Les Contamines

For spectacular Mont Blanc views, a traditional village and a good, quiet ski area, Les Contamines is a good option.

weather Forecast today: Thunderstorms

Max temp: 11.1 °c
Min temp: 5.8 °c

Last Updated: Tue 23 Sep

weather Forecast today: Thunderstorms

Max temp: 11.1 °c
Min temp: 5.8 °c

Last Updated: Tue 23 Sep

Despite a relatively low resort altitude, most of Les Contamines slopes lie between 1500-2500m and benefit from the Mont Blanc microclimate,

making them more snowsure than many others in the French Alps. 120km of linked pistes fan out from the Col de Joly, including a long winding descent down to Belleville and a series of steep and challenging runs off the Aiguille Croche. There’s good scope for ski touring and off piste in the ski area too, with the potential for long powder runs if conditions allow. The lift system has seen improvements in recent years, but more fast chairs would help.

The village is fairly spread out, but has retained a good traditional charm.

Most of the accommodation is provided by small chalets or family-run hotels, but note that most are a decent walk, car drive or bus journey away from the two access gondolas. Off the slopes, there’s some good cross country skiing options in the valley, as well as winter walking trails. Getting here from Geneva is easy, with the drive taking a little over an hour.

Resort website: www.lescontamines.com

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 Contamines has been awarded one snowflake out of a possible three, representing 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.

Les Contamines is one of the most recent awardees, having been accredited in 2023
The resort has been praised for its far-reaching redevelopment strategy
This strategy address revitalisation of the local economy and improving access via pulic transport

Full Details (In French)

Les Contamines Piste Map

Top (2621m)

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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	Rain shower	Rain/Snow shower	Snow shower	Occasional snow	Snow shower	Light snow	Partly cloudy	Light snow	Light snow	Light snow	Light snow	Light snow	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Light rain shwr	Generally clear	Partly cloudy	Light rain shwr	Light rain/snow	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Broken clouds	Partly cloudy	Generally clear	Generally clear
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0.4 cm	3.9 cm	1.7 cm	4.1 cm	1.9 cm	0 cm	2.8 cm	2.5 cm	3.8 cm	3.5 cm	1.2 cm	0.3 cm	0.6 cm	0.2 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.1 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.4 cm
Max temp	2.3°c	2.6°c	1.3°c	-0.1°c	0.1°c	-1.1°c	1°c	1°c	-0.5°c	-1.3°c	-1.2°c	-1.4°c	0.6°c	1°c	-0.9°c	2.9°c	3.1°c	0.3°c	3.4°c	3.6°c	1°c	3.9°c	4.1°c	1.5°c	4°c	4.1°c	1.5°c	4.1°c	4.3°c	1.7°c
Min temp	2°c	1.3°c	-0.6°c	-1.4°c	-1.2°c	-1.9°c	-2.9°c	-0.9°c	-1.2°c	-1.9°c	-1.5°c	-2.1°c	-3°c	-0.9°c	-2°c	-2.3°c	0.3°c	-0.6°c	-1.2°c	1°c	0.1°c	-0.8°c	1.5°c	0.7°c	0.1°c	1.5°c	0.9°c	-0.4°c	1.7°c	1.1°c
Feels like temp	-0.7°c	-1.7°c	1.2°c	-1.4°c	-0.1°c	-4.3°c	-2.9°c	0.9°c	-0.9°c	-1.9°c	-1.4°c	-1.5°c	-3°c	0.5°c	-0.9°c	-2.3°c	2.7°c	0.3°c	-1.2°c	3.1°c	0.9°c	-0.8°c	3.6°c	1.4°c	0.1°c	3.7°c	1.4°c	-0.4°c	3.8°c	1.6°c

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Weather	Rain shower	Rain/Snow shower	Snow shower
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0.4 cm	3.9 cm
Max temp	2.3°c	2.6°c	1.3°c
Min temp	2°c	1.3°c	-0.6°c
Feels like temp	-0.7°c	-1.7°c	1.2°c

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Weather	Occasional snow	Snow shower	Light snow
Wind
Snow expected	1.7 cm	4.1 cm	1.9 cm
Max temp	-0.1°c	0.1°c	-1.1°c
Min temp	-1.4°c	-1.2°c	-1.9°c
Feels like temp	-1.4°c	-0.1°c	-4.3°c

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Weather	Partly cloudy	Light snow	Light snow
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	2.8 cm	2.5 cm
Max temp	1°c	1°c	-0.5°c
Min temp	-2.9°c	-0.9°c	-1.2°c
Feels like temp	-2.9°c	0.9°c	-0.9°c

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Weather	Light snow	Light snow	Light snow
Wind
Snow expected	3.8 cm	3.5 cm	1.2 cm
Max temp	-1.3°c	-1.2°c	-1.4°c
Min temp	-1.9°c	-1.5°c	-2.1°c
Feels like temp	-1.9°c	-1.4°c	-1.5°c

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Weather	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Generally clear
Wind
Snow expected	0.3 cm	0.6 cm	0.2 cm
Max temp	0.6°c	1°c	-0.9°c
Min temp	-3°c	-0.9°c	-2°c
Feels like temp	-3°c	0.5°c	-0.9°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	2.9°c	3.1°c	0.3°c
Min temp	-2.3°c	0.3°c	-0.6°c
Feels like temp	-2.3°c	2.7°c	0.3°c

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Weather	Generally clear	Light rain shwr	Generally clear
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	3.4°c	3.6°c	1°c
Min temp	-1.2°c	1°c	0.1°c
Feels like temp	-1.2°c	3.1°c	0.9°c

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Weather	Partly cloudy	Light rain shwr	Light rain/snow
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0.1 cm
Max temp	3.9°c	4.1°c	1.5°c
Min temp	-0.8°c	1.5°c	0.7°c
Feels like temp	-0.8°c	3.6°c	1.4°c

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Weather	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Broken clouds
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	4°c	4.1°c	1.5°c
Min temp	0.1°c	1.5°c	0.9°c
Feels like temp	0.1°c	3.7°c	1.4°c

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Weather	Partly cloudy	Generally clear	Generally clear
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0.4 cm
Max temp	4.1°c	4.3°c	1.7°c
Min temp	-0.4°c	1.7°c	1.1°c
Feels like temp	-0.4°c	3.8°c	1.6°c

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Resort (1144m)

	Tue 23 Sep			Wed 24 Sep			Thu 25 Sep			Fri 26 Sep			Sat 27 Sep			Sun 28 Sep			Mon 29 Sep			Tue 30 Sep			Wed 1 Oct			Thu 2 Oct
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Weather	Thunderstorms	Heavy rain shwr	Rain shower	Light rain	Mixed rain/snow	Light rain	Rather cloudy	Occasional rain	Rain	Light rain	Light rain	Light rain	Broken clouds	Light rain shwr	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Partly cloudy	Light rain shwr	Generally clear	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair
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	11.1°c	11.1°c	8.7°c	8.8°c	9.2°c	6.6°c	10°c	10.1°c	7.2°c	8.1°c	8.9°c	6.6°c	10.8°c	11.7°c	7.5°c	13.4°c	13.8°c	8.8°c	13.9°c	14.2°c	9.4°c	14.3°c	14.7°c	10°c	14.1°c	14.6°c	9.8°c	14.4°c	14.9°c	10.1°c
Min temp	8.4°c	8.6°c	5.8°c	3.9°c	6.6°c	5.5°c	3.6°c	7.2°c	5.5°c	3.6°c	6.6°c	4.5°c	2.8°c	7.5°c	4.5°c	3.4°c	8.8°c	5.9°c	4.4°c	9.4°c	6.9°c	5.2°c	10°c	7.4°c	5.7°c	9.8°c	7.5°c	5.5°c	10.1°c	7.6°c
Feels like temp	8.6°c	11.2°c	8.6°c	3.7°c	8.8°c	6.4°c	3.4°c	9.8°c	7.1°c	3.4°c	8°c	6.4°c	2.7°c	10.6°c	7.3°c	3.2°c	13.3°c	8.7°c	4.2°c	13.9°c	9.3°c	5°c	14.4°c	10°c	5.5°c	14.2°c	9.8°c	5.3°c	14.5°c	10.1°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	11.1°c	11.1°c	8.7°c
Min temp	8.4°c	8.6°c	5.8°c
Feels like temp	8.6°c	11.2°c	8.6°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.8°c	9.2°c	6.6°c
Min temp	3.9°c	6.6°c	5.5°c
Feels like temp	3.7°c	8.8°c	6.4°c

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Weather
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	10°c	10.1°c	7.2°c
Min temp	3.6°c	7.2°c	5.5°c
Feels like temp	3.4°c	9.8°c	7.1°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.1°c	8.9°c	6.6°c
Min temp	3.6°c	6.6°c	4.5°c
Feels like temp	3.4°c	8°c	6.4°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	10.8°c	11.7°c	7.5°c
Min temp	2.8°c	7.5°c	4.5°c
Feels like temp	2.7°c	10.6°c	7.3°c

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Weather
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	13.4°c	13.8°c	8.8°c
Min temp	3.4°c	8.8°c	5.9°c
Feels like temp	3.2°c	13.3°c	8.7°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	13.9°c	14.2°c	9.4°c
Min temp	4.4°c	9.4°c	6.9°c
Feels like temp	4.2°c	13.9°c	9.3°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.3°c	14.7°c	10°c
Min temp	5.2°c	10°c	7.4°c
Feels like temp	5°c	14.4°c	10°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.1°c	14.6°c	9.8°c
Min temp	5.7°c	9.8°c	7.5°c
Feels like temp	5.5°c	14.2°c	9.8°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.4°c	14.9°c	10.1°c
Min temp	5.5°c	10.1°c	7.6°c
Feels like temp	5.3°c	14.5°c	10.1°c

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Resort Conditions

Snowfall	Next 3 days	30.2 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 13 Dec 2025
	Resort closing date	Sun 12 Apr 2026

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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