Best Skiing in May

In May only a handful of high-altitude and glacier areas are still open in the northern hemisphere, and conditions depend heavily on how much snow fell over the winter.

Slopes are quiet, but check each resort's closing date before you book.

Top resorts for May snow

41 resorts are open in May 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	467 cm	89 cm	3,899 m	360 km
2	Silvretta Arena Ischgl/SamnaunAustria	134 cm	74 cm	2,872 m	239 km
3	Val Senales-SchnalstalItaly	3333 cm	66 cm	3,200 m	33 km
4	BreckenridgeUnited States	87 cm	29 cm	3,914 m	153 km
5	Stubaier GletscherAustria	124 cm	77 cm	3,212 m	43 km
6	Pitztaler GletscherAustria	124 cm	74 cm	3,424 m	29 km
7	Arapahoe Basin Ski AreaUnited States	72 cm	46 cm	3,978 m	54 km
8	Lake Louise Ski AreaCanada	83 cm	37 cm	2,637 m	80 km
9	Hovden AlpinsenterNorway	162 cm	12 cm	1,182 m	32 km
10	Mammoth MountainUnited States	70 cm	14 cm	3,369 m	83 km
11	キロロリゾート, Kiroro ResortJapan	193 cm	29 cm	1,180 m	23 km
12	HemavanSweden	123 cm	33 cm	1,131 m	37 km
13	Banff Sunshine VillageCanada	71 cm	33 cm	2,731 m	77 km
14	Hudson Bay MountainCanada	90 cm	12 cm	1,664 m	43 km
15	Oppdal SkisenterNorway	92 cm	19 cm	1,330 m	41 km
16	Kicking Horse ResortCanada	76 cm	13 cm	2,418 m	46 km
17	Loveland Basin Ski AreaUnited States	65 cm	43 cm	3,867 m	48 km
18	Les Deux AlpesFrance	53 cm	56 cm	3,600 m	220 km
19	Whitewater Ski ResortCanada	70 cm	25 cm	2,061 m	53 km
20	Hemsedal skisenterNorway	110 cm	10 cm	720 m	31 km
21	SnowbirdUnited States	59 cm	33 cm	3,353 m	93 km
22	BjörnrikeSweden	117 cm	46 cm	947 m	22 km
23	Palisades Tahoe Olympic ValleyUnited States	63 cm	18 cm	2,758 m	69 km
24	Whistler BlackcombCanada	60 cm	26 cm	2,284 m	200 km
25	志賀高原 焼額山スキー場, Shiga Kogen Yakebitaiyama Ski Area, 焼額山スキー場Japan	79 cm	19 cm	2,002 m	17 km
26	NakiskaCanada	69 cm	24 cm	2,263 m	33 km
27	Mount Washington Alpine ResortCanada	64 cm	29 cm	1,588 m	50 km
28	Val Thorens - OrelleFrance	40 cm	28 cm	3,230 m	150 km
29	Palisades Tahoe Alpine MeadowsUnited States	63 cm	26 cm	2,633 m	35 km
30	Killington ResortUnited States	53 cm	46 cm	1,293 m	104 km
31	Panorama Mountain ResortCanada	45 cm	9 cm	2,450 m	74 km
32	ÅreSweden	43 cm	19 cm	1,274 m	122 km
33	ObertauernAustria	34 cm	31 cm	2,313 m	100 km
34	MyrkdalenNorway	63 cm	40 cm	1,067 m	24 km
35	TänndalenSweden	50 cm	8 cm	1,015 m	26 km
36	KvitfjellNorway	36 cm	6 cm	1,039 m	34 km
37	Troll ResortCanada	33 cm	11 cm	1,532 m	34 km
38	Levin hiihtokeskus, Levi Ski ResortFinland	30 cm	13 cm	530 m	51 km
39	BydalsfjällenSweden	30 cm	7 cm	1,000 m	44 km
40	Rukatunturi, RukaFinland	34 cm	8 cm	493 m	25 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.