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Due to work commitments,the earliest i can get away to ski (as a solo skier) is from the 15th of April. 
Most resorts seasons are over by then.
I need to ski somewhere with decent snow cover.Is there somewhere i might try?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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cc_7up,
No direct experience myself but - I gather Obergurgl is open for all of April. I've heared good things about the place and is usually guaranteed snow.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Tignes?
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Paradiski is open until the end of April and it's snowsure till then with two glaciers. Runs down to the lowest slopes tend to be slushy in the afternoon, but higher up snow cover usually stays well. Fresh snow today and more forecast for the tarentaise this week (Paradiski, Espace Killy, 3 Valleys).
Happy planning!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I shall be going to Val Thorens on that date. Highest resort in Europe. Always skiing available right into May.
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Doesn't Tignes have more high altitude pistes, though?
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Most resorts seasons are over by then
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there will be loads of resorts still open, but unless the weather changes dramatically the skiing will be considerably worse than it generally is in mid-April.
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cc_7up, Have you looked at this:- http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=68569
I know it's pitched at Families but there are some singles and I'm going with my 18 years old son, so you should have no problem finding people to ski with. There is also the week after for the EOSB in the same accommodation , which I'm staying on for, so 2 weeks skiing. 
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Verbier.
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I see that you are located in hot pursuit...not exactly sure how far that is from Vail, but it has been a good season out here and I heard they are offering a $199 spring pass for the last two weeks of the season (ending April 24) valid at Vail, Beaver Creek and Breckenridge.
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garethjomo, we're off to VT on that date too (from Ystalyfera). You driving or flying?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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oh and cc_7up we've done VT but one week earlier in the season and there was sh*tloads of snow (we had 40cm of fresh fall overnight on the Wednesday too  )
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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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geepee, EOSB is the 23rd isn't it?
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You know it makes sense.
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TotallyBoard, the EoSB is the 23rd but the SFaB is the previous week, the 16th.
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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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We're off to Whistler on Friday and there is still plenty of snow. The two mountains sre served by gondolas meaning you can always ski at the summits and then return via gondola if the pm slush is not your thing.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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cc_7up, Chile?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Neilski, I was skiing freshies on 1st May in Scotland last year, unfortunately this seasons been a bit different
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hintertux in austria, glacier with some nice steep terrain
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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cc_7up, I've skied Tignes and Val D'Isere for the last 2 weeks of April for the last 3 seasons and I've never been disappointed nor had rubbish conditions. In fact I'm off there on 16th April this season too.
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Stubai Glacier - Austria- 105km of pisted runs, several itinerary routes one of which is 10km long and plenty of off piste options - all lift accesible. Still ski-ing very well. Great for a short break and very easy to get to from Innsbruck.
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Don't think there's any chance of that this season. I dearly want to ski again before the 'end of the season' but it ain't going to be in the French Alps, not even VT.
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How can you safely predict that there is no chance of snow in Tignes in May? We were in Val Thorens in August this year and had heavy snow at village level!
There's been a lot of bad (and hysterical) press about snow conditions in France this season but the fact remains that there is (and still will be in May) some great skiing to be had.
I'll let you know how we got on when we get back from our May Day weekend trip 
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| Bergmeister wrote: |
| How can you safely predict that there is no chance of snow in Tignes in May? We were in Val Thorens in August this year and had heavy snow at village level! |
Yes, but that was last year. I was still in Les Arcs this time last year - powder days!!
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| There's been a lot of bad (and hysterical) press about snow conditions in France this season but the fact remains that there is (and still will be in May) some great skiing to be had. |
Not where I was, unless you like skiing S&R, admittedly December and January were much better than the end of March, even Val T and Tignes were suffering by then.
I think people who go for a week or two are always optimistic and are determined to have a good time for that short period. When you're out there longer perhaps you have a more realistic view. In short, this season is/was the worst that most can remember in Les Arcs, when you ask locals or people doing more than a couple of weeks.
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