As spring advances, Europe’s 2025 ski season is rapidly drawing to a close. Only a handful of high-altitude glacier resorts in the Alps and Scandinavia remain open, but rising temperatures and upcoming closures threaten to shorten the season further. Skiers are still enjoying rare late-season highlights like midnight sun skiing in Riksgränsen and extended vertical runs in Les 2 Alpes.
Currently, about 10 ski areas remain operational across Europe. While several Alpine glaciers have already closed for the season, summer ski areas in Scandinavia have started to open. However, the overall number of open resorts is expected to fall below ten after this weekend as more closures outpace openings.
Recent fresh snowfall has blessed some of the continent’s highest slopes and the far north. Skiers fortunate enough to be at Riksgränsen, located within the Arctic Circle, experienced fresh powder turns under the midnight sun. Despite this, temperatures continue to rise, pushing the Alpine freezing level regularly above 2,500 to 3,000 meters during the day.
The Stubai glacier concluded its lengthy 2024-25 season after more than six months. Six glacier ski areas remain open, with four located in Austria. Among these, Kaunertal and Kitzsteinhorn glaciers are scheduled to close after the upcoming weekend, while the Mölltal glacier plans to stay open into June. Hintertux aims to maintain year-round operations, weather and snow conditions permitting.
In France, Les 2 Alpes remains open throughout May, maintaining over 1,000 meters of vertical skiing between 2,600 and 3,600 meters altitude.
The shared glacier region between Italy’s Cervinia and Switzerland’s Zermatt also continues to welcome skiers. Although the weather has been mostly sunny, 2 to 5 centimeters (1 to 2 inches) of fresh snow fell above 2,500 meters, occasionally reaching as low as 1,800 meters.
As the ski season winds down, these remaining resorts offer a final opportunity for enthusiasts to enjoy Europe’s high-altitude slopes before summer fully takes hold.