{"id":87922,"date":"2024-03-18T10:49:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T09:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/?p=87922"},"modified":"2024-03-18T10:49:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T09:49:47","slug":"top-5-ski-resorts-in-france-where-you-can-enjoy-the-snow-until-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/top-5-des-stations-de-ski-ou-profiter-de-la-neige-jusquen-mai-en-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 ski resorts in France where you can enjoy the snow until May"},"content":{"rendered":"

While most ski resorts are preparing to gradually close their doors, a handful of them, mainly the highest in altitude and therefore with the most snow, are staying open until May.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tignes <\/strong>(Savoie)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tignes offers skiing almost all year round<\/a>, even in summer, thanks to the Grande Motte glacier<\/a>perched at an altitude of 3,656 metres. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, the ski area will close on 6 May but will reopen on 17 June. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Tignes-min\"
Tignes is one of the leading ski resorts for skiing in May (Photo \u00a9 Tignes)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

With 300 kilometres of pistes and a wide range of off-ski activities, such as ice diving, ice driving, horse riding on snow and much more, Tignes has something for skiers all spring long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Val Thorens <\/strong>(Savoie)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Val Thorens, situated at an altitude of 2,300 metres in the 3 Valleys, Europe's largest ski area<\/a>This guarantees snow even in spring.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, it has been possible to ski in Val Thorens until the first week in May. The resort offers a 99% ski area above 2,000 metres<\/a>This means that, even at this time of year, the snow conditions are plentiful and of a high quality.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Val-Thorens\"
It is one of the first ski resorts to open and one of the last to close each year (Photo \u00a9 Val Thorens)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

While the resort remains open until 8 May, the other 3 Vall\u00e9es resorts generally close their doors at the end of April.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The resort is also offering festive events to mark the end of the season, such as the \"La Grande Derni\u00e8re\" race or the \"Big Der\", a 3km downhill derby race from the summit of P\u00e9clet scheduled for Saturday 7 May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

L'Alpe d'Huez<\/strong> (Is\u00e8re) <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to its high altitude and the presence of the Pic Blanc, culminating at 3,330 metres, Alpe d'Huez is one of the Alpine resorts where it is still possible to ski at the beginning of May.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Alpe-d'Huez-min\"
Altitude, snow and, above all, lots of sunshine provide optimum conditions at l'Alpe d'Huez (Photo \u00a9 L'Alpe d'Huez)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Whereas Tomorrowland Winter Festival in full swing until 25 March<\/a> In the Is\u00e8re resort, Alpe d'Huez offers a ski area with more than 90% of skiable terrain operational until the end of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chamonix<\/strong>-Mont-Blanc (Haute-Savoie)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chamonix, the world capital of mountaineering, is also an internationally renowned ski destination.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even in spring, the resort offers a wide range of on-snow activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Chamonix-Mont-Blanc-min\"
Spring is an ideal time to go skiing at Chamonox-Mont-Blanc (Photo \u00a9 R\u00e9gion Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The Grands Montets, open until 8 May, stands out for its altitudes ranging from 1235 to 3300 metres, offering some of the greatest vertical drops in the world, in the heart of the high mountains and close to the glaciers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Clusaz<\/strong> (Haute-Savoie)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The La Clusaz ski area has excellent snow cover, even at an altitude of 1860 metres. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its geographical location makes La Clusaz a prime destination for spring skiing until 1 May, marked by the annual \"D\u00e9fi Foly\" event, which celebrates its 30th edition on 24 April.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"La-Clusaz-immobilier-montagne\"
La Clusaz is one of the must-see resorts at the end of the season (Photo \u00a9 Victoire Joncheray)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The high point of the season is also marked by the 'Der des Ders', a final run on 1\u1d49\u02b3 May, enlivened by a human slalom, bringing the season to a spectacular close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE: <\/strong>Opening dates for ski resorts 2023-2024: we take stock<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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