Châtel

Châtel is one of the few resorts with rustic French charm and access to a vast linked ski area.

weather Forecast today: Light rain/snow

Max temp: 7.2 °c
Min temp: -0.6 °c

Last Updated: Sat 16 May

weather Forecast today: Light rain/snow

Max temp: 7.2 °c
Min temp: -0.6 °c

Last Updated: Sat 16 May

With direct access to the Portes du Soleil and its 580km of slopes, Châtel is perfectly placed for a winter holiday.

There’s either access via the Linga gondola towards Avoriaz and Morzine, or via the Super Châtel lift across to the Swiss side and the resort of Morgins. The latter unfortunately has a number of slow lifts and drags, plus a bus connection to complete the loop, so if you’re looking to ski the linked ski area we’d recommend catching the former. That being said, the local slopes extend across the ridgeline to Torgon and offer a good amount of variety. The only real issue remains the altitude, which although snowmaking has improved things, still causes issues at the start and end of the season, or during warm spells.

The village of Châtel itself is rather spread out, but is attractive and rustic. There’s a number of great family-friendly hotels, as well as numerous chalets dotted across the hillside. For maximum convenience, the closer you are to the Super Chatel gondola the better, otherwise you’ll need to catch the bus to the lifts each day. Off the slopes there’s a lot to do, even in bad weather, and there’s an excellent nordic centre in the valley between Châtel and neighbouring La Chapelle d’Abondance.

Resort website: www.chatel.com

Pros and cons

Great access to the Portes du Soleil ski area
Pretty French village with lots of accommodation options
Very quick and easy access from Geneva

Low altitude can lead to snow reliability issues
Still takes a while to get across via Switzerland to Avoriaz
Queues can form for the main Super Chatel access lift

Getting to Châtel

Geneva airport: 1.5 hours
Sion airport: 1 hours

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, Châtel 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.

Châtel was awarded Flocon Vert status in 2015, and renewed its accreditation in 2020
The resort is noted as having preserved traditional economies, such as agriculture, alongside the development of the ski area
Extensive recycling and wasting sorting facilities are provided by the resort, highlighting a significant step to reducing its environmental impact

Full Details (In French)

Châtel Piste Map

Top (2008m)

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Weather	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Generally clear	Generally clear	Rather cloudy	Broken clouds	Rain/Snow shower	Rain/Snow shower	Light snow shwr	Light rain/snow	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Broken clouds	Light rain shwr	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Clear skies	Clear skies	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Generally clear	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Generally clear	Generally clear	Light rain shwr
Wind
Snow expected	0.5 cm	0.3 cm	0.1 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 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 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	-1.6°c	-0.9°c	-1.7°c	4.8°c	5.7°c	3.7°c	3.4°c	3.3°c	2.1°c	5.2°c	5.9°c	4.6°c	8.2°c	8.8°c	6.8°c	12°c	12.5°c	9.8°c	13.9°c	14.3°c	11.5°c	14.3°c	14.4°c	11°c	13.6°c	13.7°c	10.7°c	12.9°c	13.2°c	10.6°c
Min temp	-4.5°c	-1.7°c	-4°c	-2.7°c	3.7°c	1.1°c	1°c	2.1°c	0.3°c	0.1°c	4.6°c	3.6°c	3.4°c	6.8°c	3.2°c	4.7°c	9.8°c	5.4°c	7.1°c	11.5°c	7.1°c	8.2°c	11°c	7.6°c	8.2°c	10.7°c	7.1°c	7.4°c	10.6°c	6.7°c
Feels like temp	-4.5°c	-5.1°c	-5.1°c	-2.7°c	2.8°c	3.4°c	0.9°c	0.6°c	1.9°c	0.1°c	3.3°c	4.3°c	3.2°c	6.6°c	5.3°c	4.3°c	10.6°c	9.4°c	6.5°c	12.6°c	10.8°c	7.8°c	13.3°c	10.9°c	7.9°c	12.7°c	10°c	6.9°c	11.6°c	9.7°c

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Weather	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Generally clear
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Snow expected	0.5 cm	0.3 cm	0.1 cm
Max temp	-1.6°c	-0.9°c	-1.7°c
Min temp	-4.5°c	-1.7°c	-4°c
Feels like temp	-4.5°c	-5.1°c	-5.1°c

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Weather	Generally clear	Rather cloudy	Broken clouds
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	4.8°c	5.7°c	3.7°c
Min temp	-2.7°c	3.7°c	1.1°c
Feels like temp	-2.7°c	2.8°c	3.4°c

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Weather	Rain/Snow shower	Rain/Snow shower	Light snow shwr
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0.6 cm
Max temp	3.4°c	3.3°c	2.1°c
Min temp	1°c	2.1°c	0.3°c
Feels like temp	0.9°c	0.6°c	1.9°c

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Weather	Light rain/snow	Occasional rain	Occasional rain
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	5.2°c	5.9°c	4.6°c
Min temp	0.1°c	4.6°c	3.6°c
Feels like temp	0.1°c	3.3°c	4.3°c

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Weather	Broken clouds	Light rain shwr	Generally clear
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.2°c	8.8°c	6.8°c
Min temp	3.4°c	6.8°c	3.2°c
Feels like temp	3.2°c	6.6°c	5.3°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Generally clear
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	12°c	12.5°c	9.8°c
Min temp	4.7°c	9.8°c	5.4°c
Feels like temp	4.3°c	10.6°c	9.4°c

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Weather	Clear skies	Clear skies	Generally clear
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	13.9°c	14.3°c	11.5°c
Min temp	7.1°c	11.5°c	7.1°c
Feels like temp	6.5°c	12.6°c	10.8°c

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Weather	Mainly fair	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.3°c	14.4°c	11°c
Min temp	8.2°c	11°c	7.6°c
Feels like temp	7.8°c	13.3°c	10.9°c

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Weather	Generally clear	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	13.6°c	13.7°c	10.7°c
Min temp	8.2°c	10.7°c	7.1°c
Feels like temp	7.9°c	12.7°c	10°c

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Weather	Generally clear	Generally clear	Light rain shwr
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	12.9°c	13.2°c	10.6°c
Min temp	7.4°c	10.6°c	6.7°c
Feels like temp	6.9°c	11.6°c	9.7°c

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Resort (1189m)

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Weather	Light rain/snow	Rather cloudy	Mainly fair	Broken clouds	Broken clouds	Partly cloudy	Rain shower	Thunderstorms	Rain shower	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Light rain	Rather cloudy	Rather cloudy	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Light drizzle	Light rain shwr	Partly cloudy	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr
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Max temp	4.4°c	7.2°c	4.8°c	11.4°c	12.1°c	9.2°c	9.2°c	9.8°c	7.2°c	11.3°c	11.9°c	9.6°c	15.8°c	16.2°c	13.2°c	19.2°c	19.4°c	16.3°c	21.6°c	21.9°c	18.3°c	23°c	23°c	19°c	21.4°c	21.4°c	17.8°c	20.8°c	21.1°c	18.2°c
Min temp	1.4°c	4.4°c	-0.6°c	0.7°c	9.2°c	3.2°c	3.8°c	7.2°c	2.9°c	3.2°c	9.6°c	6.1°c	6.4°c	13.2°c	6.2°c	7.4°c	16.3°c	8.5°c	10°c	18.3°c	10.4°c	11.8°c	19°c	11.5°c	12.2°c	17.8°c	10.8°c	11.4°c	18.2°c	10.4°c
Feels like temp	1.3°c	4.2°c	4.5°c	0.6°c	10.6°c	8.8°c	3.6°c	9.3°c	7°c	3.1°c	11.4°c	9.5°c	6.4°c	16.5°c	13.4°c	7.3°c	20.2°c	17°c	10.1°c	23.4°c	19.4°c	12.2°c	25.2°c	20.6°c	12.8°c	23.7°c	19.2°c	11.7°c	22.6°c	19.2°c

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Max temp	4.4°c	7.2°c	4.8°c
Min temp	1.4°c	4.4°c	-0.6°c
Feels like temp	1.3°c	4.2°c	4.5°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	11.4°c	12.1°c	9.2°c
Min temp	0.7°c	9.2°c	3.2°c
Feels like temp	0.6°c	10.6°c	8.8°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	9.2°c	9.8°c	7.2°c
Min temp	3.8°c	7.2°c	2.9°c
Feels like temp	3.6°c	9.3°c	7°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	11.3°c	11.9°c	9.6°c
Min temp	3.2°c	9.6°c	6.1°c
Feels like temp	3.1°c	11.4°c	9.5°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	15.8°c	16.2°c	13.2°c
Min temp	6.4°c	13.2°c	6.2°c
Feels like temp	6.4°c	16.5°c	13.4°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	19.2°c	19.4°c	16.3°c
Min temp	7.4°c	16.3°c	8.5°c
Feels like temp	7.3°c	20.2°c	17°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	21.6°c	21.9°c	18.3°c
Min temp	10°c	18.3°c	10.4°c
Feels like temp	10.1°c	23.4°c	19.4°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	23°c	23°c	19°c
Min temp	11.8°c	19°c	11.5°c
Feels like temp	12.2°c	25.2°c	20.6°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	21.4°c	21.4°c	17.8°c
Min temp	12.2°c	17.8°c	10.8°c
Feels like temp	12.8°c	23.7°c	19.2°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	20.8°c	21.1°c	18.2°c
Min temp	11.4°c	18.2°c	10.4°c
Feels like temp	11.7°c	22.6°c	19.2°c

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Resort Conditions

Snowfall	Next 3 days	1.2 cm
Depths	Upper piste depth	No information
Depths	Lower piste depth	No information
Snow conditions	Snow quality	No information
Lifts	Lifts open	No information
	Resort opening date	Sat 28 Nov 2026
	Resort closing date	Sun 18 Apr 2027

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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