Orcieres Merlette / Hautes Alpes

Orcières Merlette Southern Alps 1832-2705m

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Weather report

Fair forecasted today. Temperature low -1 °C, high 4 °C. Wind Gentle breeze at 12km/h .

Weather today

Weather conditions ski area

Weather outlook

Weather conditions resort

Mountain weather

Mountain temperature at Col de Freissinieres 2705m 1 to -1°C. Freezing level at 2614 meters.

Avalanche

Avalanche risk level Monday March 18

Avalanche risk 2

Snow forecast

5-day snow forecast

17cm
23cm
26cm
2268m
2705m

26cm settles on the upper slopes within 5 days

Snow depth

Snow report Monday March 18

80cm
165cm
250cm
2268m
2705m

Snow quality 6. 2cm of fresh snow during the last 48h

Snow anomaly

161%

Average long-year snow depth in week 12 is 61 cm on the lower slopes and 155 cm on the upper slopes. Current snow depth is above long-term average.

Lifts

85 %
26 of 31 lifts in operation

Snow days

days with snow depth (in %, 10-year avg)

050cm (89%)
100cm (64%)
150cm (29%)
200cm (8%)
250cm (1%)

Snow sure

Rank class based on 10yr average snow depth and temperature

14/100

Ski area

The ski area of Orcieres Merlette consists of 100.0 km of skiing slopes between 1850-2725m altitude. 92% is above 2000m. 58% is facing South.

There are 46.0 km of blue, 43.0 km of red, and 11.0 km of black slopes serviced by 31 lifts.

Ski map

Rating

The ski region Orcieres Merlette was voted an average of 7.3 by our visitors.

Transfer

Closest transit point for ski destination Orcieres Merlette is Grenoble airport. The travel distance is 120 km which equals an est. travel time of 2 hours 0 mins.

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Closeby

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Tourist office

www.orcieres.com