Chamonix Mont-Blanc

French Alps (Haute-Savoie) · France

Chamonix Mont-Blanc is a ski resort in French Alps (Haute-Savoie), France. It averages around 900 cm of snow a season on a High-alpine glaciated snowpack. The season typically runs Dec-Apr/May.

World's biggest lift-served vertical via the Aiguille du Midi cable car; Vallée Blanche is a 20+ km glacier descent

1
Lean
10-day outlook

10-day forecast

0 cm total · no fresh snow forecast

Tue
00-1° · 6kFL 3.9k
Wed
000° · 8kFL 4.2k
Thu
003° · 9kFL 4.3k
Fri
003° · 6kFL 4.3k
Sat
000° · 5kFL 4.1k
Sun
0.21-2° · 7kFL 3.3k ⚠
Mon
001° · 15kFL 3.7k
Tue
00-2° · 15kFL 3.7k
Wed
00-4° · 3kFL 3.9k
Thu
00-3° · 4kFL 3.9k

⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 1,035 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.

Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Sunday, Oct 18 — Lean (1). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 13.

Mountain profile

Summit
3,842 m
Base
1,035 m
Vertical
2,807 m
Terrain
5 separate sectors (Grands Montets, Brévent-Flégère, Les Houches, Le Tour, Aiguille du Midi)
Avg annual snow
900 cm
Typical season
Dec-Apr/May
Snow climate
High-alpine glaciated
Type
Lift-served + legendary off-piste
Exposure / orientation
High-alpine, glacier-fed off-piste; Vallée Blanche descends 2,800 m

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