 Poster: A snowHead
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Won't bore with details, but our 3 trip season is in tatters (first world problems!) and we are looking at Courch, which we love. But, we've never been this late, so...
will there be snow?
I get it's Easter hols, so will it be heaving?
Other reasons not to?
Thanks
CG
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It will be wonderful. Plenty snow. Nowhere near as busy as half-term. Sunny lunchtimes with beer and your sleeves rolled up. Best time of year.
Reasons not to go would be if your body is in traction or you are simply stupid 
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We've been the last three years for easter and it's generally great. Last year easter was late so we were there mid-April and it was super hot, I had several days where I skied in a T shirt, jacket tied around waist! That said still good skiing high up, obviously soft in the pm, but lower down the snow was retreating up the mountain so by the end it was broken getting to 1650 and you had to download to La Tania and you could only just about ski to the bottom of Plantrey chair just below Croisette/1850. You also had to download in Masse 1 over at Les Menuires as the runs were broken.
The previous two years, one was fab, tons of coverage right down to 1550 and La Tania, some fresh dumps and pelnty of side piste on offer, the other was also pretty good, but getting thin down at 1550.
We're looking at going away again first week of April this Easter. I'm trying to drag myself away from Courchevel, just for a change and variety, but if I can't find anything I'll be back to Courchevel in a pinch. Queues and business have never been a problem at Easter, the Courchevel side at least. I've had a few queues in Meribel at the main gondola's in Mottaret, but nothing too drastic, and last year it was pretty busy up in VT (a good 10 minute wait for each chair) I guess as everyone went high due to the melting conditions lower down. Anyway Courchevel side I've rarely waited for a lift at Easter, and most are virtually walk on (or rather, slide on  )
Having said that from poking around at accommodation it does seem quite booked up first week of April. Mind you the resort was pretty rammed full for Feb half term and we still never really had to wait more than a few minutes for a lift.
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Cheers Gazza!
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Yes, we (wife and 2 kids) are regulars at that time of the year - going out 24th March this year but have been as late as April 10th going out iirc - and it is great. Slush is great to ski and you can still get squeaky snow at higher altitudes and some dumps of snow.
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Why not the EoSB or the family friendly pre-EoSB? (although the latter may be full). VT not quite as pleasant to be in as Courchevel, but the conditions are more likely to be decent.
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@Charliegolf, to the comments above - they're fair but last year was an exception. I've done the end of season several times in the last dozen years and last year was the first time I have EVER had to walk to the LT gondola in the morning and download in the afternoon. It won't happen this year. You'd need Saharan temperatures to melt the current snow base in April.
Ultimately, it will come down to whether you like Spring skiing or not. The runs above about 2300m will be solid all day but everything else will be temperature dependant. As a general rule, I'd rather be at the VT end of the 3V's in April/May but that hasn't stopped me being in LT/Meribel at season end many times and I'll be in LT this year too. I do like Spring skiing and think slush is fun but not everyone does!
For coverage, I'd expect almost everything to still be open in April because of the current snow depth. Haven't checked but French and UK Easters are usually different dates so it won't be busy. If you're wavering, I'd take the view that this Spring is likely to be the best conditions ever in our lifetime so if not now, never!
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Cheers everyone- I'm sold! (It didn't take much.) All the ducks will need to be in a row, but I'm hopeful.
CG
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