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Chamonix snow report and forecast
Discover the latest Chamonix snow conditions
Author
Caro Blackwell, Destination Editor
Updated
It’s beginning to look and feel a lot like winter out here in Chamonix. Snow capped peaks once again dominate our winter landscape and it’s really cold. It’s getting so close to the start of a new ski season now, who’s excited? We are excited to bring you an up to date snow report every week throughout the season.
Chamonix resorts will be fully open by 21 December, until then you will see staggered and partial openings in various resorts and sectors, check below for current dates, which could change with the snowfall due!
Tonight through to Sunday we are expecting a good snowfall of around 28cm, the heaviest to be on Saturday afternoon. The early part of this week was extremely cold and although it has warmed up a little for Thursday and Friday, we will see the temperature plummet by Friday night and it will be down to -11°C by Saturday night.
The freezing level earlier this week was down to around 1000m and is hovering around 1500m for the end of the week. This will drop down to around 850m at the weekend, with fresh westerly winds on Saturday getting lighter into Sunday. The good news is that it looks like it will be staying cold with a low freezing level for the next few days, hard to predict after that.
Although the snow coverage is looking good, be aware that as this is early season and the off-piste areas will not have been skied much yet, so not well compacted and there is likely to be thin coverage in many places. In general, the avalanche risk is currently marked as 2/5 over 2500m and 1/5 below this level.
Chamonix resort openings
The current dates for the various Chamonix resort and lift openings are:
- Flegere from 7 December
- Les Houches partial opening weekend of 7/8 December open every day from 14 December (partial depending on snow) full opening 21 December
- Les Grands Montets - weekend of 7th/8th Dec open every day from 14th
- Brevent from 14 December
- Vallorcine - from 14 December
- Aiguille du midi opens on 20 December
What's coming up
Are you planning to visit Chamonix during December? Check out our guide of what’s on and weather in December.
The first planned event for the winter season is the iF3 Chamonix film festival back this year. Located during the day at Grands Montets and in various locations through the town in the evenings.
Alongside Christmas and New Year parades you’ll find night time skiing, the Kandahar Alpine Ski World Cup and Chamonix Unlimited festival. These events and more are all in the Events Calendar.
Have you got your ski pass yet? there are still early bird deals out there.
Updates
Scroll down to see live forecasts, lift status, links to webcams and above for real time photos from Chamonix. We will be updating this snow report page every Thursday, so check back in with us next week to see how the pistes are doing and what you can expect from the snow forecast for the next seven days.
We need you!
If you're in Chamonix this week, we want to see your images, especially videos, of what you've been up to. So when you post to Facebook or Instagram, please tag us @SeeChamonix #seechamonix. Every week, we'll be posting our favourite videos and images here and sharing on our social media, along with our weekly resort snow report.
Look forward to seeing you out on the pistes very soon.
Weather
Updated 11 December 2024 at 19:34
Morning
-4°C
Afternoon
-3°C
North
4 km/h
Snow Depth
1cm
SOFT
Rain/Snow Limit
850m
Last Snowfall
1cm
Marked
3/5
Morning
-16°C
Afternoon
-14°C
South
8 km/h
Snow Depth
Cm
FRESH
Last Snowfall
45cm
Marked
3/5
Morning
-2°C
Afternoon
-1°C
East
2 km/h
Snow Depth
20cm
SOFT
Last Snowfall
15cm
Marked
3/5
Morning
-8°C
Afternoon
-7°C
South East
4 km/h
Snow Depth
100cm
SOFT
Last Snowfall
15cm
Marked
3/5
Morning
-2°C
Afternoon
-1°C
East
2 km/h
Snow Depth
Cm
FRESH
Last Snowfall
Cm
Marked
3/5
Morning
-7°C
Afternoon
-3°C
North
4 km/h
Snow Depth
70cm
SOFT
Last Snowfall
35cm
Marked
3/5
Morning
-6°C
Afternoon
-4°C
North East
5 km/h
Snow Depth
120cm
SOFT
Last Snowfall
45cm
Marked
3/5
Morning
-6°C
Afternoon
-7°C
North
4 km/h
Snow Depth
40cm
SOFT
Last Snowfall
15cm
Marked
3/5
Morning
-3°C
Afternoon
-1°C
South
9 km/h
Snow Depth
30cm
SOFT
Last Snowfall
20cm
Marked
3/5
Lifts & Trails
Updated 11 December 2024 at 19:34
Lifts
6/81
0/2
Pistes
11/121
Greens
2/16
Blues
6/42
Reds
2/46
Blacks
1/17
Hiking Trails
0/9km
Lifts
Tph Plan De L'aiguille
Cash desk open 8:15-16:45
Open
Tph Aiguille Du Midi
Closed: Opening on December 21st
Open
Ascenseur
Closed: Opening on December 21st
Open
Trails and activities
Palier Hypoxie
Closed: Opening on December 21st
Open
Z Arete Sommitale
Open
Pas Dans Le Vide
Closed: Opening on December 21st
Open
Tube
Closed: Opening on December 21st
Open
Cinema Immersif 4D
Closed: Opening on December 21st
Open
Lifts
Tc Planpraz
Opening scheduled for December 14th
Open
Tk Altitude 2000
Opening scheduled for December 14th
Open
Tph Brevent
Opening scheduled for December 14th
Open
Ts Charlanon
Opening scheduled for December 14th
Open
Ts Parsa
Opening scheduled for December 14th
Open
Ts Sources
Opening scheduled for December 14th
Open
Tsd Col Cornu
Opening scheduled for December 14th
Open
Funi 2000
Opening scheduled for December 14th
Open
Tapis Savoy
Opening scheduled for December 21st
Open
Tk Gd Tk De La Cote
Opening scheduled for December 21st
Open
Tk Samaran
Opening scheduled for December 21st
Open
Connections
Liaison Brevent/Flegere
Opening scheduled for December 14th
Open
Trails and activities
Combe Vioz
Open
Blanchots
Open
Stade Geant
Open
Retour Plan Praz Verte
Open
Verte 2000
Open
Col Cornu
Open
Charles Bozon
Open
Charlanon
Open
Bouquetins
Open
Les Lycopodes
Open
Source
Open
Tetras
Open
Acces Flegere
Open
Retour Brevent Bleue
Open
Nants
Open
Samaran
Open
Savoy
Open
Stade De Slalom Filme Chronometre
Open
Parc Dva
Open
Lifts
Tc Charamillon
Closed : Opening on December 14th
Open
Tc Vallorcine
Closed : Opening on December 14th
Open
Tk Aiguillette
Open
Tk Arve
Open
Tk Col
Open
Tk Plan Des Reines
Open
Tsd Autannes
Closed : Opening on December 14th
Open
Tsd Tete De Balme
Open
Tk Des Posettes
Open
Trails and activities
Aiguillette
Open
Alpages
Open
Arve
Open
Bechat
Open
Bechat-Esserts
Open
Belle Place Bas
Open
Belle Place Haut
Open
Caisets
Open
Ecuries
Open
Esserts Bas
Open
Esserts Haut
Open
Foret Verte
Open
Les Creches
Open
Liaison Balme
Open
Liaison Ecurie
Open
Liaison Esserts
Open
Col
Open
Posettes
Open
Retour Charamillon
Open
Solonges Bas
Open
Solonges Haut
Open
Stade Balme
Open
Stade Club Des Sports
Open
Stade Esf
Open
Variante Esserts
Open
Summit Park
Open
Parc Dva Blm
Open
Raquettes Aiguillette Des Posettes (0.27 Km)
Open
Raquettes Autannes (0.05 Km)
Open
Stade Skimovie
Open
Lifts
Tc Flegere
Temperature -5°C-wind 2 km/h NW
Open 08:50 to 16:15
Tk Floria
Open
Ts Chavanne
Open
Ts Evettes
Open 09:00 to 16:15
Ts Trappe
Open 09:00 to 16:15
Tsd Index
Open 09:00 to 16:15
Connections
Liaison Flegere/Brevent
Open
Trails and activities
Chavanne
Open
Crochues
Open
Evettes
Open
Floria
Open
Index
Open
Lachenal
Open
Libellules
Open
Francois Bonlieu
Top portion closed
Open
Praz
Open
Pylones.
Open
Remuaz Haut
Open
Remuaz Bas
Open
Retour Flegere
Open
Trappe
Open
Acces Tk Floria
Open
Boardercross
Open
Parcours Xs Libellules
Opening forecast this week-end
Open
Mont Blanc Legend
Opening forecast this week-end
Open
Piste Vitesse Chronometree
Open
Raquette Index (1.8 Km)
Open
Raquette La Raverettaz (1.5 Km)
Opening forecast this week-end
Open
Raquette La Tete Au Buy (2.3 Km)
Open
Parc Dva Flg
Opening during the week
Open
Lifts
Tc Plan Joran
Temperature -5°C- NO wind
Open 09:00 to 16:15
Tc Bochard
Open
Ts Retour Pendant
Open
Tsd Tabe
Open 09:10 to 16:15
Tsd La Herse
Open
Tk Marmottons
Open 09:20 to 16:00
Trails and activities
Pylones Bas
Open
Blanchots
Open
Variante Hotel
Open
Chamois
Open
Remuaz
Open
Bochard Haut
Open
Bochard Bas
Open
Combes
Open
Pierre A Ric
SLOPE CLOSED
Open
Arolles
Open
Coqs
Open
Tabe
Open
Pradian
Open
Croix De Lognan
Open
Marmottons
Open
Boarder Cross
Open
Freeride Zone
Open
Parc Dva Agm
Open
Refuge Lognan
Insufficient snow cover
Open
La Trapette
Insufficient snow cover
Open
Lifts
Tk Mini Vormaine
Closed : Opening on December 21st
Open
Tk Vormaine 1
Closed : Opening on December 21st
Open
Tk Vormaine 2
Closed : Opening on December 21st
Open
Tk Vormaine 3
Closed : Opening on December 21st
Open
Trails and activities
Grands Champs
Open
La Moraine
Open
Les Crys
Open
Mini Vormaine
Open
Espace Freestyle Vormaine
Open
Espace Luge
Open
Lifts
Tc Prarion
Open on December 14th
Open 08:45 to 15:45
Tph Bellevue
Open depending snow conditions 21/12
Open 08:45 to 15:45
Tsd Melezes
Open
Ts Coupe Du Monde
Open
Ts Crozat
Open
Ts Ecole
Open on December 14th
Open
Ts Kandahar
Open on December 14th
Open
Ts Maisonneuve
Open
Ts Schuss Des Dames
Open
Ts Voza-Prarion
Open
Tk Grands Bois
Open
Tk Mont-Blanc
Open
Tk Plancerts
Open
Tapis Ecole
Open on December 14th
Open
Tlc Col De Voza
Open
Trails and activities
Ecole.
Open on December 14th
Open
Mont Blanc
Open
Abbaye
Open
Chamois.
Open
Jorland Retour Telepherique
Open
La Cha
Open
Les Aillouds Intermediaire La Carbotte
Open on December 14th
Open
Les Aillouds Retour Telecabine
Open on December 14th
Open
Les Aillouds Superieur Col De Voza
Open on December 14th
Open
Melezes
Open
Piste A Leon
Open
Retour Prarion
Open on December 14th
Open
Bellevue
Open
Col De Voza
Open on December 14th
Open
Fontaine
Open
Grand Bois
Open
Maisonneuve
Open
Mur Epines Superieur
Open
Mur Epines Intermediaire
Open
Mur Epines Inferieur
Open
Plan Du Cret Superieur
Open
Plan Du Cret Inferieur
Open
Plancerts
Open
Praz Dru
Open
Stade Chamois
Open
Stade Fis
Open
Stade Grand Bois
Open
Table D'orientation
Open
Variante Hotel
Open
Kandahar Inferieur Shuss Battendier
Open
Kandahar Intermediaire
Open
Kandahar Superieur La Cassure
Open depending snow conditions 14/12
Open
Shuss Des Dames
Open
Snowpark.
Open
Boarder Cross.
Open
Luge Des Houches
Open
Skicamp
Open
Snowtubbing
Open
Espace Dva Lhsg
Open
Slalom Filme Chronometre
Open
Raquettes Bellevue
Open
Raquettes/Fond Prarion
Open
Raquettes Boucle De La Charme
Open
Lifts
Ts Planards
Extended closure
Open 09:00 to 16:30
Tk Grepon
Reopening December 14st
Open 09:00 to 16:30
Tk Blaitiere
Reopening December 14st
Open 09:00 to 16:30
Trails and activities
Grepon
Reopening December 14st
Open
Blaitiere
Reopening December 14st
Open
Planards
Extended closure
Open
Stade De Slalom
Extended closure
Open
Luge De Chamonix
Reopening December 14st
Open 11:00 to 17:30
Parc D'attractions
Reopening December 14st
Open 11:00 to 17:30
Lifts
Fil Neige Poya
Open
Tk Poya 1
Open
Tk Poya 2
Open
Tlc Poya
Open
Trails and activities
Fil Neige Poya Verte
Open
Poya 1 Bleue
Open
Poya 1 Rouge
Open
Poya 2 Noire
Open
Poya 2 Rouge
Open
Jardin Enfants
Open
Lifts
Train Montenvers Mer De Glace
Open 10:00 to 16:00
Tc Mer De Glace
Opening on December 21st, 2024
Open
Trails and activities
Glaciorium
Opening on December 21st, 2024
Open 10:30 to 16:00
Grotte De Glace
Opening on December 21st, 2024
Open
Temple De La Nature
Opening on December 21st, 2024
Open 10:30 to 16:00
Raquettes A La Rencontre Du Rail
Closed for the season
Open
Raquettes Sous Le Viaduc
Open
Restaurants
Bar Des Glaciers
Open 10:30 to 16:00
Restaurant Du Montenvers
Open 10:30 to 16:00
Hotel Refuge Du Montenvers
Open 10:30 to 16:00
Lifts
T1 Départ
Closed: Opening on december 14th
Open
T2 Retour
Open
T3 Départ
Open
T4 Retour
Open
T5 Départ
Open
T6 Retour
Open
T7 Départ
Open
T8 Retour
Open
T9 Départ
Open
T10 Retour
Open
T11 Départ
Open
T12 Retour
Open
T13 Départ
Open
T14 Retour
Open
T15 Départ
Open
T16 Retour
Open
Lifts
Tk Grand Chosalet
Open
Tk Petit Chosalet
Open
Trails and activities
Chosalets
Open
Baby Aux Chosalets
Open
Foret Aux Chosalets
Open
Espace Luge
Open
Snowcams
