	40 cm	2,567 m	88 km
32	Albiez-MontrondFrance	158 cm	54 cm	2,012 m	310 km
33	Val di FassaItaly	155 cm	57 cm	2,438 m	78 km
34	ArabbaItaly	155 cm	67 cm	2,533 m	62 km
35	Les Deux AlpesFrance	122 cm	64 cm	3,600 m	220 km
36	Melchsee-FruttSwitzerland	778 cm	82 cm	2,232 m	34 km
37	ValtournencheItaly	174 cm	43 cm	3,096 m	27 km
38	Pitztaler GletscherAustria	157 cm	55 cm	3,424 m	29 km
39	Grand Targhee ResortUnited States	144 cm	61 cm	3,003 m	56 km
40	Mammoth MountainUnited States	129 cm	43 cm	3,369 m	83 km

Snow depth, snowfall and temperature are 2020-24 monthly averages from Open-Meteo's historical weather data at each resort's coordinates. They are modelled values for the area, not the resort's own snow reports, so treat them as a guide to typical conditions.