La Grave

For legendary off piste, huge vertical and some of the world’s finest freeriding, look no further than the cult resort of La Grave.

weather Forecast today: Light rain shwr

Max temp: 11.3 °c
Min temp: 3.3 °c

Last Updated: Fri 09 May

weather Forecast today: Light rain shwr

Max temp: 11.3 °c
Min temp: 3.3 °c

Last Updated: Fri 09 May

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Don’t come here unless you’re intending to ski or board some serious terrain.

There is nothing here for beginners, intermediates or those with little off piste experience. But for those with the skills, La Grave is arguably the world leader for lift-accessed off piste. The couloirs, powder fields and glaciated terrain offer up some spectacular descents, dropping over 2000m from the top of the iconic gondola to Les Ruillans.

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Pros and cons

Legendary off piste terrain and huge vertical
Endless touring opportunities from the gondola
Snow conditions are usually good right through into Spring

This is only a resort for experts, even advanced skiers and boarders may

struggle
Gondola can close in bad weather due to its exposed setting
Little to do away from the slopes or in town

On the Slopes

This is a true expert-only resort. Whilst advanced skiers and boarders could tackle some of the marked itineraries from the top of the gondola, to really make the most of what’s on offer you need to be confident on all slopes in all conditions. Hiring a guide will make the experience even more special.

Long descents drop either side of the gondola line, either through the Vallons de Chancel or les Vallons de la Meije. Good snow is usually guaranteed on the upper parts, just be aware that in bad weather the gondola may not run. Short ascents on touring skis or on a splitboard then opens up an even wider array of options – again make sure you have a guide.

In the Resort

The resort itself is small and quaint, with no frills and no distractions. Other than a few cosy bars and local amenities, there is not much in the way of après or off-snow activity, but after a long day of skinning, conquering couloirs and skiing powder, there’s no need for much else!

Getting to La Grave

The drive from Geneva is very quick and easy, making this an excellent weekend destination – it takes around an hour depending on traffic. It is also one of the easiest resorts to drive to from the UK.

Geneva airport: 1 hour
Calais: approximately 10 hours driving (534 miles)
Lyon Airport 3 hours
Grenoble Airport 1.5 hours

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La Grave Piste Map

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	Fri 9 May			Sat 10 May			Sun 11 May			Mon 12 May			Tue 13 May			Wed 14 May			Thu 15 May			Fri 16 May			Sat 17 May			Sun 18 May
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Light snow	Light snow	Broken clouds	Broken clouds	Broken clouds	Generally clear	Partly cloudy	Light snow shwr	Broken clouds	Occasional snow	Snow shower	Light snow	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Snow grains	Mainly fair	Light snow shwr	Generally clear	Generally clear	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	3.7 cm	3.2 cm	1.1 cm	0 cm	0.2 cm	0 cm	0.2 cm	0.7 cm	0 cm	0.9 cm	6.2 cm	3.8 cm	0.7 cm	1.7 cm	0.6 cm	0.6 cm	2 cm	1.7 cm	0.1 cm	0.8 cm	0.2 cm	0.2 cm	1.6 cm	0.5 cm	0.5 cm	1.2 cm	0.2 cm	0.4 cm	2 cm	0.9 cm
Max temp	-5.8°c	-5.6°c	-6.4°c	-4.2°c	-3.2°c	-4.6°c	-2.8°c	-2.6°c	-4.2°c	-3.4°c	-3°c	-4.2°c	-3.4°c	-3°c	-4°c	-2.8°c	-2°c	-3.4°c	-0.8°c	-0.4°c	-2.4°c	0.4°c	0.6°c	-2°c	-1°c	-0.4°c	-2.2°c	-0.8°c	-0.4°c	-2°c
Min temp	-7.6°c	-6.4°c	-7.6°c	-7.2°c	-4.6°c	-6.6°c	-5.6°c	-4.2°c	-5.4°c	-5°c	-4.2°c	-4.8°c	-4.4°c	-4°c	-4.6°c	-4.6°c	-3.4°c	-4.4°c	-4.4°c	-2.4°c	-4.2°c	-3.6°c	-2°c	-3.6°c	-3.6°c	-2.2°c	-4.2°c	-3.4°c	-2°c	-3.8°c
Feels like temp	-7.2°c	-6°c	-6.4°c	-7.2°c	-4.2°c	-4.6°c	-5.6°c	-6.8°c	-8°c	-5°c	-6.9°c	-4.2°c	-4.4°c	-3.4°c	-4°c	-4.6°c	-2.8°c	-3.4°c	-4.4°c	-0.8°c	-2.4°c	-6.9°c	0.4°c	-2°c	-3.6°c	-1°c	-2.2°c	-3.4°c	-0.8°c	-2°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Light snow	Light snow	Broken clouds
Wind
Snow expected	3.7 cm	3.2 cm	1.1 cm
Max temp	-5.8°c	-5.6°c	-6.4°c
Min temp	-7.6°c	-6.4°c	-7.6°c
Feels like temp	-7.2°c	-6°c	-6.4°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Broken clouds	Broken clouds	Generally clear
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0.2 cm	0 cm
Max temp	-4.2°c	-3.2°c	-4.6°c
Min temp	-7.2°c	-4.6°c	-6.6°c
Feels like temp	-7.2°c	-4.2°c	-4.6°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Partly cloudy	Light snow shwr	Broken clouds
Wind
Snow expected	0.2 cm	0.7 cm	0 cm
Max temp	-2.8°c	-2.6°c	-4.2°c
Min temp	-5.6°c	-4.2°c	-5.4°c
Feels like temp	-5.6°c	-6.8°c	-8°c

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Weather	Occasional snow	Snow shower	Light snow
Wind
Snow expected	0.9 cm	6.2 cm	3.8 cm
Max temp	-3.4°c	-3°c	-4.2°c
Min temp	-5°c	-4.2°c	-4.8°c
Feels like temp	-5°c	-6.9°c	-4.2°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr
Wind
Snow expected	0.7 cm	1.7 cm	0.6 cm
Max temp	-3.4°c	-3°c	-4°c
Min temp	-4.4°c	-4°c	-4.6°c
Feels like temp	-4.4°c	-3.4°c	-4°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Snow grains
Wind
Snow expected	0.6 cm	2 cm	1.7 cm
Max temp	-2.8°c	-2°c	-3.4°c
Min temp	-4.6°c	-3.4°c	-4.4°c
Feels like temp	-4.6°c	-2.8°c	-3.4°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Mainly fair	Light snow shwr	Generally clear
Wind
Snow expected	0.1 cm	0.8 cm	0.2 cm
Max temp	-0.8°c	-0.4°c	-2.4°c
Min temp	-4.4°c	-2.4°c	-4.2°c
Feels like temp	-4.4°c	-0.8°c	-2.4°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Generally clear	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr
Wind
Snow expected	0.2 cm	1.6 cm	0.5 cm
Max temp	0.4°c	0.6°c	-2°c
Min temp	-3.6°c	-2°c	-3.6°c
Feels like temp	-6.9°c	0.4°c	-2°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear
Wind
Snow expected	0.5 cm	1.2 cm	0.2 cm
Max temp	-1°c	-0.4°c	-2.2°c
Min temp	-3.6°c	-2.2°c	-4.2°c
Feels like temp	-3.6°c	-1°c	-2.2°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	0.4 cm	2 cm	0.9 cm
Max temp	-0.8°c	-0.4°c	-2°c
Min temp	-3.4°c	-2°c	-3.8°c
Feels like temp	-3.4°c	-0.8°c	-2°c

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Resort (1470m)

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	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Light rain shwr	Mixed rain/snow	Occasional rain	Broken clouds	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Broken clouds	Rain shower	Occasional rain	Light rain shwr	Rain shower	Occasional rain	Light rain shwr	Rain shower	Generally clear	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Generally clear	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Generally clear	Rain shower	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Some drizzle	Generally clear	Occasional rain	Generally clear
Wind
Snow expected	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	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	11°c	11.3°c	8.2°c	13.1°c	13.3°c	10.2°c	14.5°c	14.5°c	10°c	11.6°c	12°c	9.2°c	13°c	13.2°c	10°c	14.1°c	14.7°c	11.2°c	15°c	15.3°c	11.8°c	15.8°c	16°c	12.1°c	15.5°c	15.8°c	11.9°c	15.9°c	16.3°c	12.4°c
Min temp	3.3°c	8.2°c	4.5°c	4.9°c	10.2°c	5.5°c	5.8°c	10°c	6.1°c	6.2°c	9.2°c	5.3°c	5.6°c	10°c	5.6°c	6.3°c	11.2°c	6.9°c	6.7°c	11.8°c	6.1°c	6.9°c	12.1°c	6.8°c	7.4°c	11.9°c	6.1°c	7.4°c	12.4°c	6.8°c
Feels like temp	3.1°c	9.5°c	7.8°c	4.7°c	12°c	9.8°c	5.6°c	13.4°c	9.7°c	6°c	10.6°c	8.8°c	5.4°c	12.1°c	9.7°c	6.1°c	13.5°c	10.9°c	6.5°c	14°c	11.4°c	6.6°c	14.9°c	11.7°c	7.2°c	14.7°c	11.5°c	7.2°c	15°c	12°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	11°c	11.3°c	8.2°c
Min temp	3.3°c	8.2°c	4.5°c
Feels like temp	3.1°c	9.5°c	7.8°c

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	AM	PM	Night
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	13.1°c	13.3°c	10.2°c
Min temp	4.9°c	10.2°c	5.5°c
Feels like temp	4.7°c	12°c	9.8°c

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	AM	PM	Night
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.5°c	14.5°c	10°c
Min temp	5.8°c	10°c	6.1°c
Feels like temp	5.6°c	13.4°c	9.7°c

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	AM	PM	Night
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	11.6°c	12°c	9.2°c
Min temp	6.2°c	9.2°c	5.3°c
Feels like temp	6°c	10.6°c	8.8°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	13°c	13.2°c	10°c
Min temp	5.6°c	10°c	5.6°c
Feels like temp	5.4°c	12.1°c	9.7°c

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	AM	PM	Night
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.1°c	14.7°c	11.2°c
Min temp	6.3°c	11.2°c	6.9°c
Feels like temp	6.1°c	13.5°c	10.9°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	15°c	15.3°c	11.8°c
Min temp	6.7°c	11.8°c	6.1°c
Feels like temp	6.5°c	14°c	11.4°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	15.8°c	16°c	12.1°c
Min temp	6.9°c	12.1°c	6.8°c
Feels like temp	6.6°c	14.9°c	11.7°c

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	AM	PM	Night
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	15.5°c	15.8°c	11.9°c
Min temp	7.4°c	11.9°c	6.1°c
Feels like temp	7.2°c	14.7°c	11.5°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	15.9°c	16.3°c	12.4°c
Min temp	7.4°c	12.4°c	6.8°c
Feels like temp	7.2°c	15°c	12°c

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Snow Overview

France

Updated 02/05

Warm temperatures start the weekend, with the freezing line hitting 4,000m during the midday sun on Friday. This will fall, however, over the course of the long weekend, eventually hitting 2,000m on Monday evening and staying low throughout the new week.

Cloud will dominate this weekend, and with it will come precipitation. This will begin as rain on Saturday, but as things turn cooler this will turn to snow, with around 5cm falling across the region over Sunday evening, Monday and throughout Tuesday; this will fall on higher ground only as the freezing line remains on or just above 2,000m. High pressure returns in the middle of the week with plenty of fine, dry and bright conditions

Thus concludes this season’s snow overviews; thank you to everyone who has read them this season, and we look forward to seeing you again next year!

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