Alpe d'Huez Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Alpe d'Huez is: Light rain (total 8.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Alpe d'Huez Weather (Days 4-6): Drizzle on Fri afternoon turning to light snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1.6 m | -8 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -3 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.9 m | -2 | |
Latest snow reports near Alpe d'Huez:
Great skiing on well groomed pistes. Cloudy this morning, clearing later. from Val Thorens
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | cloudy | light rain | light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 4 | -1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | -5 |
min °C | -1 | -2 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | -6 | -2 | -1 | -7 | -1 | -4 | -6 |
-3 | -4 | 3 | -4 | -4 | 3 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -9 | -5 | -1 | -10 | -1 | -6 | -6 | |
81 | 70 | 64 | 80 | 70 | 90 | 99 | 91 | 88 | 91 | 85 | 67 | 90 | 85 | 80 | 85 | 82 | |
2000 | 1150 | 1900 | 2100 | 1450 | 1700 | 1500 | 1200 | 1550 | 1550 | 700 | 1000 | 1150 | 500 | 1050 | 1400 | 550 | |
 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
Light rain (total 8.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Drizzle on Fri afternoon turning to light snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Alpe d'Huez:
Great skiing on well groomed pistes. Cloudy this morning, clearing later. from Val Thorens
| Top snow depth: | 155 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 87 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 17 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Alpe d'Huez at the specific elevation of 1100 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Alpe d'Huez. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of France.
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Overall 4.0 Based on 71 votes and 110 reviews
Having read a few of the reviews here of Alpe d'Huez I can say it does depend on your ability level and obviously the snow and weather conditions when you are there. But that is the same as everywhere, in reality. I was there in March about 10 years ago and had a great time. We got a load of fresh and it stayed untracked in many places for days after the event. This cannot be said to be the case in Les 3 V or Tignes/Val. These places have great infrastructure, but those 8 man high speed chairs come at a cost, the entire place can be tracked out by lunch time during the school holidays. Anyway, as another reviewer mentioned there is some excellent Hors Piste available. I liked the Auris area, which was lower down and sheltered from wind, also has trees for those weather days, But up high is really good, you can ski from the top down towards Vaujanay and get well over 1000m vertical off piste all the way. I hired a local EFS instructor for off-piste guiding for the afternoon, after the snow came, and it was excellent. He also thanked me and bought me a beer after because it wasn't your average day at work for him either. He asked what I wanted to ski, I said anything you can and enjoy. Really opened up the area, there are lots of cliff around there, so you cannot afford to wing it as you will end up having to hike back up if you end up that lucky. It is worth spending 160 Euros as I did to get the knowledge. Of course, if you're just there to end up skiing a few blue runs in the sunshine from lunchtime and end up in Folie Douce by 3pm maybe this review won't help you.
Ski Bum from United Kingdom writes:
Having read a few of the reviews here of Alpe d'Huez I can say it does depend on your ability level and obviously the snow and weather conditions when you are there. But that is the same as everywhere, in reality. I was there in March about 10 years ago and had a great time. We got a load of fresh and it stayed untracked in many places for days after the event. This cannot be said to be the case in Les 3 V or Tignes/Val. These places have great infrastructure, but those 8 man high speed chairs come at a cost, the entire place can be tracked out by lunch time during the school holidays. Anyway, as another reviewer mentioned there is some excellent Hors Piste available. I liked the Auris area, which was lower down and sheltered from wind, also has trees for those weather days, But up high is really good, you can ski from the top down towards Vaujanay and get well over 1000m vertical off piste all the way. I hired a local EFS instructor for off-piste guiding for the afternoon, after the snow came, and it was excellent. He also thanked me and bought me a beer after because it wasn't your average day at work for him either. He asked what I wanted to ski, I said anything you can and enjoy. Really opened up the area, there are lots of cliff around there, so you cannot afford to wing it as you will end up having to hike back up if you end up that lucky. It is worth spending 160 Euros as I did to get the knowledge. Of course, if you're just there to end up skiing a few blue runs in the sunshine from lunchtime and end up in Folie Douce by 3pm maybe this review won't help you.
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