Forecast today: Generally clear
Montgenevre is a small village sitting on a high east-west pass only 2km from the Italian border. The village is set on the sunny slope above the main street (the through-road is now buried in a tunnel) looking over the nursery slopes at the foot of the north-facing slopes of Les Gondrans. Behind the village are the south-facing slopes of Le Chalvet.
However it now needs to prioritize investment in fast lifts – getting around the pistes can be a painfully slow-motion affair. If you’re focused on the under-exploited off-piste, the slow lifts matter less. It gets much better snow than its Italian neighbours – it is set on a minor pass, a position that delivers snow whichever way the wind is blowing, but most importantly when it’s blowing from the west. Both sectors have piste links with Claviere, just over the Italian border and gateway to the other Italian resorts of the Milky Way – Sansicario, Sestriere and Sauze d’Oulx.
There are lift pass sharing arrangements with Serre Chevalier and Puy St Vincent, easily reached by car, and with rather less easily reached Les Deux Alpes and Alpe d’Huez, which involve going over the Col du Lautaret – high, but not usually a problem.
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 |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair | Snow grains |
Occasional rain |
Partly cloudy | Mainly fair |
Generally clear |
Partly cloudy | Occasional snow |
Light snow shwr |
Occasional snow | Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Generally clear |
Broken clouds |
Partly cloudy | Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Mainly fair |
Generally clear |
Mainly fair | Occasional snow |
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 | 1.3 cm | 2.8 cm | 3.5 cm | 2.3 cm | 2.5 cm | 3.3 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.5 cm | 1.4 cm | 2.4 cm | 1.9 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.9 cm | 0.6 cm | 1.2 cm |
Max temp | 3°c | 3°c | 0.1°c | 3.7°c | 3.7°c | 1.4°c | 3.4°c | 3.4°c | 1.3°c | 5.6°c | 5.7°c | 3°c | 1.5°c | 1.3°c | -2.9°c | -5.4°c | -5.2°c | -6.2°c | -3°c | -2.8°c | -4.7°c | -2.4°c | -2.4°c | -4.4°c | -0.3°c | -0.3°c | -2.4°c | -0.9°c | -0.9°c | -1.7°c |
Min temp | -0.5°c | 0.1°c | -0.9°c | -1.3°c | 1.4°c | 0.8°c | 1.3°c | 1.3°c | -0.2°c | 1.1°c | 3°c | 2°c | 0°c | -2.9°c | -6.1°c | -7.5°c | -6.2°c | -7.1°c | -8.5°c | -4.7°c | -6.2°c | -6.1°c | -4.4°c | -5.2°c | -4.5°c | -2.4°c | -3.7°c | -3.6°c | -1.7°c | -2.8°c |
Feels like temp | -3.3°c | 2.7°c | 0.1°c | -4.2°c | 3.4°c | 1.3°c | -1.7°c | 0.3°c | -2.4°c | -1.5°c | 5°c | 0.6°c | -2.9°c | -1.8°c | -7.6°c | -13.2°c | -11.2°c | -11.5°c | -13.2°c | -6.2°c | -4.7°c | -9.8°c | -6.5°c | -9°c | -8.1°c | -0.3°c | -6.1°c | -8.2°c | -5.2°c | -6.1°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 3°c | 3°c | 0.1°c |
Min temp | -0.5°c | 0.1°c | -0.9°c |
Feels like temp | -3.3°c | 2.7°c | 0.1°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 3.7°c | 3.7°c | 1.4°c |
Min temp | -1.3°c | 1.4°c | 0.8°c |
Feels like temp | -4.2°c | 3.4°c | 1.3°c |
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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 | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Mainly fair | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair | Occasional rain |
Light rain shwr |
Snow grains | Partly cloudy |
Partly cloudy |
Mainly fair | Mainly fair |
Partly cloudy |
Generally clear | Snow grains |
Occasional snow |
Mainly fair | Generally clear |
Partly cloudy |
Rather cloudy | Occasional snow |
Snow grains |
Snow grains |
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 | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.5 cm | 0.7 cm | 0.8 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm |
Max temp | 8°c | 8°c | 3.6°c | 7.9°c | 7.9°c | 4.3°c | 9.4°c | 9.4°c | 4.8°c | 10.3°c | 10.3°c | 5.8°c | 6.2°c | 6.2°c | 0.9°c | 0°c | 0°c | -3.7°c | 2.8°c | 2.8°c | -0.9°c | 2.8°c | 2.8°c | -1°c | 4.2°c | 4.2°c | 0.8°c | 3.9°c | 3.9°c | 1°c |
Min temp | -1.4°c | 3.6°c | -0.2°c | -2°c | 4.3°c | 0.9°c | 0.2°c | 4.8°c | 1.1°c | -0.2°c | 5.8°c | 1.7°c | 0.4°c | 0.9°c | -3.7°c | -5.3°c | -3.7°c | -5.4°c | -7.4°c | -0.9°c | -4.2°c | -5.1°c | -1°c | -4°c | -4.6°c | 0.8°c | -2.1°c | -3°c | 1°c | -1.8°c |
Feels like temp | -1.4°c | 7.3°c | 3.3°c | -2°c | 7.3°c | 4°c | 0.2°c | 7.8°c | 4.5°c | -0.2°c | 9.3°c | 5.3°c | 0.4°c | 3.9°c | -2.2°c | -9.3°c | -4°c | -7.3°c | -7.4°c | 2.4°c | -0.9°c | -5.1°c | 0.3°c | -3.7°c | -4.6°c | 3.7°c | 0.7°c | -3°c | 1.3°c | 0.9°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 8°c | 8°c | 3.6°c |
Min temp | -1.4°c | 3.6°c | -0.2°c |
Feels like temp | -1.4°c | 7.3°c | 3.3°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 7.9°c | 7.9°c | 4.3°c |
Min temp | -2°c | 4.3°c | 0.9°c |
Feels like temp | -2°c | 7.3°c | 4°c |
Snowfall | Last Snowfall | 10/03/2024 |
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Next 3 days | 0.2 cm | |
Depths | Upper piste depth | 190 cm |
Lower piste depth | 180 cm | |
Snow conditions | Snow quality | Hard packed |
Lifts | Lifts open | 62 out of 70 |
Resort opening date | Sat 02 Dec 2023 | |
Resort closing date | Sun 07 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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