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What are peoples thoughts on the above?

My wife is keen for a european trip, I'm unsure. Obviously it will be spring conditions but if things are already looking thin I'm worried it might not be worthwhile.

We'd just be booking a package.

Cheers.

tignes val claret,  val thorens or zermat/cervina. 

Those were the sort of places we were looking at. Are they holding up OK? I've heard reports of it being super hot.

Currently in Val D'Isere - snow is very thin although plenty forecast. South facing slopes are grass and rock. 12 degrees this afternoon in the village. Bring shorts. 

I've been to Val Thorens mid april before and it dumped down so you never know.

Web cams look fine at the moment.

Wa in VT last year the first week of April and the year before.. Snow conditions were very good, though got a bit slushy in the afternoon. One night last year  there was over a metre of snow and all the high pistes had to be shut the blast them to reduce avalanche risk. Going again same week this year. 

Riksgransen is the obvious choice ( no, it really is)

Though you won't get a package there.

https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sante/accidents-de-ski-a-l-hopital-sud-de-greno...

My part of France isn't promising. Apparently Grenoble hospital is overwhelmed with ski injury cases contributed to by the extremely hard and thin snowpack. My local slopes have just about given up although there might be some more on the way the forecast doesn't look amazing. It hasn't snowed for a month in fact they're talking about potential drought conditions again. 

Someone told me also that our local slopes used all their water allocation for snow making over Xmas and NY when the conditions were awful. Even if it gets cold enough they can't make any more snow. 

https://www.mon-sejour-en-montagne.com/infos-montagne/actualite/le-retour-d...

Snow forecast but not much for the French Alps

We went to Val Thorens last easter. Plenty snow there and Orelle, less so in Meribel and Courchevel was shut. Skiing was great between c.1000 and 1400. Earlier and the snow was like set concrete, later it was unpleasantly wet like porridge. The off piste was apparently really good on spring snow though there were a few wet snow avalanches. 

Its a gamble but you already know that. Just back from predominantly north facing Serre Chevalier which was good ish until around 3pm. La Grave was awesome I hear.  I’ve not checked the forecasts, as we couldnt afford a second week anyway. Stay high, that’s my motto in life generally. 

Indeed. The ski season is just starting there. 
 

albeit I’m not that fond of it anymore… some fvcker built a grocery store on my usually camping spot… and banned overnight parking .