See snow from train in April?
 

Is there a train ride from the Riviera to Paris that would pass snow mountains?

IM - From the French Riviera? No.

From the Italian Riviera? Yes. You can go via Turin and Bardonecchia or via Milan through Switzerland.

Hope this helps ...

Steve

Not unless you take a detour through the Alps. If it's early April, you will probably see snow-topped mountains above Nice.

Islandmom; if you are going to be on the Riviera in April, you really don't have to worry about topless sunbathing either; it nearly always far too cold for that.

The topless sunbathing post was blocked so I'll respond here -

I wasn't there 10 years ago, but last May the topless bathers on the beach in Cannes did so discreetly. No one was parading up and down the sidewalks or streets topless - and definitely not in cafes. I considered it - but was afraid of sunburn!