1
La Plagne
Savoie, France · 1250m to 3250m
100
match score
La Plagne in April: 45% easy terrain with a 161cm base in April.
- Easy terrain
- 45% beginner
- Snow depth
- 161cm average base
- Rain days
- 2.1 in the month
- Family rankings
- Named in published guides
Best ski resorts in April for family
Ranked on what actually fell, not on marketing copy. La Plagne comes out on top for a family ski holiday in April: 45% easy terrain with a 161cm base in april.
- 2
Les Arcs
Savoie, France · 1200m to 3226m
88match scoreLes Arcs in April: 35% easy terrain with a 177cm base in April.
- Easy terrain
- 35% beginner
- Snow depth
- 177cm average base
- Rain days
- 3.7 in the month
- Family rankings
- Named in published guides
- 3
Alpe d'Huez
Isère, France · 1100m to 3330m
87match scoreAlpe d'Huez in April: 35% easy terrain with a 139cm base in April.
- Easy terrain
- 35% beginner
- Snow depth
- 139cm average base
- Rain days
- 1.8 in the month
- Family rankings
- Named in published guides
- 4
Zermatt
Valais, Switzerland · 1620m to 3899m
78match scoreZermatt in April: 20% easy terrain with snow cover that never melts out in April.
- Easy terrain
- 20% beginner
- Snow cover
- Never melts out at mid-mountain
- Rain days
- 0.1 in the month
- 5
Whistler Blackcomb
British Columbia, Canada · 675m to 2284m
69match scoreWhistler Blackcomb in April: 20% easy terrain with a 325cm base in April.
- Easy terrain
- 20% beginner
- Snow depth
- 325cm average base
- Rain days
- 3.8 in the month
- 6
Méribel
Savoie, France · 1100m to 2952m
67match scoreMéribel in April: 14% easy terrain with a 167cm base in April.
- Easy terrain
- 14% beginner
- Snow depth
- 167cm average base
- Rain days
- 2.3 in the month
- Family rankings
- Named in published guides
- 7
Val d'Isère
Savoie, France · 1850m to 3456m
67match scoreVal d'Isère in April: 25% easy terrain with a 186cm base in April.
- Easy terrain
- 25% beginner
- Snow depth
- 186cm average base
- Rain days
- 0.4 in the month
- 8
Tignes
Savoie, France · 1550m to 3456m
66match scoreTignes in April: 25% easy terrain with a 183cm base in April.
- Easy terrain
- 25% beginner
- Snow depth
- 183cm average base
- Rain days
- 0.4 in the month
- 9
Hemavan
Västerbotten, Sweden · 500m to 1200m
64match scoreHemavan in April: 30% easy terrain with a 147cm base in April.
- Easy terrain
- 30% beginner
- Snow depth
- 147cm average base
- Rain days
- 2 in the month
- 10
Voss
Vestland, Norway · 57m to 1000m
63match scoreVoss in April: 30% easy terrain with a 220cm base in April.
- Easy terrain
- 30% beginner
- Snow depth
- 220cm average base
- Rain days
- 6 in the month
Other months and trip styles
Family in another month
A different kind of trip in April
How this ranking is built
Share of easy terrain, snow depth in your month, rain days, and family rankings.
Snow figures come from the same ten-year ERA5 record shown on each resort's snow history page, measured at mid-mountain height. Terrain splits come from each resort's own piste breakdown. Scores are relative to the other resorts searched, not absolute quality marks.
We ranked 48 resorts with a full climate record, out of 253 on the site, against a benchmark of 40 resorts across 18 countries. A resort without a record is left out rather than guessed at. Search it yourself.