Forecast today: Light snow
Fri 20 Dec | Sat 21 Dec | Sun 22 Dec | Mon 23 Dec | Tue 24 Dec | Wed 25 Dec | Thu 26 Dec | Fri 27 Dec | Sat 28 Dec | Sun 29 Dec | |||||||||||||||||||||
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AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Partly cloudy | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Occasional snow | Snow |
Snow |
Snow shower | Snow |
Snow |
Snow | Snow |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Snow grains |
Occasional snow |
Generally clear | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Generally clear | Generally clear |
Clear skies |
Mainly fair |
Wind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Snow expected | 3.4 cm | 2.1 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.5 cm | 11.2 cm | 12.4 cm | 5.4 cm | 11.5 cm | 21.7 cm | 20.5 cm | 10 cm | 2.4 cm | 0.5 cm | 0.9 cm | 1.1 cm | 0.6 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm |
Max temp | -12.7°c | -12.6°c | -13.7°c | -9.5°c | -9°c | -6.5°c | -4°c | -6°c | -9.2°c | -11.9°c | -10.4°c | -9.6°c | -10.3°c | -11.6°c | -11.6°c | -7.8°c | -7.6°c | -7.6°c | -4.4°c | -4.4°c | -8.7°c | -4.2°c | -4.2°c | -8.5°c | -4.2°c | -4.2°c | -8.7°c | -5.4°c | -5.4°c | -10.1°c |
Min temp | -14°c | -13.7°c | -14.1°c | -12.7°c | -10°c | -10°c | -6°c | -9.2°c | -11.7°c | -12.7°c | -12.7°c | -10.4°c | -12.1°c | -12.1°c | -12.3°c | -10.9°c | -8.8°c | -8.6°c | -8.1°c | -8.7°c | -9.3°c | -9.6°c | -8.5°c | -9.1°c | -9.5°c | -8.7°c | -9.3°c | -10°c | -10.1°c | -11°c |
Feels like temp | -22.1°c | -22°c | -21.4°c | -17.9°c | -13.7°c | -14.7°c | -9.3°c | -12.4°c | -16.5°c | -19.8°c | -20.9°c | -18.6°c | -18.1°c | -20.4°c | -18.8°c | -16.9°c | -13.2°c | -13.6°c | -8.1°c | -4.4°c | -8.7°c | -9.6°c | -4.2°c | -8.5°c | -9.5°c | -4.2°c | -8.7°c | -10°c | -5.4°c | -10.1°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Partly cloudy |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 3.4 cm | 2.1 cm | 0.1 cm |
Max temp | -12.7°c | -12.6°c | -13.7°c |
Min temp | -14°c | -13.7°c | -14.1°c |
Feels like temp | -22.1°c | -22°c | -21.4°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Occasional snow |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.5 cm |
Max temp | -9.5°c | -9°c | -6.5°c |
Min temp | -12.7°c | -10°c | -10°c |
Feels like temp | -17.9°c | -13.7°c | -14.7°c |
Fri 20 Dec | Sat 21 Dec | Sun 22 Dec | Mon 23 Dec | Tue 24 Dec | Wed 25 Dec | Thu 26 Dec | Fri 27 Dec | Sat 28 Dec | Sun 29 Dec | |||||||||||||||||||||
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AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Light snow |
Light snow |
Occasional snow | Broken clouds |
Broken clouds |
Occasional snow | Snow |
Snow |
Snow | Snow |
Snow |
Snow | Snow |
Light snow |
Occasional snow | Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Mainly fair | Generally clear |
Clear skies |
Clear skies | Generally clear |
Clear skies |
Clear skies | Clear skies |
Generally clear |
Generally clear | Generally clear |
Clear skies |
Clear skies |
Wind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Snow expected | 4.4 cm | 2.9 cm | 0.2 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.6 cm | 13 cm | 16.3 cm | 9.2 cm | 13 cm | 17.8 cm | 18.2 cm | 11.4 cm | 3.2 cm | 0.5 cm | 2.6 cm | 1.3 cm | 0.2 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm |
Max temp | -3.9°c | -3.9°c | -6.4°c | -1.4°c | -0.8°c | -1.2°c | 0.6°c | 0.2°c | -3.8°c | -5.4°c | -4.4°c | -4.2°c | -5.4°c | -4.6°c | -5.9°c | -1.5°c | -1.5°c | -2.9°c | 2.5°c | 2.5°c | -1.9°c | 3.2°c | 3.2°c | -2.1°c | 2°c | 2°c | -2.6°c | 1.4°c | 1.4°c | -4.4°c |
Min temp | -7.5°c | -6.4°c | -9.2°c | -8°c | -3.4°c | -3.4°c | -0.4°c | -3.8°c | -5°c | -7.4°c | -5.4°c | -4.5°c | -7°c | -5.9°c | -7.1°c | -6.6°c | -4.4°c | -4.8°c | -3.9°c | -2.9°c | -2.9°c | -2.5°c | -2.4°c | -2.4°c | -3.4°c | -2.6°c | -3.4°c | -4.1°c | -4.4°c | -4.6°c |
Feels like temp | -5.4°c | -3.9°c | -10.2°c | -8°c | -1.4°c | -3.4°c | -2.4°c | -4.1°c | -8.3°c | -9.9°c | -9.4°c | -9°c | -9.3°c | -5.4°c | -5.9°c | -6.4°c | -1.5°c | -4.4°c | -3.9°c | 2.2°c | -6.1°c | -2.5°c | 2.9°c | -2.4°c | -3.4°c | 1.8°c | -2.6°c | -4.1°c | 1.2°c | -4.4°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 4.4 cm | 2.9 cm | 0.2 cm |
Max temp | -3.9°c | -3.9°c | -6.4°c |
Min temp | -7.5°c | -6.4°c | -9.2°c |
Feels like temp | -5.4°c | -3.9°c | -10.2°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.6 cm |
Max temp | -1.4°c | -0.8°c | -1.2°c |
Min temp | -8°c | -3.4°c | -3.4°c |
Feels like temp | -8°c | -1.4°c | -3.4°c |
Snowfall | Last Snowfall | 20/12/2024 |
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Next 3 days | 94.2 cm | |
Depths | Upper piste depth | 90 cm |
Lower piste depth | 40 cm | |
Snow conditions | Snow quality | Powder snow |
Lifts | Lifts open | 72 out of 85 |
Resort opening date | Wed 04 Dec 2024 | |
Resort closing date | Tue 22 Apr 2025 |
Updated 20/12
The timeline for Christmas week snow is accelerated massively as a huge, dense area of low pressure gets swept in on the Jetstream to cover much of central and northern Europe as the weekend continues. Temperatures will remain cold through this weekend, with a freezing line dropping to 500m on Sunday and, as a result temperatures of -10°C being the norm at 2,000m.
In the west of the region, things will turn slightly bonkers. Sunday snowfall falls as half-a-metre in most places and, instead of drying up as the new week begins, it will continue to fall across Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (Christmas day), too. A further 45cm can be expected down on Monday and another 30cm on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Resorts further east and south may struggle to see this same snowfall, especially on Sunday and into Monday, as it struggles to make the leap over the Main Alpine Ridge. Christmas Eve snowfall, however, will remain excellent across the board, with 40cm expected in these areas.
Expect the avalanche risk to tick up to High or Very High (4 or 5) over the coming days as a result. Unfortunately avalanche.report doesn’t forecast in advance like the French do, so it is difficult to ascertain with any certainty what it might do – however current risk are being reported as persistent weak layers, which can cause ongoing difficulties with avalanche risk associated with new snow. Please check your local forecasts carefully using the links below and plan any backcountry and off piste travel carefully in the coming days.