Orcieres Merlette / Hautes Alpes

alt. 1850m

Orcières Merlette Southern Alps

Plateau de Rocherousse

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Sommet Estaris

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Drouvet summit 2655m

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Orcieres 1850m

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Orcieres Croze

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Les Rouies

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Weather report

Partly cloudy forecasted today. Temperature low -2 °C, high 4 °C. Freezing level at 2768 meters. Wind at 2km/h NE.

Weather today

Weather outlook

Snow depth

Snow report Monday February 18

lower 45 - 55cm
mid 95cm
upper 135cm

Snow condition Hard packed.

Snow anomaly
86 %

Average long-year snow depth in week 08 is 82cm on the lower slopes and 157cm on the upper slopes. Current snow depth is below long-term average.

Lifts
95 %
29 of 30 lifts in operation

Slopes
90 %
90 of 100km slopes open

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. The skiarea is serviced by 30 lifts.

Ski map

Rating

The ski region Orcieres Merlette was voted an average of 7.2 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

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Ski lessons

Accomodation

Tourist office

www.orcieres.com