11 Ski Areas are Still Open in the Northern Hemisphere

As summer advances across the Northern Hemisphere, opportunities for skiing become increasingly limited. For those unable or unwilling to travel to the Southern Hemisphere, the following resorts offer your best options for skiing this season. Here is a concise overview of the high-altitude and glacier ski areas still operating, along with their projected closing dates. These destinations are the last remaining ski areas open in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Tignes, France – July 20

Fonna (Folgefonna), Norway – July 27

Timberline, Oregon, USA – August 20

Les Deux Alpes, France – August 31

Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA – hike park only through September 7

Tsukiyama Ski Resort, Gassan, Japan – October

Zermatt-Matterhorn, Switzerland – October 31

Saas-Fee, Switzerland – October 31

Stelvio, Italy – November 2

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Galdhøpiggen, Norway – November 5

Hintertux, Austria – open year-round

 

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