Forecast today: Mainly fair
the Les Sybelles ski area (linked with nearby La Toussuire) offers up 310km of pistes at a much cheaper price than its near neighbour the Three Valleys.
Three fast chairs serve a decent network of snowsure blues and reds above the resort base, before lifts (most of which are unfortunately slow) fan out towards La Toussuire or in the opposite direction towards St Sorlin d’Arves. There’s some longer runs off the ridgelines down to the villages, as well as some decent off piste if conditions allow. Snow reliability is usually good.
The resort itself is fairly brutal to look at, with high rise apartment blocks dominating the skyline. This does mean however that most accommodation is not only good value, but is centrally located right at the foot of the slopes – that convenience is worth the price of the resort aesthetics. Food and drink is cheaper than at most French resorts, plus you’ll save on things like ski hire too. Getting here is simple, with the drive up the Maurienne Valley taking around 2 hours from Geneva.
Resort website: www.le-corbier.com
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 |
Generally clear |
Clear skies | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Mainly fair | Light snow shwr |
Light snow shwr |
Freezing fog | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Mainly fair | Snow shower |
Snow shower |
Light snow shwr | Light snow shwr |
Light snow shwr |
Occasional snow | Broken clouds |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Occasional snow |
Light snow shwr |
Occasional snow | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair | Mainly cloudy |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Wind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm | 1.9 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4.8 cm | 5.8 cm | 4.4 cm | 4.7 cm | 3.7 cm | 3.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.8 cm | 1.5 cm | 4.8 cm | 1.6 cm | 0.1 cm | 1.6 cm | 1.1 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.8 cm | 0.7 cm |
Max temp | -0.7°c | -0.7°c | -2.9°c | 0.2°c | 0.2°c | -1.9°c | -0.2°c | -0.2°c | -2.1°c | 2°c | 2.1°c | -0.6°c | -3.1°c | -4°c | -7.2°c | -10.2°c | -9.7°c | -10.3°c | -7°c | -6.7°c | -7.9°c | -6.8°c | -6.8°c | -7.9°c | -4.1°c | -4.1°c | -5.8°c | -4.8°c | -4.8°c | -5.6°c |
Min temp | -4.2°c | -2.9°c | -5°c | -5.9°c | -1.9°c | -3°c | -3.1°c | -2.1°c | -4.4°c | -3.4°c | -0.6°c | -2.8°c | -4.1°c | -7.2°c | -10.6°c | -11.2°c | -10.3°c | -11.4°c | -12.5°c | -7.9°c | -9.9°c | -9.4°c | -7.9°c | -9°c | -9.3°c | -5.8°c | -8°c | -8.3°c | -5.6°c | -7.5°c |
Feels like temp | -4.2°c | -0.7°c | -2.9°c | -5.9°c | 0.2°c | -1.9°c | -3.1°c | -3.6°c | -5.5°c | -3.4°c | 1.8°c | -0.6°c | -7.8°c | -8.7°c | -12.8°c | -17.4°c | -16.6°c | -16.1°c | -12.5°c | -7°c | -7.9°c | -9.4°c | -11.2°c | -11.9°c | -9.3°c | -4.1°c | -5.8°c | -13°c | -9.2°c | -10.1°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Mainly fair |
Generally clear |
Clear skies |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | -0.7°c | -0.7°c | -2.9°c |
Min temp | -4.2°c | -2.9°c | -5°c |
Feels like temp | -4.2°c | -0.7°c | -2.9°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 0.2°c | 0.2°c | -1.9°c |
Min temp | -5.9°c | -1.9°c | -3°c |
Feels like temp | -5.9°c | 0.2°c | -1.9°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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AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Mainly fair |
Generally clear |
Clear skies | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair | Light rain shwr |
Light rain shwr |
Partly cloudy | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Mainly fair | Rain shower |
Mixed rain/snow |
Light snow | Light snow |
Light snow shwr |
Occasional snow | Broken clouds |
Rain/Snow shower |
Partly cloudy | Occasional snow |
Rain/Snow shower |
Occasional snow | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Mainly cloudy |
Overcast |
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 | 1.7 cm | 2.2 cm | 0.8 cm | 1.8 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.3 cm | 0 cm | 0.8 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 11.1°c | 11.7°c | 7.2°c | 13.4°c | 13.9°c | 9.1°c | 12.3°c | 12.3°c | 8.2°c | 14.4°c | 14.9°c | 9.9°c | 7.4°c | 7.3°c | 2.6°c | 1.7°c | 2.3°c | -0.5°c | 4.8°c | 5.1°c | 1.9°c | 5.4°c | 5.4°c | 1.8°c | 8°c | 8°c | 4.1°c | 8°c | 8°c | 4.6°c |
Min temp | 1.8°c | 7.2°c | 3°c | 1.7°c | 9.1°c | 4.8°c | 4.3°c | 8.2°c | 4.6°c | 3.2°c | 9.9°c | 5.1°c | 4.2°c | 2.6°c | -0.9°c | -1.9°c | -0.5°c | -1.4°c | -3.2°c | 1.9°c | -1.9°c | -2.3°c | 1.8°c | -2°c | -2.2°c | 4.1°c | 0.2°c | -0.5°c | 4.6°c | 1.4°c |
Feels like temp | 1.6°c | 10.5°c | 6.9°c | 1.5°c | 12.5°c | 8.7°c | 4.1°c | 11.5°c | 8°c | 2.9°c | 13.5°c | 9.5°c | 3.9°c | 5.6°c | 0.2°c | -1.9°c | -1.4°c | -0.5°c | -3.2°c | 4.3°c | 1.7°c | -2.3°c | 4.9°c | 1.6°c | -2.2°c | 7.2°c | 3.7°c | -0.5°c | 6.4°c | 4.2°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 11.1°c | 11.7°c | 7.2°c |
Min temp | 1.8°c | 7.2°c | 3°c |
Feels like temp | 1.6°c | 10.5°c | 6.9°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 13.4°c | 13.9°c | 9.1°c |
Min temp | 1.7°c | 9.1°c | 4.8°c |
Feels like temp | 1.5°c | 12.5°c | 8.7°c |
Snowfall | Last Snowfall | 16/03/2024 |
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Next 3 days | 2.1 cm | |
Depths | Upper piste depth | 140 cm |
Lower piste depth | No information | |
Snow conditions | Snow quality | Hard packed |
Lifts | Lifts open | 50 out of 68 |
Resort opening date | Sat 16 Dec 2023 | |
Resort closing date | Fri 12 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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