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Any tips on good resorts in March, I know the higher the better, but just wondering if any stand out.
Ive been Tignes, Ischgl, Kaprun....probs some other higher ones but never in March.
Dont mind going somewhere less obvious than all the main ones, wouldnt mind saving a bit of cash if thats an opton.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Sarny, What date in March?
School hols can come into play as well as altitude and aspect
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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5/6th or 27th.
Maybe 10th April.
What holidays?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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School hols can come into play as well as altitude and aspect
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I think the mid winter holidays finish March 6th so should be OK the week after. I think the next school holidays start April 10th but I doubt it will be significantly more busy that week even if it does include the start of Easter.
Early March generally has the deepest snow depths of the season and IMHO is the best time to go skiing. Do not worry too much about going very high. Choose a rersort you fancy going to
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Early March generally has the deepest snow depths of the season and IMHO is the best time to go skiing. Do not worry too much about going very high. Choose a rersort you fancy going to
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This. But not France in the first week - still peak French school holidays. Week beginning 5 March is ideal.
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Agree with pam w
6th March great time to go. Anywhere.
I have a week booked 27th March to Tignes but would not venture too low at that date
10th April is in the Easter hols and possibly expensive
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We switched our lads boarding trip from February to March over 10 years ago and it was a good decision.
We always seem to get fresh snow while we are on holiday. And most years there have been big storms on the run up.
If we are going to a lower resort we will usually go on one of the first 2 weeks of March. But that's just us being cautious booking a long time in advance.
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SO Tignes or VT, anything in Austria/Italy?
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Alpe D'Huez?
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My skiing mad family always choose Val d’isere in March.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Never loved Tignes or Val tbh, dont know why....but if needs must.
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The climate crisis may have changed this but the equinox was always famed for storms and as a consequence more snow. That is why March is time to go skiing
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You know it makes sense.
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We’re going to Cervinia in mid March, worth a look.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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ParadiSki in France (La Plagne/Les Arcs) as most of it sits above 2000 meters. From early march you get a little bit of freeze-thaw, but the excellent snow conditions and miles upon miles of pistes completely outweigh that.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Ischgl will be perfect, Obergurgl as well but smaller
Les Arcs 2000, Tignes, Val Tho, 3V for France.
Cervinia linked to Zermatt with hopefully less wind/storm related closures.
Zermatt for CH and Saas Fe
So many good options to choose from.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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5th/6th March - Alpe d'Huez will be lovely........it's not called the isle in the sun for nothing
But anywhere should be good that week
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Verbier would be my choice
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For the 5th of March there shouldn't be the need to list any resorts suitable, anywhere should still be good then.
As you move towards the end of the month you may want to start considering higher resorts but even then most resorts should be ok higher up.
I go to Austria mainly, and I believe that a lot of the resorts have a fixed date for closing.
Usually these dates start sometime in April, depending on the resort. I would guess that many of the resorts could remain open for weeks after they close if the decision was based on snow cover alone. But I think it may be due to turning over the land to the farmers.
Can anyone on here comment on this? Is what I have heard correct?
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That and many mountain workers/operators tend to have other jobs that kick off in Spring, when things get warmer (thawed out!) and the days are longer.
Certainly our area closes end 1st week April.
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I would guess that many of the resorts could remain open for weeks after they close if the decision was based on snow cover alone. But I think it may be due to turning over the land to the farmers.
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In France (can't speak for anywhere else) it's also about a lack of punters. Once the 4 week "vacances scolaire" is over, the French season is on the downward slope. Which is why the second and third weeks in March are such a great time to visit, with quiet slopes and generally good snow cover. Snow cover at the end of the season is variable, to put it mildly. I skied in the Arly Valley, which is comparatively low, on the last couple of days of their season several times - quite a few inessential lifts closed. The snow cover was superb, and it was almost totally deserted. On the other hand, I've also been there a week or so before the close, when there has been masses of brown grass and socking great deep puddles of meltwater. Same time of year. End of season (whatever the dates, and wherever it is) is a time for making last minute plans, not booking weeks in advance.
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March 26th Week it is for me, So i guess I need to look at the high ones only>2000 meteres
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@Jagerbull, Most big resorts stay open until Easter Monday, even if it is late like this year. Ski Amade will have slopes open up to 19 Apr 22.
@Sarny, Nonsense. Aspect is equally important if not more so as you get into late March. It doesn't really matter about altitude in Europe when the Sun is blazing down, It will all be slush by 2pm. Quite a lot of my area (Ski Amade) has North Facing Pistes which remain in good nick right through the day and into to mid-April as they are mostly in shadow. Plus, in Austria we actually get more precipitation in March than Jan and Feb, which leads to some super powder days. I have my best buddies coming out on-mass 2-9 Apr 22 and I wouldn't risk it if I didn't think we'd have good snow.
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Problem is shadow isnt always the nicest to ski in is it, always like the sun, never love low light
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| March 26th Week it is for me, So i guess I need to look at the high ones only>2000 meteres |
What’s your ski level? If you’re into Freeride that’s the week of the Verbier Xtreme, FWT finals. Pretty good fun mixing it up with some of the best riders on the planet 
Top vibe in town too
St Anton is another non French option if you’ve not been. And Chamonix / Courmayeur or Zermatt/Cervinia if you want to mix in a bit of Italian ?
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No freeride, mainly pistes, so what resorts have good north facing?
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