Best ski resorts in April for off-piste & powder

Ranked on what actually fell, not on marketing copy. Zermatt comes out on top for powder skiing and snowboarding in April: 1.1 powder days and 75cm of snow in an average april.

  1. 1

    Zermatt

    Valais, Switzerland · 1620m to 3899m

    100
    match score

    Zermatt in April: 1.1 powder days and 75cm of snow in an average April.

    Powder days
    1.1 in April
    Snowfall
    75cm
    Advanced terrain
    45%
    Documented off-piste
    2 zones
    Snow history2 off-piste zones
  2. 2

    Les Deux Alpes

    Isère, France · 1300m to 3600m

    99
    match score

    Les Deux Alpes in April: 1.3 powder days and 63cm of snow in an average April.

    Powder days
    1.3 in April
    Snowfall
    63cm
    Advanced terrain
    35%
    Documented off-piste
    4 zones
    Snow history4 off-piste zones
  3. 3

    Alpe d'Huez

    Isère, France · 1100m to 3330m

    95
    match score

    Alpe d'Huez in April: 1.3 powder days and 63cm of snow in an average April.

    Powder days
    1.3 in April
    Snowfall
    63cm
    Advanced terrain
    25%
    Documented off-piste
    3 zones
    Snow history3 off-piste zones
  4. 4

    Chamonix

    Haute-Savoie, France · 1035m to 3842m

    89
    match score

    Chamonix in April: 0.8 powder days and 66cm of snow in an average April.

    Powder days
    0.8 in April
    Snowfall
    66cm
    Advanced terrain
    60%
    Documented off-piste
    9 zones
    Snow history9 off-piste zones
  5. 5

    Mürren

    Bern, Switzerland · 1650m to 2970m

    84
    match score

    Mürren in April: 1 powder days and 74cm of snow in an average April.

    Powder days
    1 in April
    Snowfall
    74cm
    Advanced terrain
    45%
    Snow history
  6. 6

    Tignes

    Savoie, France · 1550m to 3456m

    77
    match score

    Tignes in April: 0.7 powder days and 66cm of snow in an average April.

    Powder days
    0.7 in April
    Snowfall
    66cm
    Advanced terrain
    35%
    Documented off-piste
    4 zones
    Snow history4 off-piste zones
  7. 7

    Val d'Isère

    Savoie, France · 1850m to 3456m

    77
    match score

    Val d'Isère in April: 0.7 powder days and 66cm of snow in an average April.

    Powder days
    0.7 in April
    Snowfall
    66cm
    Advanced terrain
    35%
    Documented off-piste
    7 zones
    Snow history7 off-piste zones
  8. 8

    Courchevel

    Savoie, France · 1100m to 2738m

    73
    match score

    Courchevel in April: 0.7 powder days and 51cm of snow in an average April.

    Powder days
    0.7 in April
    Snowfall
    51cm
    Advanced terrain
    46%
    Documented off-piste
    5 zones
    Snow history5 off-piste zones
  9. 9

    Adelboden

    Bern, Switzerland · 1350m to 2350m

    71
    match score

    Adelboden in April: 0.9 powder days and 64cm of snow in an average April.

    Powder days
    0.9 in April
    Snowfall
    64cm
    Advanced terrain
    30%
    Snow history
  10. 10

    Cortina d'Ampezzo

    Veneto, Italy · 1224m to 2935m

    70
    match score

    Cortina d'Ampezzo in April: 1.1 powder days and 54cm of snow in an average April.

    Powder days
    1.1 in April
    Snowfall
    54cm
    Advanced terrain
    20%
    Snow history

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How this ranking is built

Powder days and snowfall in your month, plus whether we have documented off-piste zones.

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.