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Chamonix ski resort

Chamonix Valley · Haute Savoie · France · 1000–3842 m

Altitude1000-3842 m
Vertical drop2842 m
Slopes174.6 km
Lifts70
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La Flegere

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Moussoux

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Planpraz -

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Chamonix

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Col de l'Index

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Le Montenvers

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Summit of the Aiguille du Midi

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Aiguille du Midi

Courtesy of Compagnie du Mont Blanc

Today in Chamonix

Current weather facts for the resort.

A concise snapshot of temperature, precipitation, wind and freezing level; practical consequences are kept in Weather impact.

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Weather impact

What the forecast means in practice.

Consequences for visibility, exposed lifts, paths, surfaces and mountain comfort—without repeating the numerical Today card.

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Realtime weather report

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Latest available OpenWeatherMap observation.

Observed conditions provide context for the forecast but do not overwrite the canonical daily interpretation.

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Today’s period-by-period forecast.

Use the visible period cards to identify timing, temperature changes and the most likely wet or dry window.

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4-day resort weather trend.

Highlights changes, persistent wet or dry sequences, and the most useful planning window across the visible forecast days.

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Live snow & operations

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Current snow, lift and slope intelligence.

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Snow days

10 yrs

Ski-season days with measurable snow.

Long-year frequency of days reaching each snow-depth threshold during the ski season.

50cm 99%
100cm 92%
150cm 72%
200cm 43%
250cm 30%
Long-year pattern shows frequent snow cover at meaningful depth levels; this supports more reliable season planning.

Snow sure

10 yrs

Snow reliability.

Long-year snow reliability class for natural snow security and season planning.

26/100

Forecast dependent
Snow reliability is limited; check current snow depth and forecast before booking.

Shared destination skiing across 9 component ski areas.

The figures below use the same canonical multi-area scope as the full profile.

Slopes174.6 km
Altitude1000-3842m
Lifts70
Components
Brévent/Flégère (Chamonix) Grands Montets – Argentière (Chamonix) Balme/Les Autannes – Vallorcine/Le Tour Les Houches/Saint-Gervais – Prarion/Bellevue (Chamonix) Aiguille du Midi (Chamonix) · route La Poya – Vallorcine Les Planards Le Tourchet Les Chosalets
  • Blue34%
  • Red44%
  • Black22%
Large ski areaHigh-altitude terrain9 component ski areas
This shared destination profile covers 174.6 km between 1000-3842m altitude across 9 component ski areas. The displayed difficulty mix is reconciled to the shared destination scope.

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Rating

Canonical rating for Chamonix.

1–10 rating from skiing review dimensions with third-party overall evidence incorporated. 30 visitor reviews counted.

8.1/10

Strong canonical rating evidence for this resort.

Latest visitor experience and review action.

Chamonix is, without doubt a skiers resort with extensive piste for intermediates and advanced skiiers. We went for five days. We would have needed ten to cover the area available. Plenty of snow fo..

JOHN WIGLEYABERDEEN

Transfer

Closest

Nearest main arrival hub and estimated transfer.

HubGeneve
Distance82.2 km
Time1 hour 3 mins
Short transfer
Short, convenient transfer to the ski resort; the final leg should be easy to plan.

Location

Points of interest

Local landmarks, mountain stops and visitor points near Chamonix.

Similar Snow-sure

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Similar Micro-climate

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Nearby resorts

Resorts in close proximity of Chamonix.

Tourist office

Official

Visitor information, local services and destination updates.

Plan your stay in Chamonix with the local tourism office.

Mountain intelligence

Why this resort matters now

Structurally, Chamonix Valley behaves like a efficient short-break base. Current weather support is strong. The mountain-weather context is 15°C upper-range temperature, 6 km/h wind, 7 mm / 48h precipitation. 13 live webcams can help verify the current picture.

Evidence confidence100%
Current evidence95/100
Weather support98/100
Risk2/100
Weather twinChamrousse

A related mountain is experiencing a similar current weather setup.

Resort network

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85/100

Same dominant resort personality with overlapping secondary traits and comparable mountain structure.

85/100

Same dominant resort personality with overlapping secondary traits and comparable mountain structure.

78/100

Same dominant resort personality with overlapping secondary traits and comparable mountain structure.

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