Best ski resorts in March for sunshine & bluebird

Ranked on what actually fell, not on marketing copy. Alpe d'Huez comes out on top for sunshine and bluebird days in March: 5.1 bluebird days and 8.9 hours of sun a day.

  1. 1

    Alpe d'Huez

    Isère, France · 3,609ft – 10,925ft

    100
    match score

    Alpe d'Huez in March: 5.1 bluebird days and 8.9 hours of sun a day.

    Bluebird days
    5.1 in March
    Sunshine
    8.9h a day
    Rain days
    0.4 in the month
    Snow history3 off-piste zones
  2. 2

    Les Deux Alpes

    Isère, France · 4,265ft – 11,811ft

    100
    match score

    Les Deux Alpes in March: 5.1 bluebird days and 8.9 hours of sun a day.

    Bluebird days
    5.1 in March
    Sunshine
    8.9h a day
    Rain days
    0.4 in the month
    Snow history4 off-piste zones
  3. 3

    Chamonix

    Haute-Savoie, France · 3,396ft – 12,605ft

    96
    match score

    Chamonix in March: 4.9 bluebird days and 8.7 hours of sun a day.

    Bluebird days
    4.9 in March
    Sunshine
    8.7h a day
    Rain days
    0.5 in the month
    Snow history9 off-piste zones
  4. 4

    Tignes

    Savoie, France · 5,085ft – 11,339ft

    96
    match score

    Tignes in March: 4.7 bluebird days and 8.6 hours of sun a day.

    Bluebird days
    4.7 in March
    Sunshine
    8.6h a day
    Rain days
    0 in the month
    Snow history4 off-piste zones
  5. 5

    Val d'Isère

    Savoie, France · 6,070ft – 11,339ft

    96
    match score

    Val d'Isère in March: 4.7 bluebird days and 8.6 hours of sun a day.

    Bluebird days
    4.7 in March
    Sunshine
    8.6h a day
    Rain days
    0 in the month
    Snow history7 off-piste zones
  6. 6

    Serre Chevalier

    Hautes-Alpes, France · 3,937ft – 9,186ft

    94
    match score

    Serre Chevalier in March: 4.3 bluebird days and 9.1 hours of sun a day.

    Bluebird days
    4.3 in March
    Sunshine
    9.1h a day
    Rain days
    0.6 in the month
    Snow history
  7. 7

    Vail

    Colorado, USA · 8,120ft – 11,575ft

    92
    match score

    Vail in March: 3.3 bluebird days and 9.9 hours of sun a day.

    Bluebird days
    3.3 in March
    Sunshine
    9.9h a day
    Rain days
    0.1 in the month
    Snow history4 off-piste zones
  8. 8

    Mürren

    Bern, Switzerland · 5,413ft – 9,744ft

    92
    match score

    Mürren in March: 4.6 bluebird days and 8.3 hours of sun a day.

    Bluebird days
    4.6 in March
    Sunshine
    8.3h a day
    Rain days
    0.1 in the month
    Snow history
  9. 9

    La Plagne

    Savoie, France · 4,101ft – 10,663ft

    91
    match score

    La Plagne in March: 4.7 bluebird days and 8.4 hours of sun a day.

    Bluebird days
    4.7 in March
    Sunshine
    8.4h a day
    Rain days
    1 in the month
    Snow history5 off-piste zones
  10. 10

    Whistler Blackcomb

    British Columbia, Canada · 2,215ft – 7,493ft

    90
    match score

    Whistler Blackcomb in March: 5.9 bluebird days and 7.2 hours of sun a day.

    Bluebird days
    5.9 in March
    Sunshine
    7.2h a day
    Rain days
    1.8 in the month
    Snow history3 off-piste zones

Other months and trip styles

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How this ranking is built

Bluebird days and sunshine hours in your month, penalised for rain.

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 trail 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.