La Chapelle d’Abondance
5-day forecast, snow depth & avalanche bulletin
La Chapelle d’Abondance, located at an altitude of 1000 m, with peaks reaching 1800 m, in the Northern French Alps, benefits from specific alpine weather conditions. This page brings together the 9-day weather forecast for La Chapelle d’Abondance: four days in detail from Météo-France (minimum and maximum temperatures, expected snowfall, 0°C isotherm), then an outlook through day 9, along with the ski area snow depth. The Northern French Alps avalanche bulletin is also available below. Forecasts are calibrated to the resort's actual altitude; the first four days come from Météo-France models (AROME/ARPEGE), the outlook from a longer-range, less precise model.
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gusts 11 km/h
gusts 33 km/h
gusts 55 km/h
gusts 80 km/h
Forecasts from Météo-France (AROME/ARPEGE models) for the first 4 days, calibrated to the exact resort altitude. The 0°C isotherm is given as a range (min/max over the day) to honestly reflect its variation throughout the day.
Longer-range outlook (ECMWF European model): indicative only, less reliable at this range, and not included in the snowfall total.
Data: Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), Météo-France AROME/ARPEGE models and ECMWF European model.
Hourly temperature & 0°C isotherm
9-day snowfall forecast
Cumulative forecast: 0 cm at the resort base (1,000 m) and 3 cm at the summit (1,800 m) over the next 4 days (Météo-France forecast). Monday, rain on most of the ski area; snow only above about 1,600 m, right at the top. For the following days, the outlook is given as a range and is not included in this total.
base 0 · summit 30-50 cm
Snow line over the coming days in La Chapelle d’Abondance
- Monday, midnight to 5pm: snow line around 1,600 m, rain at the base, snow higher up.
Snow line: the altitude above which precipitation falls as snow. It is computed hour by hour, during precipitation, from Météo-France temperature and humidity at altitude: it is the altitude where the wet-bulb temperature rises above 1.3°C (the same definition as the German weather service's snowfall line). Météo-France days only, not the longer-range outlook.
Avalanche bulletin — Chablais massif
Valid until: 14 November 2026 18:00
Massif snow conditions
| Altitude | North-facing | South-facing |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| 1500 m | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| 2000 m | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Snow quality
Indice de risque faible.
Stability: Petites instabilités sur les plus hauts sommets
Déclenchements provoqués :Au-dessus de 2600/2800 m, rares plaques friables dans la neige fraiche, en tout en versant. Encore assez facile à déclencher. Elles sont plus nombreuses dans les pentes sensibles à la Bise. Taille 1 (petite) et plus rarement 2 (moyenne). Observables : fissures sous les skis, accumulations de neige récentes, vaguelettes.Départs spontanés :Peu probables, hormis de rares petites coulées en adret. Taille 1 (petite)
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