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Les Contamines ratings

Access: 4.7

Accommodation: 3.7

Cheap Rooms: 4.0

Luxury Hotels: 3.3

Snowsure: 4.0

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Méribel

13 Jan 2012

Sainte Foy

31 Dec 2011

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Mont Blanc Treks The deep freeze continues, Chamonix today a cool -18. [link] 3 hours ago from Chamonix, 15 km away
Boax Clothing Excellent piste conditions today, and park kickers in nice shape. 4 hours ago from Argentiere, 18 km away
Tracks and Trails Cross Country ski conditions in Val Ferret are excellent. Only -2 deg C, so quite a bit warmer than Chamonix. 4 hours ago from Chamonix, 15 km away
Alps Accommodation Sunny and cold in Samoens today although not as cold as it has been at a sweltering -2°C in village today...143cm@1600m,158cm@2100m 7 hours ago from Samoens, 29 km away
James Ledingham Can anyone recommend a good (not crazy expensive, bit not budget!) hotel or chalet room for two people from 17-14 March in #Verbier? 8 hours ago from Verbier, 50 km away
Chalet365 There's just SO much snow out here [link] 8 hours ago from Samoens, 29 km away
Lescarrozchalets Warmed up a bit this afternoon only -8!!!.Conditions are just amazing and the depth in the village keeps growing.Snow cannons running every night just to seal it all in for rest of season. 10 hours ago from Les Carroz, 24 km away
Alpine Descents Blue skies today. Cold conditions but great snow. [link] 11 hours ago from Champéry, 45 km away
Chalet Pomet Blue skies but still chilly. Great snow conditions throughout area. 12 hours ago from Morillon, 29 km away
The Edge Snowsports Ski School A beautiful day here in Les Gets with a bit or warmth from the sun. The snow is superb - enjoy your day!! 16 hours ago from Les Gets, 38 km away
Another fantastic day, the temperature has warmed up a bit so no need for a balaclava today. Superb snow and great conditions in Les Gets 17 hours ago from Les Gets, 38 km away

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6 Day Weather Forecast for Les Contamines at 1832 m altitude,

issued (local time): 6 pm 09 Feb 2012

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	Days 0-3 Les Contamines Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4-6 Les Contamines Weather Summary: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 09 after- noon	Thu 09 night	Fri 10 morn- ing	Fri 10 after- noon	Fri 10 night	Sat 11 morn- ing	Sat 11 after- noon	Sat 11 night	Sun 12 morn- ing	Sun 12 after- noon	Sun 12 night	Mon 13 morn- ing	Mon 13 after- noon	Mon 13 night	Tue 14 morn- ing	Tue 14 after- noon	Tue 14 night	Wed 15 morn- ing

Wind (km/h)
Summary	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow
Snow cm	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	10	2
Rain mm	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Max °C	-7	-17	-12	-13	-20	-11	-11	-19	-9	-10	-17	-8	-8	-13	-7	-8	-10	-11
Min °C	-15	-20	-15	-17	-21	-14	-18	-24	-12	-18	-19	-11	-13	-18	-8	-10	-13	-12
WChill °C	-22	-28	-21	-22	-26	-14	-23	-24	-15	-24	-26	-17	-20	-23	-13	-16	-21	-17
Freezing level (m)	800	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	450	0	500	550	200	0

Sunrise	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:35
Sunset	17:49	-	-	17:51	-	-	17:52	-	-	17:53	-	-	17:54	-	-	17:57	-	-

The above table gives the weather forecast for Les Contamines at the specific elevation of 1832 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Les Contamines. 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. Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.

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Visitor Reviews of Les Contamines

Derek F from Israel writes:

Just had a brief 3 days at Les Contamines, which I have had on my hit list for a couple of years.

Access by car from Geneva is really easy. It's literally 10 minutes up the road from St. Gervais and should be accessible even after snowfalls.

The village is nice, parking is not a problem, and there's a much friendlier atmosphere than most French sites. Seems to be only Brits and French families -- so not much in the way of international mix. We got reasonably priced accommodation in one of the Pierre Blanches apartments in Hameaux du Lay which is near the main cable car and were close to the Tetras bar which is great for watching soccer. Also a nice French bar: Saxo, round the corner.

I am used to ski in-ski out, so I was not wild about the fact that you need to get a lift up to the ski area and it's not really possible to get down to the village on a snowboard which meant you needed to end the day before the main return lift closed.

The snowboarding was generally good even though there was not that much snow. One small gripe is that there's a awkward narrow blue slope that takes you to the important Junction area that gets fairly crowded and it was not great in the hot sunny conditions we had.

The snow park is really good fun and I thought this and the main run down from the Signal area were the best sections.

My son felt he had exhausted the site after 2 days, but a group of Brits I met who come every year were of the view that the site is always full of surprises and never fails to hold their interest.

I felt there was a lack of tree-level pistes which meant a lot of the terrain felt the same but to be fair I did not get to the Hauteluce side. I suspect that a week here could be too long.

On the plus side, St. Gervais is very accessible and that has some great restaurants including the Enterele pizza which is probably the best pizza joint I have ever experienced. Really worth the trip but you may want to book to be sure.

On our last day we moved on to Chamonix - one day at the Flegere lift. The conditions were colder there, even though it is lower. Great tree level pistes mixed with wild and wonderful ski lifts and cable cars. It made a great contrast to Les Contamines and I can recommend the mix between the two. I would not like to do Flegere in bad fog though!

To sum up -- Les Contamines is a good site, with decent value for money with shops and accommodation which are reasonable. Also, in good snow conditions you have the option to explore St. Gervais, which looks interesting and is a great small town with plenty of good eateries. Plus the fact that Chamonix is not far away.

If you fancy just one resort then I would recommend nearby Flaine over Les Contamines (but the road up there is harder if the snow is falling).

2011-03-15

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