Hakuba, Nozawa Onsen, Baqueira Beret and one other drop out of the prime band after March. Of the 25 skiing destinations in the dataset, 14 score 68 or better in April and 13 reach the prime band above 80, one of the three strongest months of the year for skiing.
Tignes leads on 91 at 529 cm base. Across the top ten the spread is Europe (7), North America (3). The month belongs entirely to the northern hemisphere: every one of the ten best sits above the equator.
Ranked by score out of 100. Each strip shows all twelve months, so you can see whether April is the spot's peak or its shoulder.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 85 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 74 | 86 |
April is Tignes's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 91. The melt-adjusted base reaches 529 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. The season is turning over here — the months before this one score better.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 70 | 84 |
April is Val Thorens's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 90. The melt-adjusted base reaches 471 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 73 | 83 |
April is Zermatt's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 90. The melt-adjusted base is 299 cm, but a mean temperature of 2.2 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The season is turning over here — the months before this one score better.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 76 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 58 | 69 |
April is Gudauri's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 90. The melt-adjusted base reaches 290 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. This is the top of the curve locally: both neighbouring months score lower.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 58 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 71 |
April is Jackson Hole's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 90. The melt-adjusted base reaches 222 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. The season is turning over here — the months before this one score better.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 68 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 66 | 77 |
April is Livigno's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 89. The melt-adjusted base reaches 244 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. The season is turning over here — the months before this one score better.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 68 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 59 | 79 |
April is effectively as good as it gets at Mammoth Mountain: 89, within 2 points of its best month (May, 91). The melt-adjusted base reaches 543 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 79 | 85 | 87 | 64 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 51 | 66 |
April is Aspen Snowmass's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 87. The melt-adjusted base reaches 200 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. The season is turning over here — the months before this one score better.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 80 | 84 | 86 | 44 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 65 |
April is Åre's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 86. The melt-adjusted base reaches 185 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. The season is turning over here — the months before this one score better.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 89 | 90 | 84 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 80 |
Verbier works in April — 84 against a peak of 90 in March — so you are inside the season without being at the top of it. The melt-adjusted base is 228 cm, but a mean temperature of 3.4 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The season is turning over here — the months before this one score better.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 90 | 91 | 83 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 83 |
St. Anton works in April — 83 against a peak of 91 in March — so you are inside the season without being at the top of it. The melt-adjusted base is 249 cm, but a mean temperature of 3.7 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The season is turning over here — the months before this one score better.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 90 | 92 | 82 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 89 |
Whistler works in April — 82 against a peak of 92 in March — so you are inside the season without being at the top of it. The melt-adjusted base is 348 cm, but a mean temperature of 4.3 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The season is turning over here — the months before this one score better.
See all twelve months for skiing →
Tignes, France scores highest in April at 91/100, based on ten years of ERA5 climatology scored for skiing. Its best run of months is Nov-May.
Yes — 13 destinations in the dataset reach the prime band (80+) in April, so you have real choice rather than one option.
These scores are climatology, not a forecast. They are computed from ten years of ERA5 reanalysis (2015-2024) and answer which month and which spot to book — not whether this Saturday is on. For live conditions, open the interactive map.