Forecast today: Mainly fair
The resort consists of three villages called Chamrousse 1650, Chamrousse 1700 and Chamrousse 1750. Many of the apartment blocks in Chamrousse 1750 that were previously concrete blocks have been recently rebuilt into something more sightly, bringing them more in line with the more attractive, traditional buildings in Chamrousse 1650. The ski area stretches from 1400m to 2250m and has 90km of pistes and 19 lifts. The west-facing nature of the resort guarantees both excellent snow and afternoon and evening sun. In order to make it easy to travel between the villages, there is a free shuttle bus.
Chamrousse 1700 and 1750 provide excellent skiing for beginners and intermediates. Chamrousse 1700 has a beginners area with a collection of green and blue runs and Chamrousse 1750 features mainly blue runs which can be accessed by the chairlifts from the village. These runs cut through the forest and have views over Grenoble, making for a picturesque setting. It is also home to the Sunset Park which includes, amongst other things, jumps and a bordercross track. The terrain above Chamrousse 1650 is steep and varied and is made up of seven black runs and seven red runs, making it perfect for advanced skiers. The area is also home to the famous four-kilometre long men’s downhill course and the challenging Casserousse Couloir which provides over 850 metres of vertical ski descent. In total there are more than 90km of pistes in Chamrousse across 43 runs. There are also 37km of cross-country trails.
Tue 19 Mar | Wed 20 Mar | Thu 21 Mar | Fri 22 Mar | Sat 23 Mar | Sun 24 Mar | Mon 25 Mar | Tue 26 Mar | Wed 27 Mar | Thu 28 Mar | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Weather | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair | Broken clouds |
Light drizzle |
Freezing fog | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair | Rain/Snow shower |
Rain/Snow shower |
Occasional snow | Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Generally clear | Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Mainly fair |
Partly cloudy |
Occasional snow | Occasional snow |
Snow grains |
Occasional snow |
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Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.4 cm | 1.5 cm | 1.3 cm | 1.1 cm | 1.4 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.3 cm | 1.6 cm | 2.9 cm | 1.4 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.5 cm | 0.9 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.4 cm |
Max temp | 5.4°c | 5.4°c | 2.1°c | 5.6°c | 5.6°c | 3.2°c | 6.3°c | 6.3°c | 3.1°c | 8.2°c | 8.2°c | 4.5°c | 3.4°c | 3.4°c | -1.1°c | -3.4°c | -3.2°c | -5°c | -0.5°c | -0.3°c | -2.7°c | -0.7°c | -0.7°c | -2.9°c | 1.4°c | 1.4°c | -1.1°c | 0.9°c | 0.9°c | -0.7°c |
Min temp | -1.4°c | 2.1°c | -1.2°c | -2.9°c | 3.2°c | 0.5°c | -0.2°c | 3.1°c | -0.4°c | -0.4°c | 4.5°c | 0.9°c | -0.3°c | -1.1°c | -5.7°c | -6.8°c | -5°c | -6.7°c | -8.4°c | -2.7°c | -6.1°c | -6.4°c | -2.9°c | -5.2°c | -5.4°c | -1.1°c | -3.5°c | -4.2°c | -0.7°c | -3.2°c |
Feels like temp | -1.4°c | 4.9°c | 1.9°c | -2.9°c | 5.1°c | 2.9°c | -3.5°c | 3.8°c | 0.4°c | -0.4°c | 7.4°c | 2.4°c | -3.5°c | 0.5°c | -5.3°c | -12.2°c | -8.5°c | -9.6°c | -12.7°c | -0.5°c | -2.7°c | -6.4°c | -4°c | -6.7°c | -5.4°c | 1.2°c | -1.1°c | -4.2°c | -2.2°c | -3.5°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 5.4°c | 5.4°c | 2.1°c |
Min temp | -1.4°c | 2.1°c | -1.2°c |
Feels like temp | -1.4°c | 4.9°c | 1.9°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 5.6°c | 5.6°c | 3.2°c |
Min temp | -2.9°c | 3.2°c | 0.5°c |
Feels like temp | -2.9°c | 5.1°c | 2.9°c |
Tue 19 Mar | Wed 20 Mar | Thu 21 Mar | Fri 22 Mar | Sat 23 Mar | Sun 24 Mar | Mon 25 Mar | Tue 26 Mar | Wed 27 Mar | Thu 28 Mar | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Weather | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair | Generally clear |
Rain shower |
Mainly fair | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Generally clear | Rain shower |
Occasional snow |
Light snow shwr | Light snow shwr |
Light snow shwr |
Snow shower | Broken clouds |
Partly cloudy |
Mainly fair | Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Generally clear | Mainly fair |
Generally clear |
Partly cloudy | Mainly cloudy |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Wind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 1.9 cm | 2.8 cm | 1.8 cm | 3.5 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.4 cm | 1.2 cm | 1.4 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.6 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.5 cm |
Max temp | 8.1°c | 8.4°c | 5°c | 10.7°c | 10.7°c | 7°c | 10.6°c | 10.6°c | 6.1°c | 11.5°c | 11.6°c | 7.9°c | 4.4°c | 3.5°c | -0.5°c | -1.6°c | -1.2°c | -2.9°c | 1.2°c | 1.2°c | -1.5°c | 1.9°c | 1.9°c | -1.1°c | 4°c | 4°c | 0.8°c | 4.4°c | 4.4°c | 2°c |
Min temp | 2°c | 5°c | 2.9°c | 2.6°c | 7°c | 4.3°c | 4.4°c | 6.1°c | 3.8°c | 3.2°c | 7.9°c | 5.1°c | 3.5°c | -0.5°c | -3.2°c | -3.7°c | -2.9°c | -3.5°c | -4.7°c | -1.5°c | -2.7°c | -3.2°c | -1.1°c | -3.1°c | -2.8°c | 0.8°c | -1.3°c | -1.2°c | 2°c | 0.1°c |
Feels like temp | 1.8°c | 7.6°c | 4.7°c | 0.2°c | 9.1°c | 6.5°c | 4.1°c | 9.2°c | 4.3°c | 2.9°c | 10.3°c | 7.4°c | 4°c | 1.1°c | -4.2°c | -7.5°c | -5.9°c | -6.8°c | -8.2°c | -1.9°c | -1.5°c | -3.2°c | -0.7°c | -1.1°c | -2.8°c | 3.6°c | 0.7°c | -4.4°c | 1.8°c | -0.9°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 8.1°c | 8.4°c | 5°c |
Min temp | 2°c | 5°c | 2.9°c |
Feels like temp | 1.8°c | 7.6°c | 4.7°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 10.7°c | 10.7°c | 7°c |
Min temp | 2.6°c | 7°c | 4.3°c |
Feels like temp | 0.2°c | 9.1°c | 6.5°c |
Snowfall | Last Snowfall | 10/03/2024 |
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Next 3 days | No information | |
Depths | Upper piste depth | 120 cm |
Lower piste depth | 35 cm | |
Snow conditions | Snow quality | Wet snow |
Lifts | Lifts open | 11 out of 16 |
Resort opening date | Wed 06 Dec 2023 | |
Resort closing date | Sun 14 Apr 2024 |
France gets off to a slow start over the weekend with cold temperatures and minimal snow and a freezing line sitting around the 2000m mark. High pressure dominates the weekend until Monday meaning lovely blue bird days for a great weekend of skiing. This then turns to low pressure which results in a return of snow.
As we move into the next week, there is an early flurry of snow, most notably in Chamonix and for most of the northern French Alps getting 30-40 cm’s of snow early next week. Temperatures seem to stay around the -3 degrees mark and the creeping up to -6/-7 overnight.
The most up-to-date avalanche forecasting for the French Alps can be found on Meteo France’s website
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