SkiInfo.co.uk report that Engelberg, with Central Switzerland’s highest peak and Europe’s deepest snow (around 6m for most of winter 2011-12) is still open for snowsports and will remain so through May 2012.

The end of the French ski season is only two weeks away and Skiinfo report that the last two resorts open in the country plan to end their 2011-12 seasons on May 8th, making France the only one of the big four Alpine ski nations to have no resorts open for the rest of May and in to June until Les Deux Alpes, Tignes and Val d’Isere re-open for summer skiing.

SkiInfo.co.uk report that powder alarms for more than 20cm of new snow in 24 hours were generated by still-open ski areas from north-to-south and east-to-west of Europe's main ski mountain range - good news for anyone still planning to hit the slopes at one of the several hundred ski areas still open.

Skiinfo.co.uk report that there was new snow over Easter in Austria with one resort posting nearly a metre of new snow in the past week and others extending their ski season.

SkiInfo.co.uk report that Mariah Carey will perform at the legendary season closing concert at the luxury Austrian ski resort of Ischgl on Monday 30 April.