The PlanetSKI Snow Report

seventh April 2026

Final modified on April ninth, 2026

Thursday ninth April

The spring climate continues within the Alps with heat temperatures, and the snow melting at decrease altitudes.

Increased up there stays some good piste situations particularly on the north going through slopes, however you need to selected the time of day effectively because the freeze/thaw continues.

“After a slight dip in temperatures on Friday, with some showers seemingly within the jap Alps, Saturday will once more be very heat,” stated Fraser Wilkin from weathertoski.co.uk on Thursday.

“After this there will probably be a extra decisive calm down within the Alps, first within the west on Sunday, then additional east late on Monday, and on Tuesday.

“There may be additionally some snow within the forecast, principally within the western and south-western Alps to begin with (late on Sunday, and on Monday), then most likely favouring Austria by Tuesday.”

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Many resorts have spring occasions occurring, with some glorious climate.

Right here’s Zermatt Unplugged this week:

Zermatt Unplugged. Picture c/o Helen Gillespie/PlanetSKI.

Zermatt Unplugged. Picture c/o Helen Gillespie/PlanetSKI.

Zermatt Unplugged. Picture c/o Helen Gillespie/PlanetSKI.

Tignes can be set to host a sequence of occasions in April:

And speaking of Tignes, right here’s the very newest on the climate in Tignes/Val d’Isere from PlanetSKI’s Steve Angus:

Extra to observe…

Tuesday seventh April:

The nice and cozy situations proceed within the Alps with Spring situations throughout the ski resorts that stay open.

Excessive strain is sitting over the Alps with the freezing degree at over 3,000m.

It’s icy very first thing and customarily the very best snowboarding might be discovered on north going through slopes.

Although for those who time it proper, because the ice turns to softer snow, there’s some glorious ‘spring snow’ to be discovered.

Spring snowboarding in Val Thorens. Picture © PlanetSKI

The nice and cozy spell is coming to an finish with colder situations later within the week.

The climate will probably be unsettled over the weekend with some snow forecast within the southern Alps.

In case you are planning a closing ski journey, and there’s nonetheless 4 weeks of the season left in some resorts, then head excessive.

Zermatt, Switzerland, this week. Picture c/o Helen Gillespie/PlanetSKI.

Spring snowboarding in Val Thorens. Picture © PlanetSKI

There stays ‘appreciable’ danger of avalanche in elements of the Alps because the day progresses.

Right here’s the present state of affairs in Switzerland for Wednesday:

Picture c/o Swiss Institute for Snow & Avalanche Analysis.

There have been eight additional avalanche deaths in Europe over the Easter weekend as now we have reported:

Easter Replace:

Easter Monday sees excessive strain dominating the climate throughout the Alps.

No recent snow, however loads of sunshine with heat temperatures.

After the widely good snowfall during the last couple of weeks within the Alps which means one factor – glorious spring situations.

Les Menuires, France. Picture c/o Vanessa Fisher.

“There may be subsequently a really wholesome late season base in most excessive resorts, with good cowl to comparatively low altitudes in some northern areas too,” stated Fraser Wilkin from weathertoski.co.uk

“As for snow high quality, any un-tracked powder is turning into tougher to search out,  you have to a superb native information to hunt out the remaining stashes on excessive north-facing slopes.”

A few of the greatest late-season resort choices based on weathertoski are:

Austria

France:

Val ThorensVal d’IsèreTignesLa PlagneLes2Alpes

PlanetSKI has simply been in one in every of them:

Plus the neighbouring resort of Les Menuires:

Spring snowboarding in Val Thorens. Picture © PlanetSKI

Les Menuires, France. Picture © PlanetSKI

PlanetSKI has additionally been out in Gausta in Norway over Easter:

Gausta, Norway. Picture © PlanetSKI

Italy

Certainly one of our readers, Helen Gillespie, is presently there.

Cervinia, Italy. Picture c/o Helen Gillespie/PlanetSKI.

Cervinia, Italy. Picture c/o Helen Gillespie/PlanetSKI.

Switzerland

Nonetheless there’s appreciable avalanche hazard in locations as the nice and cozy temperatures have an effect on the snowpack within the afternoon.

Right here’s the state of affairs in Switzerland in the present day.

Picture c/o Swiss Institute for Snow & Avalanche Analysis.

And the ski resort in Europe that claims the deepest snow based on weathertoski?

Arcalis in Andorra with 4m up high.

Who’d have thought it?

There stays some glorious late-season situations within the mountains of Europe after an amazing season.

April stays one in every of PlanetSKI’s favorite occasions to be within the Alps and we’re planning to be again out later in April.

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