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Forecast today: Generally clear
- Max temp: 2.6 °c
- Min temp: -7.1 °c
- Last snowed: Wed 25 Mar
Two chondola lifts and a fast six-seater rise out of the main base village, accessing a wide bowl filled with blues to skiers left and reds to skiers right.
Many of these are equipped with snowmaking to counterbalance the sunny, south-facing aspect. The high-altitude slopes off Le Drouvet reach higher than 2700m and in good conditions offer up some great, underrated off piste terrain.
Unfortunately, none of the slopes are located within the tree-line, so the resort can be a little bleak in bad weather. The village of Orcières itself is located at 1450m and has some limited accommodation. Instead, basing yourself up in the purpose-built village at Merlette will ensure reliable snow, maximum convenience and access to the resort’s best bars and restaurants.
Here, there’s good value apartment accommodation and many are slopeside, enabling you to ski in and out of your door each day. The small airport in Grenoble is around two hours away, or Lyon is a three hour drive.
Resort website: www.orcieres.com
Top (2351m)
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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 Snow grains | Occasional snow |
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| Max temp | -6.1°c | -6°c | -8.7°c | -0.4°c | -0.4°c | -5.4°c | 0.7°c | 0.7°c | -3.5°c | 3.3°c | 3.4°c | -0.7°c | 4.2°c | 4.4°c | 0.4°c | 5.4°c | 5.4°c | 1.2°c | 4.4°c | 4.4°c | -0.1°c | 2.2°c | 2.2°c | -1.1°c | 3.1°c | 3.1°c | -0.9°c | 2.4°c | 2.5°c | -1.4°c |
| Min temp | -9.7°c | -9.3°c | -9.3°c | -7.6°c | -5.4°c | -6.5°c | -6°c | -3.5°c | -3.9°c | -2.8°c | -0.7°c | -1.9°c | -1.5°c | 0.4°c | -0.9°c | -0.4°c | 1.2°c | -0.5°c | -0.6°c | -0.1°c | -1.3°c | -1.4°c | -1.1°c | -1.8°c | -1.7°c | -0.9°c | -1.8°c | -1°c | -1.4°c | -2°c |
| Feels like temp | -14.6°c | -10.6°c | -15.3°c | -12°c | -0.4°c | -9.8°c | -10.5°c | 0.6°c | -6.9°c | -2.8°c | 2.9°c | -0.7°c | -1.5°c | 3.6°c | 0.4°c | -0.4°c | 4.7°c | 1.1°c | -0.6°c | 1.9°c | -2.7°c | -4.8°c | -0.4°c | -1.1°c | -4.7°c | 0.5°c | -4°c | -4.6°c | -0.8°c | -4.8°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -6.1°c | -6°c | -8.7°c |
| Min temp | -9.7°c | -9.3°c | -9.3°c |
| Feels like temp | -14.6°c | -10.6°c | -15.3°c |
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| Weather | Clear skies |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -0.4°c | -0.4°c | -5.4°c |
| Min temp | -7.6°c | -5.4°c | -6.5°c |
| Feels like temp | -12°c | -0.4°c | -9.8°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 0.7°c | 0.7°c | -3.5°c |
| Min temp | -6°c | -3.5°c | -3.9°c |
| Feels like temp | -10.5°c | 0.6°c | -6.9°c |
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| Weather | Clear skies |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 3.3°c | 3.4°c | -0.7°c |
| Min temp | -2.8°c | -0.7°c | -1.9°c |
| Feels like temp | -2.8°c | 2.9°c | -0.7°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 4.2°c | 4.4°c | 0.4°c |
| Min temp | -1.5°c | 0.4°c | -0.9°c |
| Feels like temp | -1.5°c | 3.6°c | 0.4°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 5.4°c | 5.4°c | 1.2°c |
| Min temp | -0.4°c | 1.2°c | -0.5°c |
| Feels like temp | -0.4°c | 4.7°c | 1.1°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.8 cm |
| Max temp | 4.4°c | 4.4°c | -0.1°c |
| Min temp | -0.6°c | -0.1°c | -1.3°c |
| Feels like temp | -0.6°c | 1.9°c | -2.7°c |
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| Weather | Occasional snow |
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| Snow expected | 0.6 cm | 0.5 cm | 0.9 cm |
| Max temp | 2.2°c | 2.2°c | -1.1°c |
| Min temp | -1.4°c | -1.1°c | -1.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -4.8°c | -0.4°c | -1.1°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.2 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.6 cm |
| Max temp | 3.1°c | 3.1°c | -0.9°c |
| Min temp | -1.7°c | -0.9°c | -1.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -4.7°c | 0.5°c | -4°c |
Resort (1823m)
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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Mainly fair | Clear skies |
Generally clear |
Mainly fair | Mainly fair |
Clear skies |
Generally clear | Clear skies |
Generally clear |
Clear skies | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Generally clear | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair | Generally clear |
 Occasional rain |
Occasional rain | Occasional rain |
Occasional rain |
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| Max temp | 2.3°c | 2.6°c | -1.6°c | 7.2°c | 7.2°c | 0.7°c | 7.8°c | 8°c | 2.5°c | 11.2°c | 11.5°c | 6°c | 12°c | 12.3°c | 7°c | 12.9°c | 13°c | 7.6°c | 11.9°c | 12°c | 6.9°c | 9.5°c | 9.8°c | 5.7°c | 10.7°c | 10.9°c | 5.8°c | 9.7°c | 10°c | 5.1°c |
| Min temp | -7.1°c | -1.6°c | -5.4°c | -5.7°c | 0.7°c | -3°c | -3.8°c | 2.5°c | -0.9°c | -0.5°c | 6°c | 1.6°c | 0.9°c | 7°c | 2.9°c | 2.3°c | 7.6°c | 3.1°c | 1.9°c | 6.9°c | 2.6°c | 1.8°c | 5.7°c | 2.2°c | 1.6°c | 5.8°c | 2.2°c | 1.8°c | 5.1°c | 1.7°c |
| Feels like temp | -7.1°c | -1.6°c | -4.6°c | -9.2°c | 4.5°c | -2.6°c | -7.3°c | 5.2°c | -0.2°c | -0.5°c | 9.3°c | 5.4°c | 0.8°c | 10°c | 5.2°c | 2.1°c | 11°c | 5.9°c | 1.7°c | 9.9°c | 5.1°c | 1.6°c | 7.3°c | 3.8°c | 1.4°c | 8.6°c | 3.8°c | -0.7°c | 7.5°c | 2.7°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 2.3°c | 2.6°c | -1.6°c |
| Min temp | -7.1°c | -1.6°c | -5.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -7.1°c | -1.6°c | -4.6°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 7.2°c | 7.2°c | 0.7°c |
| Min temp | -5.7°c | 0.7°c | -3°c |
| Feels like temp | -9.2°c | 4.5°c | -2.6°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 7.8°c | 8°c | 2.5°c |
| Min temp | -3.8°c | 2.5°c | -0.9°c |
| Feels like temp | -7.3°c | 5.2°c | -0.2°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 11.2°c | 11.5°c | 6°c |
| Min temp | -0.5°c | 6°c | 1.6°c |
| Feels like temp | -0.5°c | 9.3°c | 5.4°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 12°c | 12.3°c | 7°c |
| Min temp | 0.9°c | 7°c | 2.9°c |
| Feels like temp | 0.8°c | 10°c | 5.2°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 12.9°c | 13°c | 7.6°c |
| Min temp | 2.3°c | 7.6°c | 3.1°c |
| Feels like temp | 2.1°c | 11°c | 5.9°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 11.9°c | 12°c | 6.9°c |
| Min temp | 1.9°c | 6.9°c | 2.6°c |
| Feels like temp | 1.7°c | 9.9°c | 5.1°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 9.5°c | 9.8°c | 5.7°c |
| Min temp | 1.8°c | 5.7°c | 2.2°c |
| Feels like temp | 1.6°c | 7.3°c | 3.8°c |
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| Max temp | 10.7°c | 10.9°c | 5.8°c |
| Min temp | 1.6°c | 5.8°c | 2.2°c |
| Feels like temp | 1.4°c | 8.6°c | 3.8°c |
Resort Conditions
| Snowfall | Last Snowfall | 25/03/2026 |
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| Next 3 days | No information | |
| Depths | Upper piste depth | 170 cm |
| Lower piste depth | 72 cm | |
| Snow conditions | Snow quality | Spring snow |
| Lifts | Lifts open | 20 out of 26 |
| Resort opening date | Sat 13 Dec 2025 | |
| Resort closing date | Sun 12 Apr 2026 |
France
Updated 24/03
What must be the first Nordstau event of the year hits the Alps over the course of this week, bringing a return to winter conditions across much of the Northern French Alps. The freezing line will decline through the middle of this week, dropping close to sea level overnight Thursday into Friday.
At the same time, northerly unsettled conditions working their way in across Central and Eastern Europe brings snowfall to many areas north of the Briancon-Gap line. Over higher ground this could see as much as a foot-and-a-half through Wednesday evening and into Thursday; as the freezing line declines over this period, snow will work its way down to lower elevations, but the best conditions will remain above 2,000m.
A brief pause in the snowfall over Saturday still sees cloudy conditions dominating; a few more flurries move in over higher ground on Sunday, as the freezing line recovers to around 2,000m. The long term forecast then calls for sun and fine, dry and bright conditions to dominate as high pressure returns to the area.
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