Forecast today: Snow grains
the Les Sybelles ski area (linked with nearby La Toussuire) offers up 310km of pistes at a much cheaper price than its near neighbour the Three Valleys.
Three fast chairs serve a decent network of snowsure blues and reds above the resort base, before lifts (most of which are unfortunately slow) fan out towards La Toussuire or in the opposite direction towards St Sorlin d’Arves. There’s some longer runs off the ridgelines down to the villages, as well as some decent off piste if conditions allow. Snow reliability is usually good.
The resort itself is fairly brutal to look at, with high rise apartment blocks dominating the skyline. This does mean however that most accommodation is not only good value, but is centrally located right at the foot of the slopes – that convenience is worth the price of the resort aesthetics. Food and drink is cheaper than at most French resorts, plus you’ll save on things like ski hire too. Getting here is simple, with the drive up the Maurienne Valley taking around 2 hours from Geneva.
Resort website: www.le-corbier.com
Wed 22 Jan | Thu 23 Jan | Fri 24 Jan | Sat 25 Jan | Sun 26 Jan | Mon 27 Jan | Tue 28 Jan | Wed 29 Jan | Thu 30 Jan | Fri 31 Jan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Weather | Occasional snow |
Broken clouds |
Broken clouds | Snow |
Snow grains |
Generally clear | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Partly cloudy |
Partly cloudy |
Occasional snow | Snow shower |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Snow shower | Snow shower |
Occasional snow |
Light snow | Occasional snow |
Generally clear |
Occasional snow | Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Occasional snow |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear |
Wind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Snow expected | 1.5 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 10.4 cm | 0.6 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.9 cm | 7.1 cm | 0.2 cm | 0 cm | 0.9 cm | 2 cm | 4.7 cm | 9 cm | 5.6 cm | 8 cm | 0.8 cm | 0.2 cm | 1.6 cm | 4 cm | 2.9 cm | 2.7 cm | 0.8 cm | 0.6 cm | 0.3 cm |
Max temp | -5.4°c | -4.2°c | -4.5°c | -3.9°c | -5.2°c | -7.9°c | -2.7°c | -2.7°c | -4°c | -3.3°c | -3.3°c | -4.2°c | -5.6°c | -6°c | -7°c | -4°c | -2.8°c | -2.4°c | -4.6°c | -8.3°c | -8.4°c | -8.7°c | -8.7°c | -9.5°c | -8.8°c | -8.7°c | -9.8°c | -8.6°c | -8.6°c | -10.2°c |
Min temp | -6.6°c | -5.4°c | -5°c | -5.2°c | -7.9°c | -8.8°c | -6.4°c | -5°c | -5°c | -5°c | -4.4°c | -4.7°c | -6.3°c | -8.4°c | -8.4°c | -5.2°c | -4.3°c | -2.8°c | -8.3°c | -9°c | -8.9°c | -9.7°c | -10.4°c | -10.4°c | -9.9°c | -9.8°c | -10.4°c | -11°c | -10.2°c | -10.9°c |
Feels like temp | -10.4°c | -11°c | -9.7°c | -7.8°c | -10.1°c | -12.2°c | -6.4°c | -5.9°c | -8.7°c | -10°c | -8.2°c | -9.6°c | -6.1°c | -9.7°c | -12.5°c | -10.7°c | -9.9°c | -7.9°c | -8.5°c | -14.5°c | -13.9°c | -13.6°c | -12.7°c | -14.9°c | -13.9°c | -8.8°c | -14.2°c | -10.9°c | -12.6°c | -14.5°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Occasional snow |
Broken clouds |
Broken clouds |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 1.5 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm |
Max temp | -5.4°c | -4.2°c | -4.5°c |
Min temp | -6.6°c | -5.4°c | -5°c |
Feels like temp | -10.4°c | -11°c | -9.7°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Snow |
Snow grains |
Generally clear |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 10.4 cm | 0.6 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | -3.9°c | -5.2°c | -7.9°c |
Min temp | -5.2°c | -7.9°c | -8.8°c |
Feels like temp | -7.8°c | -10.1°c | -12.2°c |
Wed 22 Jan | Thu 23 Jan | Fri 24 Jan | Sat 25 Jan | Sun 26 Jan | Mon 27 Jan | Tue 28 Jan | Wed 29 Jan | Thu 30 Jan | Fri 31 Jan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Weather | Snow grains |
Generally clear |
Partly cloudy | Rain |
Occasional rain |
Generally clear | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Light rain/snow | Snow shower |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Light rain/snow |
Rain shower |
Rain shower | Rain/Snow shower |
Snow shower |
Snow | Occasional snow |
Generally clear |
Occasional snow | Snow shower |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Occasional snow |
Snow grains |
Generally clear |
Wind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Snow expected | 0.4 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3.3 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3.4 cm | 2.1 cm | 6.5 cm | 0.7 cm | 0.1 cm | 1.2 cm | 2.5 cm | 1 cm | 2.2 cm | 0.6 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.3 cm |
Max temp | 4°c | 4.7°c | 2.6°c | 3.2°c | 3.7°c | 0.6°c | 7.2°c | 8.1°c | 2.7°c | 7.2°c | 7.8°c | 3.6°c | 3.4°c | 4.3°c | -0.6°c | 5.8°c | 6.8°c | 4.1°c | 1.5°c | 2.1°c | -1.1°c | 1.2°c | 2.1°c | -2.1°c | 1°c | 2.1°c | -1.7°c | 0.9°c | 1.6°c | -2.3°c |
Min temp | 0°c | 1.9°c | 1.9°c | 1.8°c | 0.6°c | -3.3°c | -1.9°c | 2.7°c | 1.3°c | 0.9°c | 3.6°c | 2.2°c | -0.4°c | -0.6°c | -1.5°c | 0.4°c | 4.1°c | 3.4°c | 0.3°c | -1.1°c | -2°c | -2.9°c | -2.1°c | -3.3°c | -3.7°c | -1.7°c | -4.5°c | -5.2°c | -2.3°c | -5°c |
Feels like temp | 0°c | 3.7°c | 1.7°c | 1.9°c | 3°c | 0.6°c | -1.9°c | 6.3°c | 2.4°c | -1.8°c | 6.6°c | 1.5°c | -0.4°c | 3.1°c | -3.4°c | -2.6°c | 4.1°c | 1.7°c | 1.2°c | 1.2°c | -1.1°c | -2.9°c | 1.1°c | -2.1°c | -3.7°c | 0.9°c | -1.7°c | -5.2°c | 0.8°c | -2.3°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0.4 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 4°c | 4.7°c | 2.6°c |
Min temp | 0°c | 1.9°c | 1.9°c |
Feels like temp | 0°c | 3.7°c | 1.7°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 3.2°c | 3.7°c | 0.6°c |
Min temp | 1.8°c | 0.6°c | -3.3°c |
Feels like temp | 1.9°c | 3°c | 0.6°c |
Snowfall | Last Snowfall | 18/01/2025 |
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Next 3 days | 17.4 cm | |
Depths | Upper piste depth | 140 cm |
Lower piste depth | 50 cm | |
Snow conditions | Snow quality | Hard packed |
Lifts | Lifts open | 63 out of 68 |
Resort opening date | Sat 14 Dec 2024 | |
Resort closing date | Fri 11 Apr 2025 |
Updated 21/01
After a steady period for the French Alps, there is a return to snowy conditions for many areas as this week concludes and into the weekend.
Low pressure marches steadily up the Atlantic Coast of the continent, bringing stormy conditions for the UK and Ireland – Storm Éowyn – but the meeting point between low and high will be right over the Swiss and French Alps. This will allow unsettled conditions to move in and encourage cold air to come in from the north, creating unsettled weather for the region.
Cloud will give way to cloud and snow from Wednesday onwards, with 30cm of snowfall expected down across higher ground on that day. Note this will fall predominantly across higher ground, as the freezing line crawls up to around 2,000m at the same time. Temperatures will fluctuate for the rest of the weekend, staying around 0 degrees during the day, but dropping off to -10°C overnight.
Another bout of snowfall is expected on Sunday, with 15cm expected down on Sunday. Again, this will be limited to higher ground because of where the freezing line sits for much of this time.