The sun has been shining all week in Austria providing lovely late season skiing at the open resorts. Hintertux still has over three metres of snow and with skiing year round it is a good place to head now.

The snow at the few remaining resorts that are open in France is good. Val d’Isere and Tignes have plenty of snow left on the upper slopes. The Espace Killy area as a whole will close on Sunday 2nd May but selected areas of Tignes will remain open until Sunday 9th May.

The biggest snow news in Switzerland at the moment is the weather forecast. Nearly 130cm of fresh snow is expected to fall on Saas Fee and Zermatt over the coming days. Saas Fee closes this Sunday, 2nd May, but there should be a layer of deep powder all over the upper slopes providing an awesome end the season.

Like in Switzerland, places in Italy are expecting a snowy end to the season. A metre of snow is expected at Cervinia. The closing weekend could be a very powdery one which would top off a great season.

After a decent dump of snow in California, Squaw Valley has nearly five and a half metres of snow on its upper slopes. This is incredible for the time of year and should ensure good skiing to the season end. Mammoth, also in California, announced they will remain partially open until 4th July.

Fresh snow fell at both Whistler and Banff in Canada this week. It’s unseasonably cold at both of the resorts and as a result the late spring skiing is very good. More snow is forecast at Banff over the weekend too.