Late Season Skiing in Europe: Top 19 Resorts for Spring Skiing

The legendary Matterhorn overlooking Zermatt. | Image: Zermatt Facebook

As spring is taking over and days below freezing become few and far between, most skiers and snowboarders may be moth-balling their equipment for the season, but then there are those die-hard winter enthusiasts refusing to call it quits. If you count yourself into the latter group, you may wonder where you can still get turns in as late as the end of April or even early May in Europe.

While pistes may be turning to slush in the afternoon, spring skiing means sunshine and long days, and, if you are lucky, can still come with powder days. There are several European resorts that offer late-season spring skiing all the way into May, for those who simply can’t get enough.

levi — Spring skiing and snowboarding in Levi. | Image: Levi Facebook

Here are our top 19 for late-season skiing, taking into account only resorts that offer skiing all the way into May, sorted by closing dates:

#19 Sölden, Austria

- Closing Date Glacier ski area: May 3, 2026, main area: April 19, 2026
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 904 feet, Annual Snowfall – 276 inches

#18 Diavolezza/St. Moritz-Engadin, Switzerland

- Closing Date: May 3, 2026
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 2,904 feet, Annual Snowfall – 109 inches

#17 Passo Tonale/Presena Glacier, Italy

- Closing Date: May 3, 2026
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 4,101 feet, Annual Snowfall – 224 inches

#16 Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

- Closing Date: May 3, 2026
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 4,757 feet, Annual Snowfall – 150 inches

#15 Ischgl, Austria

- Closing Date: May 3, 2026
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 5,906 feet, Annual Snowfall – 252 inches

Titlis Rotair, the rotating gondola at Titlis Engelberg in Switzerland. | Image: Titlis Engelberg

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#14 Titlis Engelberg, Switzerland

- Closing Date: May 3, 2026
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 6,319 feet, Annual Snowfall – 193 inches

#13 Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France

- Les Grands Montets Closing Date: May 3, 2026 (Brevent April 19, 2026, all other areas April 12)
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 9,209 feet, Annual Snowfall – 315 inches

#12 Narvikfjellet, Norway

- Closing Date: May 3, 2026
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 4,429 feet, Annual Snowfall – 157 inches

Gondola in Chamonix, France. | Image: Chamonix Mont-Blanc Facebook

#11 Val Thorens, France

- Closing Date: May 3, 2026 (note, interconnected Les 3 Vallées area closes April 17)
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 6,083 feet, Annual Snowfall – 300 inches

#10 Val d’Isère/Tignes, France

- Closing Date: May 3, 2026 (Tignes summer skiing on the Grande Motte Glacier from 21 June to 20 July 2026)
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 6,889 feet, Annual Snowfall – 303 inches

#9 Les 2 Alpes, France

- Closing Date: May 3, 2026 (glacier skiing May 4 to June 12, 2026)
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 7,218 feet, Annual Snowfall – 276 inches

#8 Levi, Finland

- Closing Date: May 10, 2026
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 1,213 feet, Annual Snowfall – 39 inches

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#7 Val Senales/Schnalstal, Italy

- Closing Date: May 10, 2026 (weather permitting)
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 3,937 feet, Annual Snowfall – ~197 inches

Kaunertal ski region in Austria. | Image: Kaunertal website

#6 Stubai Gletscher, Austria

- Closing Date: May 17, 2026
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 5,672 feet, Annual Snowfall – 254 inches

#5 Kaunertal Gletscher, Austria

- Closing Date: May 25, 2026
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 6,564 feet, Annual Snowfall – 157 inches

#4 Riksgränsen, Sweden

- Closing Date: May 25, 2026 + Bonus 4-day Midsummer Weekend in June
- Resort Statistics: Vertical Drop – 3,018 feet, Annual Snowfall – 354 inches

Riksgränsen (country border in Swedish) is near the north of Sweden near the Arctic Circle. | Image: Riksgränsen Facebook