Les Houches ski resort - weather, snow reports and reviews

Les Houches Northern Alps 1017-1877m

Les Houches Prarion

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Aiguille du Midi (3840 m)

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Summit of the Aiguille du Midi

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Domaine du Brevent

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Weather report

Cloudy forecasted today. Temperature low -1 °C, high 7 °C. Wind at 8km/h.

Weather today

Weather conditions ski area

Weather outlook

Weather conditions resort

Mountain weather

Mountain temperature at Prarion 1877m 4 to -2°C. Freezing level at 1670 meters.

Snow forecast

5-day snow forecast

4cm
10cm
13cm
1447m
1877m

13cm settles on the upper slopes within 5 days

Snow depth

Snow report Wednesday March 26

40cm
40cm
46cm
1447m
1877m

Snow depth on the upper slopes is 46cm.

Snow quality

Snow quality 6.2
Snow condition Upper Mid-Range: Firm and Well-Traveled Snow - Soft and Slow Top Layer.

Snow anomaly

35%

Average long-year snow depth in week 13 is 23 cm on the lower slopes and 131 cm on the upper slopes. Current snow depth is below long-term average.

Lifts

90 %
14 of 16 lifts in operation

Slopes

78 %
43 of 55 km slopes open

Snow days

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

050cm (70%)
100cm (39%)
150cm (13%)
200cm (6%)
250cm (1%)

Snow sure

Rank class based on 10yr average snow depth and temperature

52/100

Ski area

The ski area of Les Houches consists of 55.0 km of skiing slopes between 1000-1900m altitude. 94% is above 1000m. 42% is facing North.

There are 25.0 km of blue, 25.0 km of red, and 5.0 km of black slopes serviced by 16 lifts.

Ski map

Rating

The ski region Les Houches was voted an average of 7.1 by our visitors.

Reviews

Les Houches was quiet as were the pistes so there was plenty of room. The skiing was great and is better suited to early intermediates. I found the blue slopes were a bit too narrow and icy for begi..

Transfer

Closest transit point for ski destination Les Houches is Geneve airport. The travel distance is 75.0 km which equals an est. travel time of 57 mins.

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Tourist office

www.leshouches.com