Les Contamines ski resort - weather, snow reports and reviews

Les Contamines Montjoie Evasion Mont Blanc 1210-2439m

Weather report

Cloudy forecasted today. Temperature low -1 °C, high 2 °C. Wind at 10km/h.

Current conditions in Les Contamines-Montjoie at resort level: 3°C (min 3°C / max 3°C), overcast clouds, cloud cover 100%, Winds NNE at 10.2 km/h

Weather today

Weather conditions ski area

1cmnight-1 °C
4.0mmmorning4 °C
5.0mmafternoon6 °C
evening1 °C

Weather outlook

Weather conditions resort

0mmSun-3 / 4 °C
Mon-4 / 3 °C
0mmTue-4 / 3 °C
Wed0 / 7 °C

Mountain weather

Mountain temperature at Aiguille Croche 2439m 1 to -2°C. Freezing level at 1692 meters.

Snow Alert

Snow alert Saturday March 29

2cm
2cm
3cm
1824m
2439m

3cm settles on the upper slopes today

Avalanche

Avalanche risk level Saturday March 29

Avalanche risk indication 2

Snow forecast

5-day snow forecast

2cm
4cm
7cm
1824m
2439m

7cm settles on the upper slopes within 5 days

Snow depth

Snow report Saturday March 29

100cm
126cm
165cm
1824m
2439m

Snow depth on the upper slopes is 165cm.

Snow quality

Snow quality 7.9
Snow condition High-Quality: Consistently Smooth with Good Depth. 2cm of fresh snow settled during the last 48h. Last substantial snowfall on Sun Mar 16: 6cm.

Snow anomaly

87%

Average long-year snow depth in week 13 is 15 cm on the lower slopes and 190 cm on the upper slopes. Current snow depth is below long-term average.

Lifts

78 %
20 of 25 lifts in operation

Slopes

75 %
90 of 120 km slopes open

Snow days

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

050cm (85%)
100cm (67%)
150cm (39%)
200cm (17%)
250cm (6%)

Snow sure

Rank class based on 10yr average snow depth and temperature

21/100

Ski area

The ski area of Les Contamines Montjoie consists of 120.0 km of skiing slopes between 1100-2487m altitude. 23% is above 2000m. 39% is facing East.

There are 60.0 km of blue, 40.0 km of red, and 20.0 km of black slopes serviced by 25 lifts.

Ski map

Rating

The ski region Les Contamines Montjoie was voted an average of 7.8 by our visitors.

Reviews

Ive just got back from Les Contamines, which was a great resort for intermediate type ski-ing with a reasonable amount of variety and holding its snow well, especially compared to neighbouring resor..

Transfer

Closest transit point for ski destination Les Contamines is Geneve airport. The travel distance is 76.7 km which equals an est. travel time of 1 hour 11 mins.

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Closeby

Resorts in close proximity of Les Contamines:

  • Saint Nicolas de Veroce (6.7 km)
  • Saint Gervais (7 km)
  • Les Houches (8.1 km)
  • Passy (10.7 km)
  • Combloux (9.9 km)
  • Hauteluce (10 km)
  • Megeve (9.3 km)
  • Mont Blanc (9.7 km)
  • Sallanches (14 km)
  • Cordon (13.7 km)
  • Tourist office

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