Les Contamines Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Les Contamines is: A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Les Contamines Weather (Days 4-6): A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
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| Top Lift: | 2.2 m | -3 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | 2 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 6 | |
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | light snow | mod. snow | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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— | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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max °C | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -4 | -2 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -2 |
min °C | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -7 | -3 | -4 | -5 |
-2 | -3 | -5 | -3 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | -6 | -11 | -13 | -11 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -8 | |
85 | 78 | 98 | 70 | 65 | 66 | 44 | 51 | 75 | 97 | 95 | 96 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 60 | 78 | 67 | |
1900 | 2000 | 1550 | 1750 | 2150 | 1500 | 2300 | 2400 | 1900 | 1600 | 1050 | 800 | 950 | 1500 | 550 | 1300 | 1450 | 800 | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:38 | — |
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Les Contamines:
Reasonable conditions. Good news, snow is forecast. from La Giettaz en Aravis
Snow falling in Méribel. from Méribel
Snow is falling above La Plagne. from La Plagne
Snowing lightly at Les Arcs. Calm. Freeze-thaw conditions. A dusting of new snow. Every lift is open. The pistes are in excellent condition. Variable snow conditions off-piste from Les Arcs
It is snowing steadily in Les Arcs. from Les Arcs
| Top snow depth: | 215 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 2 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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.
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Overall 4.2 Based on 34 votes and 21 reviews
Having owned a place in Les Contamines for several years, we were fortunate enough to have ridden this place quite a lot. It may not be the most extensive area to visit but what it has packs a pleasant punch. The terrain is great, the slopes are always very well maintained and if you're lucky enough to have had a snowfall before, or during your stay, the off-piste opportunities are plenty (between pistes and further afield) and remain reasonable untracked for several days... I would say, for me as an intermediate/advanced rider, Les Contamines is a 2/3 day max ski, but 5 mins down the road you can enter the rest of the EMB via St Nicolas de Veroce (Chatrix lift) or a bit further and hit St Gervais/Megeve for those tree lined motorway runs. There is a tiny ludopark, with a couple of green level jumps, but nothing of note here, so if a park is what you're after, this area is not for you... The village is great, however, split into two sections. By the lifts is 'Hameaux du Lay', largely blocks of apartments with a couple of shops, bar and restaurant. Stay here if being on top of the lifts and a run home is important to you. The actual village is a 1 minute drive (10 minute walk) down the road. Here you'll find all the 'stuff' you would want form a ski resort: charm, restaurants, bars, shops, supermarkets etc. The main village is beautifully looking, dominated by chalets with the odd hotel. Overall, I cannot rate Les Contamines highly enough. I love the place for all of the above (park aside) and that it's always so quiet on the slopes. Great place to visit!
Scott Mountifield from United Kingdom writes:
Having owned a place in Les Contamines for several years, we were fortunate enough to have ridden this place quite a lot. It may not be the most extensive area to visit but what it has packs a pleasant punch. The terrain is great, the slopes are always very well maintained and if you're lucky enough to have had a snowfall before, or during your stay, the off-piste opportunities are plenty (between pistes and further afield) and remain reasonable untracked for several days...
I would say, for me as an intermediate/advanced rider, Les Contamines is a 2/3 day max ski, but 5 mins down the road you can enter the rest of the EMB via St Nicolas de Veroce (Chatrix lift) or a bit further and hit St Gervais/Megeve for those tree lined motorway runs. There is a tiny ludopark, with a couple of green level jumps, but nothing of note here, so if a park is what you're after, this area is not for you...
The village is great, however, split into two sections. By the lifts is 'Hameaux du Lay', largely blocks of apartments with a couple of shops, bar and restaurant. Stay here if being on top of the lifts and a run home is important to you. The actual village is a 1 minute drive (10 minute walk) down the road. Here you'll find all the 'stuff' you would want form a ski resort: charm, restaurants, bars, shops, supermarkets etc. The main village is beautifully looking, dominated by chalets with the odd hotel.
Overall, I cannot rate Les Contamines highly enough. I love the place for all of the above (park aside) and that it's always so quiet on the slopes. Great place to visit!
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