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Dear Snowheads
I apologise if this is the most irritating question to ask but after being so disappointed to go skiing to Courcheval ski-in/ski-out last March and literally spend my time walking down grass and snow patched terrain on fairly high up on the mountains I am hoping to have better luck this year.
If I were only able to ski after 30th March what resorts might offer as close as possible snow sure skiing providing they have decent dumps of snow in the New Year?
Thank you for any help
Jenny
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Hi Jenny, if you're looking at France in late March or April then some ideas for you could be Tignes/Val d'Isere, Les Arcs/La Plagne or Val Thorens at the other end of the Three Valleys from Courchevel. Montgenevre may be worth a look as well. Late season, anything above 1700m can 'usually' be snow sure back to the Village/Resort.
Last Season wasn't great so quite a few of the normally snow sure places were in the same boat as Courchevel by early April. Fingers crossed for the complete opposite this Season!
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Hi littlemissskier, I would add to Backcountryboarder's view that any resort which accesses a glacier is also snow sure at that time e.g. les Deux Alpes or various places in Austria - though not necessarily ski in ski out.
The End of Season Bash was held in Val Thorens at the end of April this year - and we were still able to ski out every morning (skiing in was a little more problematic).
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littlemissskier, if you want ski in/out PLUS the most likelihood of good snow, I'd suggest Tignes. Snow in the New Year is not too relevant, really - it's the temperatures and snowfall later on in the season which will really determine what's available in April. However, there's usually not great pressure on accommodation by April - to avoid further disappointment, book at the very last minute.
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littlemissskier, bear in mind that last season was the worst in many, many years for snowfall for a great number of resorts, especially those in the Western Alps. The lack of ski in/out in Courchevel last season was by no means unique. The usual advice for early of late season is to head high, in whatever country you choose, and a resort at Courchevel 1850's height would normally be considered high.
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Thank you so much for all your replies - lets hope for a better snow season this time round
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Definitely Tignes. I was there in April this year and there was still LOADS of snow - and that was in a poor snow year.
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littlemissskier, I skied all through the season in Austria last year without too many problems, although it was a poorer than average year. My last day skiing was in fresh powder at Obertauern on April 30th.
March is usually fine for ski in ski out in any number of countries, as far as my experience goes, France does not have sole rights to that particular feature. 
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As others have said snow in the New Year won't make a huge difference. What did for last year (particularly in the Northern French Alps) was a generally dry season with a very dry and warm end. This season has started off with much heavier snow in the northern Alps, but could still yet see a dry and mild end. Time will tell.
In terms of late season, in Austria I would certainly consider Obertauern and Ischgl, the latter normally closes at the start of May. Earlier in April St Anton, Zurs and Lech are all good options.
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