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Champex-Lac at 2671 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 7 am (local time) / 17 Aug 2026
Now
Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 9.0mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 31.0mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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t-storm risk | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | light rain | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | light rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | |
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mm | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
max °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
min °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
chill °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Humid % | 84 | 80 | 89 | 62 | 77 | 54 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 79 | 69 | 62 | 76 | 98 | 86 | 44 | 71 | 36 |
Freeze m | 3850 | 3850 | 3850 | 4300 | 4400 | 4550 | 4400 | 4450 | 4300 | 3950 | 4200 | 4100 | 3950 | 3700 | 3500 | 3650 | 3650 | 3950 |
 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 |
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Champex-Lac Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 10 Jun 2026 |
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Other resorts in Switzerland are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (2)
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Snow History
Week 3 of August has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Upload new photo Other resorts in Switzerland are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (2)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Champex-Lac at the specific elevation of 2671 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Champex-Lac. 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 Switzerland.
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Visitor Reviews of Champex-Lac
Overall 3.8 Based on 3 votes and 5 reviews
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- Per from Sweden writes:
A real find here. Trees and open powder fields accessible from the lift (yes it is old but there is no one here!). You don't come here to ski on piste but you CAN ski powder days after Verbier is skied out. Excellent touring options - chutes and steeps easy to get to. North facing too. For those in the know...
Visitor Reviews of Champex-Lac
Per from Sweden writes:
A real find here. Trees and open powder fields accessible from the lift (yes it is old but there is no one here!). You don't come here to ski on piste but you CAN ski powder days after Verbier is skied out. Excellent touring options - chutes and steeps easy to get to. North facing too. For those in the know...
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