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Forecast today: Snow
- Max temp: 0.9 °c
- Min temp: -2.8 °c
- Last snowed: Fri 30 Jan
Vallorcine is a great beginner and intermediate ski area with all but one of its runs being graded either blue or red.
Beginners can learn the ropes in the beginners areas at either Le Poya (a ski area on the other side of the valley), to which you will have to catch a train, or Le Tour, to which you will have to catch a train to Montroc followed by a bus to Le Tour itself.
Intermediates can catch the gondola up to the main ski area and then ski or snowboard a series of blues and reds to Le Tour. Less confident intermediates may wish to catch the gondola down the final part of the descent to Le Tour rather than ski the red Les Caisets run. There is little on offer for advanced skiers and therefore advanced skiers should purchase a Mont Blanc regional pass which provides access to 10 ski areas. Chamonix, one of the areas included in the pass, can now be accessed by a gondola that takes you directly from the village to the Balme area.
Vallorcine is a beautiful traditional village. It is excellent for families due to the skiing on offer and the self-catered apartments which have a kids club and indoor swimming pool. If you fancy a drink after a hard day on the slopes there are a few bars to choose from which are usually fairly quiet. Getting to Vallorcine is easy – Geneva airport is only one hour away by car or alternatively Chambéry is a two hour drive away.
Resort website: www.vallorcine.com
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, Vallorcine – 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.
- Vallorcine and 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
Vallorcine Piste Map
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Vallorcine PDFTop (3275m)
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| Snow expected | 1.9 cm | 0.6 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.8 cm | 1.9 cm | 2.7 cm | 1.9 cm | 1 cm | 1.7 cm | 1.7 cm | 1.7 cm | 1.2 cm | 1.2 cm | 1.7 cm | 1.9 cm | 2.4 cm | 1.7 cm | 1.1 cm | 0.6 cm | 0.6 cm | 0.9 cm | 1 cm | 0.4 cm |
| Max temp | -4.7°c | -4.3°c | -6.7°c | -5.7°c | -5.1°c | -7.2°c | -5.2°c | -4.7°c | -8.1°c | -5.2°c | -5°c | -5°c | -5°c | -4.8°c | -5.5°c | -4.5°c | -4.2°c | -5.3°c | -3.5°c | -3.4°c | -4.3°c | -2.9°c | -2.6°c | -3.3°c | -3.1°c | -3°c | -4.7°c | -3.8°c | -3.6°c | -5.2°c |
| Min temp | -8.1°c | -6.7°c | -8.9°c | -9.1°c | -7.2°c | -7.8°c | -8.1°c | -8.1°c | -8.6°c | -8.5°c | -5.8°c | -5.8°c | -5.8°c | -5.5°c | -6.4°c | -6.9°c | -5.3°c | -6°c | -6°c | -4.3°c | -4.7°c | -4.6°c | -3.3°c | -4.2°c | -5.5°c | -4.7°c | -5.8°c | -6.3°c | -5.2°c | -6°c |
| Feels like temp | -13.3°c | -8.6°c | -6.7°c | -8.8°c | -5.7°c | -7.2°c | -8°c | -5.2°c | -8.1°c | -8.5°c | -8.6°c | -10.2°c | -10.6°c | -9.7°c | -9°c | -10.8°c | -4.5°c | -8.9°c | -6°c | -3.5°c | -7.7°c | -4.6°c | -3°c | -3.3°c | -5.5°c | -3.1°c | -4.7°c | -6.3°c | -3.8°c | -5.2°c |
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| Weather | Occasional snow |
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| Snow expected | 1.9 cm | 0.6 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -4.7°c | -4.3°c | -6.7°c |
| Min temp | -8.1°c | -6.7°c | -8.9°c |
| Feels like temp | -13.3°c | -8.6°c | -6.7°c |
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| Weather | Broken clouds |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -5.7°c | -5.1°c | -7.2°c |
| Min temp | -9.1°c | -7.2°c | -7.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -8.8°c | -5.7°c | -7.2°c |
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| Weather | Mainly fair |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -5.2°c | -4.7°c | -8.1°c |
| Min temp | -8.1°c | -8.1°c | -8.6°c |
| Feels like temp | -8°c | -5.2°c | -8.1°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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| Snow expected | 0.1 cm | 0.8 cm | 1.9 cm |
| Max temp | -5.2°c | -5°c | -5°c |
| Min temp | -8.5°c | -5.8°c | -5.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -8.5°c | -8.6°c | -10.2°c |
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| Snow expected | 2.7 cm | 1.9 cm | 1 cm |
| Max temp | -5°c | -4.8°c | -5.5°c |
| Min temp | -5.8°c | -5.5°c | -6.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -10.6°c | -9.7°c | -9°c |
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| Snow expected | 1.7 cm | 1.7 cm | 1.7 cm |
| Max temp | -4.5°c | -4.2°c | -5.3°c |
| Min temp | -6.9°c | -5.3°c | -6°c |
| Feels like temp | -10.8°c | -4.5°c | -8.9°c |
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| Weather | Occasional snow |
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| Snow expected | 1.2 cm | 1.2 cm | 1.7 cm |
| Max temp | -3.5°c | -3.4°c | -4.3°c |
| Min temp | -6°c | -4.3°c | -4.7°c |
| Feels like temp | -6°c | -3.5°c | -7.7°c |
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| Snow expected | 1.9 cm | 2.4 cm | 1.7 cm |
| Max temp | -2.9°c | -2.6°c | -3.3°c |
| Min temp | -4.6°c | -3.3°c | -4.2°c |
| Feels like temp | -4.6°c | -3°c | -3.3°c |
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| Snow expected | 1.1 cm | 0.6 cm | 0.6 cm |
| Max temp | -3.1°c | -3°c | -4.7°c |
| Min temp | -5.5°c | -4.7°c | -5.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -5.5°c | -3.1°c | -4.7°c |
Resort (1212m)
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| Weather | Snow |
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Partly cloudy | Broken clouds |
Rather cloudy |
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Broken clouds |
Broken clouds | Mainly fair |
Rather cloudy |
Snow grains | Snow grains |
Snow grains |
Snow grains | Snow grains |
Broken clouds |
Rather cloudy | Generally clear |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Rain and snow |
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| Snow expected | 5.5 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.2 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.3 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.6 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.5 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm |
| Max temp | -0.2°c | 0.9°c | -1.3°c | 2.4°c | 3°c | -0.2°c | 2°c | 2.6°c | -0.8°c | 3.4°c | 3.8°c | 1.5°c | 3.4°c | 3.8°c | 1.4°c | 3.1°c | 3.6°c | 1°c | 4°c | 4.3°c | 2.3°c | 3.6°c | 4°c | 3°c | 3.8°c | 4.2°c | 2.1°c | 3.7°c | 4°c | 1.7°c |
| Min temp | -1.9°c | -1.3°c | -2.8°c | -3.3°c | -0.2°c | -1°c | -2.3°c | -0.8°c | -2.3°c | -2.6°c | 1.4°c | 0.8°c | 0.1°c | 1.4°c | -0.6°c | -1.6°c | 1°c | -0.5°c | -0.9°c | 2.3°c | 1°c | 0.9°c | 2.9°c | 1.7°c | 0.4°c | 2.1°c | 0.2°c | -0.4°c | 1.7°c | 0.1°c |
| Feels like temp | -1.2°c | -0.2°c | -1.3°c | -3°c | 2.1°c | -0.2°c | -1.8°c | 1.8°c | -0.8°c | -2.6°c | 1.2°c | -1.2°c | -2.1°c | 0.7°c | 1.3°c | -1.6°c | 2.8°c | 0.9°c | -0.9°c | 3.6°c | 2.1°c | 0.9°c | 3.3°c | 2.8°c | 0.4°c | 3.5°c | 1.9°c | -0.4°c | 3.4°c | 1.6°c |
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| Snow expected | 5.5 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -0.2°c | 0.9°c | -1.3°c |
| Min temp | -1.9°c | -1.3°c | -2.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -1.2°c | -0.2°c | -1.3°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm |
| Max temp | 2.4°c | 3°c | -0.2°c |
| Min temp | -3.3°c | -0.2°c | -1°c |
| Feels like temp | -3°c | 2.1°c | -0.2°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 2°c | 2.6°c | -0.8°c |
| Min temp | -2.3°c | -0.8°c | -2.3°c |
| Feels like temp | -1.8°c | 1.8°c | -0.8°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm |
| Max temp | 3.4°c | 3.8°c | 1.5°c |
| Min temp | -2.6°c | 1.4°c | 0.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -2.6°c | 1.2°c | -1.2°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm |
| Max temp | 3.4°c | 3.8°c | 1.4°c |
| Min temp | 0.1°c | 1.4°c | -0.6°c |
| Feels like temp | -2.1°c | 0.7°c | 1.3°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.2 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm |
| Max temp | 3.1°c | 3.6°c | 1°c |
| Min temp | -1.6°c | 1°c | -0.5°c |
| Feels like temp | -1.6°c | 2.8°c | 0.9°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm |
| Max temp | 4°c | 4.3°c | 2.3°c |
| Min temp | -0.9°c | 2.3°c | 1°c |
| Feels like temp | -0.9°c | 3.6°c | 2.1°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.3 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 3.6°c | 4°c | 3°c |
| Min temp | 0.9°c | 2.9°c | 1.7°c |
| Feels like temp | 0.9°c | 3.3°c | 2.8°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.6 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 cm |
| Max temp | 3.8°c | 4.2°c | 2.1°c |
| Min temp | 0.4°c | 2.1°c | 0.2°c |
| Feels like temp | 0.4°c | 3.5°c | 1.9°c |
Resort Conditions
| Snowfall | Last Snowfall | 30/01/2026 |
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| Next 3 days | 2.9 cm | |
| Depths | Upper piste depth | 120 cm |
| Lower piste depth | 23 cm | |
| Snow conditions | Snow quality | Hard packed |
| Lifts | Lifts open | 12 out of 13 |
| Resort opening date | Sat 13 Dec 2025 | |
| Resort closing date | Sun 12 Apr 2026 |
France
Updated 22/01
A promising week is in store for the French Alps, as the freezing line prepares to take a long walk off a short pier and plummet to finish off the week, as unsettled weather moves in at the same time. Snowfall already falling over the Alps will therefore being to reach lower slopes over the course of Thursday.
Friday will dawn cold as the freezing line hits 500m, and whilst it will recover over the course of the day it won’t climb too far above 1,500m. Snow will begin with flurries throughout the afternoon, then will continue for much of this forecast period. Around half-a-foot will fall over each of Saturday, Sunday and Monday, before the taps open on Tuesday and around 2ft of snowfall could be expected across higher ground – the freezing line will climb to 2,000m thereby limiting this snowfall across lower slopes, before falling again as Tuesday draws to a close.
This snow will fall on a persistent weak layer avalanche problem that has already caused havoc across the French Alps in previous weeks; expect the avalanche risk to climb considerably over this period. Check your local avalanche forecast and plan off piste and backcountry travel carefully.
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