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Orcieres Merlette ski resort
Hautes Alpes · France · 1850–2725 m
Altitude1850-2725 m
Vertical drop875 m
Slopes100 km
Lifts28
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Ski-season days with measurable snow.
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Snow reliability.
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16/100
Moderate snow reliability; timing and altitude remain important.
Slopes, altitude range and terrain mix.
Core ski-area structure: vertical range, total terrain and slope difficulty balance.
Slopes100 km
Altitude1850-2725m
Lifts28
Large ski areaHigh-altitude terrain
The ski area covers 100 km of slopes between 1850-2725m altitude. Altitude range and slope mix shape how resilient the ski area is in warm or changeable weather. 92% is above 2000m 58% is facing South 22% is steeper than 30 degreesRating
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HubGrenoble
Distance120 km
Time2 hours 0 mins
Moderate transfer
Moderate transfer time to the ski resort; practical for most travel plans with normal connection buffers.Points of interest
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Insufficient History · 28/100
Resilience evidence is still accumulating; it is shown as context only.
Persistence vulnerable
Insufficient · 15% evidence confidenceHigh-altitude snow anchor
Orcieres Merlette is best understood as a high-altitude snow anchor: altitude, upper-mountain terrain and snow-reliability evidence dominate the structural profile.
Exposure and high-alpine weather can still interrupt otherwise resilient snow conditions.
Supportive current weather.
Useful comparisons: Aletsch Arena — Similar altitude, terrain mix, scale and reliability. · Aletsch Arena — Same dominant resort personality with overlapping secondary traits and comparable mountain structure. · Mals — Structurally related mountain with materially different current conditions.
Mountain intelligence
Why this resort matters now
High-altitude snow anchor. Strong weather support with low current risk; 11°C upper mountain, 6 km/h wind, 5 live webcams.
Evidence confidence100%
Current setup97/100
Weather100/100
Risk0/100
Weather twinPitztaler Gletscher
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Decision context
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Current evidence stays separate from structural relationships; this sequence connects the signal to a practical comparison or next step.
Strong current mountain signal
Supportive current weather.
What supports this read
- Supportive current weather
- Lower current weather risk
- 9 healthy webcams confirm live evidence
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