Forecast today: Mainly fair
There’s either access via the Linga gondola towards Avoriaz and Morzine, or via the Super Châtel lift across to the Swiss side and the resort of Morgins. The latter unfortunately has a number of slow lifts and drags, plus a bus connection to complete the loop, so if you’re looking to ski the linked ski area we’d recommend catching the former. That being said, the local slopes extend across the ridgeline to Torgon and offer a good amount of variety. The only real issue remains the altitude, which although snowmaking has improved things, still causes issues at the start and end of the season, or during warm spells.
The village of Châtel itself is rather spread out, but is attractive and rustic. There’s a number of great family-friendly hotels, as well as numerous chalets dotted across the hillside. For maximum convenience, the closer you are to the Super Chatel gondola the better, otherwise you’ll need to catch the bus to the lifts each day. Off the slopes there’s a lot to do, even in bad weather, and there’s an excellent nordic centre in the valley between Châtel and neighbouring La Chapelle d’Abondance.
Resort website: www.chatel.com
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Weather | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Clear skies | Mainly fair |
Generally clear |
Mainly fair | Light rain/snow |
Rain/Snow shower |
Broken clouds | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Snow shower |
Light snow |
Light snow | Occasional snow |
Light snow shwr |
Light snow | Broken clouds |
Rather cloudy |
Partly cloudy | Light snow shwr |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Mainly fair |
Generally clear |
Mainly fair | Occasional snow |
Mainly cloudy |
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 | 0.9 cm | 3.5 cm | 4.6 cm | 3.2 cm | 3.5 cm | 4.6 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.3 cm | 1.4 cm | 1.7 cm | 2.4 cm | 0 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.5 cm | 0.7 cm | 0.5 cm | 0.9 cm |
Max temp | 4°c | 4°c | 1.1°c | 5.6°c | 5.6°c | 2.6°c | 4°c | 3.8°c | 1.9°c | 6.5°c | 6.6°c | 3.7°c | 1.8°c | 1.2°c | -2.4°c | -4.7°c | -4.3°c | -5.4°c | -2.2°c | -2.1°c | -4°c | -1.1°c | -1.1°c | -3.4°c | 1.1°c | 1.1°c | -1.3°c | 0.8°c | 0.9°c | -0.4°c |
Min temp | -0.6°c | 1.1°c | 0°c | 0°c | 2.6°c | 2°c | 1.9°c | 1.9°c | 0.7°c | 1.5°c | 3.7°c | 2.9°c | 0.8°c | -2.4°c | -5.3°c | -6.7°c | -5.4°c | -6.2°c | -7.7°c | -4°c | -5.6°c | -5.3°c | -3.4°c | -4.6°c | -4°c | -1.3°c | -2.9°c | -2.9°c | -0.4°c | -1.8°c |
Feels like temp | -0.6°c | 3.6°c | 1°c | 0°c | 5.1°c | 2.3°c | 1.7°c | 1.5°c | -0.6°c | 1.3°c | 5.8°c | 3.3°c | 0.8°c | -1.7°c | -6.5°c | -11°c | -9.6°c | -9.8°c | -7.7°c | -2.2°c | -4°c | -5.3°c | -4.6°c | -7.2°c | -4°c | 1°c | -1.3°c | -7°c | -2.6°c | -4.2°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Clear skies |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 4°c | 4°c | 1.1°c |
Min temp | -0.6°c | 1.1°c | 0°c |
Feels like temp | -0.6°c | 3.6°c | 1°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Mainly fair |
Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 5.6°c | 5.6°c | 2.6°c |
Min temp | 0°c | 2.6°c | 2°c |
Feels like temp | 0°c | 5.1°c | 2.3°c |
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Weather | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Clear skies | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Rain shower |
Rain shower |
Generally clear | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair | Rain |
Rain and snow |
Light snow | Snow shower |
Snow shower |
Occasional snow | Snow grains |
Broken clouds |
Partly cloudy | Occasional rain |
Rain/Snow shower |
Generally clear | Mainly fair |
Generally clear |
Generally clear | Occasional rain |
Occasional rain |
Mainly cloudy |
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 | 0 cm | 2.2 cm | 2 cm | 0.9 cm | 3.5 cm | 0.3 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.7 cm | 0.2 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 10.4°c | 10.6°c | 6.4°c | 13°c | 13.4°c | 9°c | 9.8°c | 10.4°c | 7.4°c | 13.2°c | 13.6°c | 8.6°c | 6°c | 5.4°c | 2°c | 2°c | 2.6°c | 0.4°c | 3.8°c | 4.2°c | 0.8°c | 5°c | 5°c | 1°c | 7°c | 7°c | 3.2°c | 7.4°c | 7.6°c | 4.6°c |
Min temp | 2.6°c | 6.4°c | 4.4°c | 3°c | 9°c | 6.2°c | 6.2°c | 7.4°c | 5.4°c | 4.4°c | 8.6°c | 6.4°c | 5°c | 2°c | -1°c | -1.8°c | 0.4°c | -1.6°c | -3.8°c | 0.8°c | -1.4°c | -1.8°c | 1°c | -1°c | -2°c | 3.2°c | 0.4°c | 0°c | 4.6°c | 2.2°c |
Feels like temp | 2.4°c | 10.1°c | 6.1°c | 2.7°c | 12.6°c | 8.8°c | 5.9°c | 9.8°c | 7.2°c | 4°c | 12.8°c | 8.3°c | 3.2°c | 2.7°c | 1.8°c | -1.8°c | -0.7°c | 0.4°c | -3.8°c | 3.5°c | 0.7°c | -1.8°c | 2.8°c | 0.9°c | -2°c | 6.5°c | 2.9°c | 0°c | 6.9°c | 4.3°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 10.4°c | 10.6°c | 6.4°c |
Min temp | 2.6°c | 6.4°c | 4.4°c |
Feels like temp | 2.4°c | 10.1°c | 6.1°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 13°c | 13.4°c | 9°c |
Min temp | 3°c | 9°c | 6.2°c |
Feels like temp | 2.7°c | 12.6°c | 8.8°c |
Snowfall | Last Snowfall | 12/03/2024 |
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Next 3 days | 0.1 cm | |
Depths | Upper piste depth | 165 cm |
Lower piste depth | 10 cm | |
Snow conditions | Snow quality | Hard packed |
Lifts | Lifts open | 104 out of 165 |
Resort opening date | Sat 02 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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