Les Houches

Located at the entrance to the Chamonix Valley, Les Houches has the only tree- lined slopes in the area.

weather Forecast today: Partly cloudy

Max temp: 18.6 °c
Min temp: 6.7 °c

Last Updated: Fri 17 Apr

weather Forecast today: Partly cloudy

Max temp: 18.6 °c
Min temp: 6.7 °c

Last Updated: Fri 17 Apr

The 55km of tree-lined slopes above the village of Les Houches are where the masses descend on snowy days when the upper lifts in the valley are closed,

but that doesn’t mean they’re not worth visiting if the sun is out.

The Kandahar World Cup Downhill route offers up a fantastic challenge and there’s some nice terrain off the back of Prarion in the trees on the way down towards nearby St Gervais. Of course, Les Houches also acts a great springboard to explore the rest of the Chamonix Valley, which is world-renowned for its off piste, steep skiing and touring terrain.

Les Houches’ old core is pretty and traditional, but most accommodation is located a little to the west, near the foot of the access lifts. Chalets form the bulk of what’s on offer, but there are a couple of hotels offering decent value accommodation.

On the whole Les Houches is quiet, with a relaxed vibe in the evening. If you’re looking out for active nightlife, a wide choice of restaurants and shopping opportunities, then head into Chamonix, a short bus ride away. The proximity to Chamonix means access from Geneva is easy, either by car, private/shared transfer or train.

Resort website: www.leshouches.com

Getting to Les Houches

Getting here from Geneva is very easy – the drive only takes an hour – so this is an excellent weekend destination. The drive from the UK is one of the quickest and shortest too.

Geneva airport: 1 hour
Calais: approximately 10 hours driving (540 miles)

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Green Credentials

Ski Club Recognised: Environmentally Sustainable Resort

The Ski Club uses third party independent assessments and accreditation of ski resorts to determine a resort “environmentally sustainable” – more information can be found here.

As part of the French Flocon Vert (tr. Green Snowflake) scheme, Les Houches – as part of the wider Chamonix Valley resort area – has been awarded two snowflakes out of a possible three, representing significant investment in resources to reduce its environmental impact. Flocon Vert is an independent scheme operated by Mountain Riders, which accredits resorts in France who have met twenty criteria based on environmental, social and economic sustainability; only a quarter of Flocon Vert recipients have been awarded two snowflakes – no area has been awarded three.

Les Houches & Chamonix was accredited in 2013 and renewed in 2017
Special focus was paid to educational measures taken by the resort
The reduction in emissions and transition plan away from fossil fuels has been particularly praised by the Flocon Vert scheme

Full Details (In French)

Les Houches Piste Map

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Min temp	2.2°c	8°c	5.1°c	5.7°c	8.7°c	6°c	6.5°c	6°c	3.7°c	4°c	5.3°c	2.3°c	2.6°c	4.6°c	2.5°c	3.5°c	5.8°c	3°c	3.8°c	6.3°c	2.9°c	4°c	7.3°c	4.1°c	5.4°c	7.7°c	4.6°c	5.8°c	6.4°c	4.1°c
Feels like temp	2°c	9.3°c	6.3°c	5.3°c	9.6°c	7.1°c	6.2°c	6.9°c	4°c	3.7°c	5.5°c	3°c	2.4°c	4.8°c	2.1°c	3.2°c	5.5°c	3.5°c	3.5°c	6.8°c	4.3°c	3.6°c	7.5°c	5.4°c	5°c	7.7°c	5.9°c	5.4°c	7°c	4.5°c

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Max temp	11°c	11.3°c	8.7°c
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Max temp	8.4°c	8.5°c	6°c
Min temp	6.5°c	6°c	3.7°c
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Max temp	7.5°c	7.7°c	5.3°c
Min temp	4°c	5.3°c	2.3°c
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Max temp	6.9°c	7.2°c	4.6°c
Min temp	2.6°c	4.6°c	2.5°c
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Min temp	3.5°c	5.8°c	3°c
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Max temp	8.6°c	8.9°c	6.3°c
Min temp	3.8°c	6.3°c	2.9°c
Feels like temp	3.5°c	6.8°c	4.3°c

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Max temp	9.2°c	9.6°c	7.3°c
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Resort (972m)

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Min temp	6.7°c	14.3°c	9.4°c	9.1°c	14.9°c	10.2°c	10°c	12.3°c	8.4°c	7.6°c	11.6°c	7.2°c	6.5°c	11°c	7.4°c	7.3°c	12°c	7.6°c	7.4°c	12.5°c	7.6°c	7.7°c	13.4°c	8.7°c	8.9°c	13.6°c	9.1°c	9.4°c	12.8°c	8.8°c
Feels like temp	6.4°c	17.5°c	14°c	8.8°c	18.1°c	14.6°c	9.9°c	16.1°c	12.1°c	7.4°c	14.6°c	11.2°c	6.1°c	13.9°c	10.5°c	7°c	14.7°c	11.5°c	7.1°c	15.4°c	12°c	7.2°c	15.9°c	13°c	8.6°c	16.3°c	13.3°c	9.2°c	16.1°c	12.7°c

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Max temp	18.8°c	19.2°c	14.9°c
Min temp	9.1°c	14.9°c	10.2°c
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Max temp	16.2°c	16.3°c	12.3°c
Min temp	10°c	12.3°c	8.4°c
Feels like temp	9.9°c	16.1°c	12.1°c

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Max temp	15.4°c	15.6°c	11.6°c
Min temp	7.6°c	11.6°c	7.2°c
Feels like temp	7.4°c	14.6°c	11.2°c

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Min temp	6.5°c	11°c	7.4°c
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Max temp	16.3°c	16.6°c	12.5°c
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Max temp	17°c	17.4°c	13.4°c
Min temp	7.7°c	13.4°c	8.7°c
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Max temp	16.4°c	16.8°c	12.8°c
Min temp	9.4°c	12.8°c	8.8°c
Feels like temp	9.2°c	16.1°c	12.7°c

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Lifts	Lifts open	No information
	Resort opening date	Sat 06 Dec 2025
	Resort closing date	Sun 12 Apr 2026

Snow Overview

France

Updated 07/04

After a good couple of weeks for the French Alps, things settle down through this week as high pressure brings fine, dry and bright conditions to the region.

Temperatures will be warm, with the freezing line dropping only to 2,500m overnight and climbing as high as 3,500m in the midday sun. A rare flutter of cloud could move in over on Friday and Sunday, but otherwise spring is firmly here in the French Alps.

A couple of flurries of snow could fall early next week as the freezing line drops in to the new week, but it remains a bit too early to tell exactly how much, when, and where this might fall.

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