Orcieres Merlette / Hautes Alpes

alt. 1850m

Orcières Merlette Southern Alps

Croze

Courtesy of Orcieres Merlette Tourist Office

Front de Neige

Courtesy of Reallon Tourist Office

Depart Chabrieres

Courtesy of Reallon Tourist Office

Col de Vars

Courtesy of Vars tourist office

Place des 2 Alpes

Courtesy of Les Deux Alpes Tourist Office

Avenue de la Muzelle

Courtesy of Les Deux Alpes Tourist Office

Weather report

Snow forecasted today. Temperature low -16 °C, high -13 °C. Wind Light air at 4km/h NW.

Weather today

Weather conditions ski area

Weather outlook

Weather conditions resort

Mountain weather

Mountain temperature at Col de Freissinieres 2705m -10 to -14°C. Freezing level at 866 meters.

Snow alert

Snow alert Saturday January 23

9cm
9cm
10cm
2268m
2705m

10cm settles on the upper slopes today

Avalanche

Avalanche risk level Saturday January 23

Avalanche risk 4

Snow forecast

5-day snow forecast

60cm
71cm
72cm
2268m
2705m

72cm settles on the upper slopes in the next 5 days

Snow depth

Snow report Saturday January 23

120cm
135cm
150cm
2268m
2705m

47cm of fresh snow during the last 48h

Snow anomaly
112 %

Average long-year snow depth in week 03 is 62cm on the lower slopes and 134cm on the upper slopes. Current snow depth is above long-term average.

Snow sure

Score based on 10yr average snow depth and temperature

6.2/10

Ski area

The ski area of Orcieres Merlette consists of 100km of skiing slopes between 1850-2725m altitude. There are 46km of blue, 43km of red and 11km of black slopes serviced by 30 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.

Points of interest

Micro-climate

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Closeby

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Tourist office

www.orcieres.com