The Northern French Alps are the engine of skiing in France, home to the largest and highest ski areas in the country. From Val Thorens to Chamonix, altitude guarantees quality snow cover throughout the season. Find the latest forecasts here to plan your days on the high mountain slopes or your walks in the valley.
Quick links:
- Best snow cover in the Northern French Alps
- Where will it snow in Savoie, Haute-Savoie and Isère?
- Full weather forecast for all Northern French Alps resorts
- Weather forecasts for Northern French Alps towns
Best snow cover in the Northern French Alps
Before buying your ski pass, check where the snowpack is deepest. Whether in Tarentaise, Maurienne or Oisans, this ranking highlights the resorts currently enjoying the best on-piste conditions and the highest snow depth measured at the base of the slopes.
Where will it snow in Savoie, Haute-Savoie and Isère?
North-westerly flows often bring the famous powder snow to the Northern Alps. This module shows you where snowfall will be heaviest over the coming hours. Keep an eye on these updates to catch the next favourable weather window — and don’t forget to check the avalanche risk before heading out.
#1
+19 cm
Saint-François Longchamp
Mon 16: +18cm
⚠️ Avalanche risk: 1/5
#2
+19 cm
Val Thorens
Mon 16: +19cm
⚠️ Avalanche risk: 2/5
#3
+18 cm
Tignes
Mon 16: +18cm
⚠️ Avalanche risk: 2/5
#4
+10 cm
La Plagne
Mon 16: +10cm
⚠️ Avalanche risk: 2/5
#5
+9 cm
Praz de Lys Sommand
Mon 16: +9cm
⚠️ Avalanche risk: 1/5
#6
+8 cm
Auris en Oisans
Mon 16: +7cm
⚠️ Avalanche risk: 2/5
#7
+8 cm
Les 2 Alpes
Mon 16: +7cm
⚠️ Avalanche risk: 2/5
#8
+8 cm
Plateau de Solaison (Brison-Solaison)
Mon 16: +8cm
⚠️ Avalanche risk: 1/5
#9
+7 cm
Bessans
Mon 16: +5cm
⚠️ Avalanche risk: 2/5
#10
+7 cm
Valmeinier
Mon 16: +7cm
⚠️ Avalanche risk: 1/5
Full weather forecast for all Northern French Alps resorts
Access detailed bulletins for every resort in the massif. From Mont Blanc to the Écrins, check the sky conditions, rain/snow limit and temperatures to plan your stay or weekend activities.
| Resort | Alt. | Weather | 0°C isotherm | Snow base | Snow summit | Openings | Forecast (base) (4 d) | Forecast (summit) (4 d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abondance | 930m |
☁️
(1° / 7°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | +19 cm |
| Agy | 1280m |
☁️
(-1° / 5°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Aillons-Margeriaz | 900m |
☁️
(2° / 9°)
|
2150-2700m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Alpe du Grand-Serre | 1400m |
🌦️
(-0° / 7°)
|
2350-2600m | – | – | – | +1 cm | +10 cm |
| Argentière | 1250m |
☁️
(1° / 7°)
|
2450-2650m | – | – |
4%(3/68)
|
– | +35 cm |
| Arêches Beaufort | 1200m |
☁️
(1° / 7°)
|
2300-2600m | – | – | – | – | +35 cm |
| Auris en Oisans | 1600m |
☀️
(1° / 6°)
|
2250-2600m | – | 20 cm | – | +8 cm | +11 cm |
| Aussois | 1480m |
☁️
(1° / 5°)
|
2100-2450m | – | – | – | – | +22 cm |
| Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors | 1040m |
☀️
(1° / 7°)
|
2350-2650m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Avoriaz 1800 | 1800m |
☀️
(-1° / 3°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | +20 cm |
| Bellevaux – Hirmentaz | 1100m |
☁️
(-1° / 6°)
|
2300-2650m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bernex | 950m |
☀️
(-0° / 7°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bessans | 1730m |
☁️
(-0° / 3°)
|
2050-2400m | – | – | – | +7 cm | – |
| Bonneval sur Arc | 1800m |
☀️
(-1° / 6°)
|
2100-2400m | 2 cm | 5 cm | – | – | +12 cm |
| Bramans | 1250m |
☁️
(2° / 6°)
|
2050-2450m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chamonix Mont-Blanc | 1035m |
☁️
(1° / 7°)
|
2450-2600m | – | – | – | – | +39 cm |
| Champagny en Vanoise | 1250m |
☁️
(2° / 6°)
|
2350-2600m | – | – | – | – | +29 cm |
| Chamrousse | 1650m |
⛅
(1° / 5°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | +8 cm |
| Chichilianne Mont Aiguille | 1050m |
☁️
(0° / 8°)
|
2300-2550m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Châtel | 1200m |
☀️
(0° / 7°)
|
2450-2650m | – | – | – | – | +15 cm |
| Combloux | 1020m |
☁️
(0° / 7°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | +22 cm |
| Cordon | 870m |
☁️
(1° / 8°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Courchevel | 1500m |
☁️
(-1° / 5°)
|
2350-2650m | – | – | – | +1 cm | +22 cm |
| Crest Voland | 1210m |
☁️
(0° / 6°)
|
2300-2600m | 85 cm | 190 cm | – | – | +7 cm |
| Flaine | 1600m |
☀️
(1° / 5°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | +24 cm |
| Flumet | 910m |
☁️
(2° / 8°)
|
2300-2600m | 85 cm | 190 cm | – | – | +19 cm |
| Font d’Urle / Espace Nordique Sud Vercors | 1450m |
❄️
(-2° / 5°)
|
2350-2700m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gresse en Vercors | 1200m |
☁️
(1° / 7°)
|
2300-2600m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Habère-Poche | 950m |
☁️
(0° / 7°)
|
2300-2650m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hauteluce | 1140m |
☁️
(2° / 8°)
|
2300-2600m | 85 cm | 190 cm | – | – | +7 cm |
| Herbouilly | 1250m |
🌦️
(1° / 6°)
|
2400-2600m | – | – | – | – | – |
| L’Alpe d’Huez | 1860m |
☁️
(-1° / 4°)
|
2200-2600m | – | 20 cm | – | – | +16 cm |
| La Chapelle d’Abondance | 1000m |
☀️
(2° / 7°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | +4 cm |
| La Clusaz | 1040m |
☁️
(1° / 7°)
|
2300-2650m | – | – | – | – | +20 cm |
| La Féclaz / Savoie Grand Revard | 1360m |
☁️
(1° / 6°)
|
2250-2700m | – | – | – | – | – |
| La Giettaz | 1200m |
☁️
(1° / 7°)
|
2300-2650m | – | – | – | – | +19 cm |
| La Norma | 1370m |
☀️
(1° / 6°)
|
2050-2450m | 40 cm | 190 cm | – | – | +22 cm |
| La Plagne | 1600m |
☁️
(1° / 6°)
|
2300-2600m | – | – | – | +10 cm | +35 cm |
| La Rosière | 1850m |
☁️
(-1° / 3°)
|
2350-2550m | – | – | – | – | +32 cm |
| La Ruchère | 1000m |
☁️
(-1° / 8°)
|
2350-2700m | – | – | – | – | – |
| La Toussuire | 1700m |
☁️
(-0° / 4°)
|
2250-2600m | – | – | – | +4 cm | +13 cm |
| La station du Granier | 1000m |
☁️
(2° / 8°)
|
2300-2700m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lans en Vercors | 1020m |
☁️
(2° / 8°)
|
2350-2600m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Le Collet d’Allevard | 1450m |
☁️
(-0° / 6°)
|
2300-2650m | – | – | – | – | +10 cm |
| Le Corbier | 1550m |
☁️
(-0° / 5°)
|
2250-2600m | – | – | – | – | +14 cm |
| Le Désert d’Entremont | 1200m |
☁️
(1° / 7°)
|
2250-2700m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Le Grand Bornand | 1300m |
☁️
(-1° / 5°)
|
2250-2650m | – | 145 cm | – | – | +19 cm |
| Le Grand Coin | 1350m |
☁️
(1° / 6°)
|
2250-2650m | – | – | – | – | +12 cm |
| Le Grand Echaillon | 1180m |
❄️
(-1° / 6°)
|
2450-2900m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Le Reposoir | 980m |
☁️
(2° / 7°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | +8 cm |
| Le Revard / Savoie Grand Revard | 1500m |
☁️
(-1° / 5°)
|
2300-2700m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Le Salève | 1160m |
☁️
(-1° / 6°)
|
2250-2700m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Le Sappey en Chartreuse | 980m |
☁️
(2° / 8°)
|
2300-2600m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Le Semnoz | 1480m |
☁️
(-1° / 5°)
|
2300-2700m | – | – | – | +1 cm | – |
| Le col d’Ornon | 1370m |
⛅
(2° / 7°)
|
2250-2600m | – | – | – | – | +12 cm |
| Le col de Marcieu | 1050m |
☁️
(1° / 8°)
|
2300-2700m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Le col de Porte | 1310m |
☁️
(0° / 7°)
|
2350-2600m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Le col de Rousset | 1250m |
❄️
(-0° / 7°)
|
2350-2600m | – | – | – | – | +1 cm |
| Le col du Barioz | 1380m |
☁️
(-0° / 6°)
|
2350-2650m | – | – | – | – | +26 cm |
| Les 2 Alpes | 1650m |
☁️
(1° / 5°)
|
2300-2650m | – | – | – | +8 cm | +21 cm |
| Les 7 Laux | 1350m |
☁️
(0° / 7°)
|
2350-2650m | – | – | – | – | +27 cm |
| Les Albiez | 1500m |
☁️
(-0° / 5°)
|
2300-2650m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Les Arcs | 1600m |
☁️
(-2° / 4°)
|
2400-2600m | – | – | – | – | +35 cm |
| Les Bottières | 1280m |
☁️
(1° / 6°)
|
2250-2600m | – | – | – | – | +12 cm |
| Les Brasses | 880m |
☀️
(1° / 8°)
|
2200-2650m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Les Carroz d’Araches | 1140m |
☁️
(1° / 7°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | +22 cm |
| Les Contamines Montjoie | 1160m |
☁️
(1° / 6°)
|
2450-2650m | – | – | – | +1 cm | +31 cm |
| Les Coulmes – col de Romeyère | 1000m |
🌦️
(1° / 8°)
|
2350-2700m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Les Gets | 1200m |
☁️
(-1° / 6°)
|
2350-2650m | – | – | – | – | +9 cm |
| Les Glières | 1430m |
☁️
(-0° / 5°)
|
2300-2700m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Les Houches | 1000m |
☁️
(2° / 7°)
|
2400-2600m | – | 55 cm |
3%(3/95)
|
– | +28 cm |
| Les Karellis | 1600m |
☁️
(0° / 5°)
|
2250-2550m | – | – | – | – | +7 cm |
| Les Menuires | 1500m |
☁️
(1° / 5°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | +23 cm |
| Les Saisies | 1650m |
☁️
(-0° / 5°)
|
2300-2600m | 85 cm | 190 cm | – | – | +7 cm |
| Les Signaraux | 1285m |
☁️
(0° / 7°)
|
2300-2550m | – | – | – | +1 cm | – |
| Lullin (col du Feu) | 1090m |
☁️
(-1° / 6°)
|
2250-2650m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lus la Jarjatte | 1180m |
☁️
(1° / 8°)
|
2350-2500m | – | – | – | – | +3 cm |
| Manigod | 1500m |
☁️
(0° / 5°)
|
2250-2650m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Megève | 1100m |
☁️
(1° / 7°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | +22 cm |
| Mont-Saxonnex | 1050m |
☀️
(0° / 7°)
|
2350-2650m | – | – | – | – | +8 cm |
| Montchavin les Coches | 1400m |
☁️
(-0° / 5°)
|
2350-2600m | – | – | – | – | +35 cm |
| Montmin | 1100m |
☁️
(1° / 7°)
|
2200-2650m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Montriond | 1200m |
☁️
(-0° / 6°)
|
2350-2650m | – | – | – | – | +20 cm |
| Morillon | 680m |
☀️
(1° / 9°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | +22 cm |
| Morzine | 950m |
☀️
(1° / 7°)
|
2350-2650m | – | – | – | – | +32 cm |
| Méribel | 1450m |
☁️
(2° / 6°)
|
2300-2650m | – | – | – | – | +22 cm |
| Notre Dame de Bellecombe | 1130m |
☁️
(1° / 7°)
|
2350-2600m | 85 cm | 190 cm | – | – | +16 cm |
| Nâves | 1550m |
☁️
(-1° / 5°)
|
2250-2600m | – | – | – | – | +22 cm |
| Orelle | 900m |
⛅
(4° / 9°)
|
2200-2550m | – | – | – | – | +22 cm |
| Oz-en-Oisans | 1350m |
☀️
(1° / 7°)
|
2200-2600m | – | 20 cm | – | – | +16 cm |
| Passy Plaine Joux | 1340m |
🌦️
(0° / 6°)
|
2400-2600m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Peisey Vallandry | 1600m |
☁️
(0° / 5°)
|
2400-2600m | – | – | – | – | +35 cm |
| Plateau de Solaison (Brison-Solaison) | 1430m |
☁️
(0° / 5°)
|
2300-2650m | – | – | – | +8 cm | – |
| Pralognan la Vanoise | 1410m |
☁️
(2° / 6°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | +23 cm |
| Praz de Lys Sommand | 1450m |
☀️
(-2° / 4°)
|
2350-2650m | – | – | – | +9 cm | +22 cm |
| Praz sur Arly | 1040m |
☁️
(1° / 7°)
|
2350-2600m | 85 cm | 190 cm | – | – | +15 cm |
| Romme (Nancy-sur-Cluses) | 1200m |
☁️
(0° / 6°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | +7 cm | – |
| Saint-Colomban des Villards | 1100m |
☁️
(2° / 7°)
|
2200-2600m | – | – | – | +1 cm | +21 cm |
| Saint-François Longchamp | 1600m |
☁️
(0° / 5°)
|
2200-2600m | 12 cm | 150 cm | – | +18 cm | +19 cm |
| Saint-Gervais | 800m |
☁️
(2° / 9°)
|
2450-2650m | – | 55 cm | – | – | +28 cm |
| Saint-Hilaire du Touvet | 950m |
☁️
(1° / 8°)
|
2300-2650m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Saint-Jean d’Arves | 1550m |
☁️
(0° / 5°)
|
2300-2650m | – | – | – | – | +14 cm |
| Saint-Jean d’Aulps / Espace Roc d’Enfer | 950m |
☀️
(1° / 7°)
|
2350-2650m | – | – | – | – | +4 cm |
| Saint-Martin de Belleville | 1400m |
☁️
(-0° / 5°)
|
2350-2650m | – | – | – | – | +22 cm |
| Saint-Pierre de Chartreuse | 900m |
☁️
(0° / 8°)
|
2300-2650m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Saint-Sorlin d’Arves | 1530m |
☁️
(1° / 5°)
|
2300-2650m | – | – | – | – | +14 cm |
| Sainte-Foy Tarentaise | 1550m |
☁️
(0° / 5°)
|
2350-2600m | – | – | – | – | +27 cm |
| Samoëns | 700m |
☁️
(1° / 9°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | +42 cm |
| Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval | 800m |
☁️
(1° / 8°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | +42 cm |
| Termignon | 1300m |
🌦️
(1° / 7°)
|
2050-2450m | – | – | – | – | +17 cm |
| Thollon-les-Mémises | 1000m |
☀️
(0° / 7°)
|
2400-2650m | – | – | – | – | +10 cm |
| Tignes | 2100m |
❄️
(-2° / 2°)
|
2300-2600m | – | 119 cm | – | +19 cm | +26 cm |
| Val Cenis | 1400m |
☀️
(1° / 6°)
|
2000-2450m | – | – | – | – | +12 cm |
| Val Thorens | 2300m |
❄️
(-2° / 2°)
|
2450-2700m | – | – | – | +22 cm | +27 cm |
| Val d’Isère | 1850m |
☁️
(0° / 4°)
|
2300-2600m | – | 119 cm | – | – | +25 cm |
| Val de Tamié | 830m |
☁️
(3° / 9°)
|
2250-2650m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Valfréjus | 1550m |
☁️
(1° / 5°)
|
2050-2450m | 50 cm | 240 cm | – | – | +9 cm |
| Valloire | 1430m |
☁️
(1° / 6°)
|
2200-2550m | – | – | – | – | +7 cm |
| Vallorcine | 1260m |
☀️
(2° / 6°)
|
2300-2600m | – | – |
3%(3/93)
|
– | +31 cm |
| Valmeinier | 1800m |
☁️
(-1° / 4°)
|
2350-2650m | – | – | – | +7 cm | +6 cm |
| Valmorel | 1350m |
☁️
(1° / 6°)
|
2200-2600m | 12 cm | 150 cm | – | – | +19 cm |
| Vaujany | 1250m |
☀️
(2° / 9°)
|
2200-2600m | – | 20 cm | – | +4 cm | +31 cm |
| Villard de Lans / Corrençon | 1030m |
☀️
(1° / 8°)
|
2400-2600m | – | – | – | – | – |
| Villard-Reculas | 1450m |
☀️
(2° / 6°)
|
2250-2600m | – | 20 cm | – | – | +4 cm |
Sources: Météo-France forecasts (AROME/ARPEGE models). The 0°C isotherm is given as a range (daily min/max). Data: Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), Météo-France AROME/ARPEGE models & ANMSM for resort snow data.
Weather forecasts for Northern French Alps towns
At the foot of the mountains, the weather is often milder — sometimes significantly warmer than at altitude. While precipitation can be more frequent in the foothills, thunderstorms are generally less common. Find the weather forecast for the main towns in the Northern French Alps below.
| Town | Alt. | Weather | 0°C isotherm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albertville | 344 m | ☀️ 3°/11° | 2150-2600m |
| Annecy | 448 m | ☀️ 2°/10° | 2250-2700m |
| Annemasse | 432 m | ☀️ 1°/8° | 2250-2650m |
| Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 840 m | ☀️ 2°/13° | 2350-2600m |
| Chambéry | 270 m | ☁️ 4°/10° | 2200-2700m |
| Cluses | 486 m | ☀️ 1°/8° | 2350-2700m |
| Grenoble | 214 m | ☁️ 3°/12° | 2300-2650m |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 720 m | ☁️ 3°/14° | 2200-2600m |
| Modane | 1057 m | ☁️ 3°/11° | 2050-2450m |
| Moûtiers | 480 m | ☀️ 4°/15° | 2250-2600m |
| Pontcharra | 330 m | ☁️ 3°/10° | 2300-2650m |
| Rumilly | 334 m | ☀️ 3°/10° | 2250-2700m |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 556 m | ☁️ 4°/15° | 2300-2650m |
| Sallanches | 550 m | ☀️ 1°/10° | 2450-2650m |
| Thônes | 630 m | ☀️ 2°/11° | 2200-2650m |
| Thonon-les-Bains | 430 m | ☀️ 1°/8° | 950-2650m |
Météo-France forecasts (AROME/ARPEGE models). The 0°C isotherm is given as a range (daily min/max). Data: Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), Météo-France AROME/ARPEGE models.