Les Contamines Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Les Contamines is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).
Les Contamines Weather (Days 4-6): A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 2.9 m | -6 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -3 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.1 m | -1 | |
Latest snow reports near Les Contamines:
After the huge snow fall yesterday, a glorious day. But be careful out there, the avalanche risk is very high and because of that there are delayed lift openings. from La Tania
Excellent on and off piste conditions. Clear blue skies, all lifts open. from La Giettaz en Aravis
Avalanche risk high, avoid off piste. Mostly sunny with increasing clouds. from Praz De Lys Sommand
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 22 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -3 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -3 |
min °C | -4 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -11 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -9 | -12 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -5 |
-8 | -10 | -6 | -13 | -17 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -5 | |
53 | 70 | 91 | 97 | 94 | 31 | 62 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 95 | 79 | 79 | 89 | 85 | 62 | |
1900 | 1200 | 1550 | 1550 | 800 | 800 | 1400 | 1450 | 1550 | 1400 | 950 | 900 | 1100 | 1000 | 1600 | 1850 | 1300 | |
 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:02 | — |
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).
Latest snow reports near Les Contamines:
After the huge snow fall yesterday, a glorious day. But be careful out there, the avalanche risk is very high and because of that there are delayed lift openings. from La Tania
Excellent on and off piste conditions. Clear blue skies, all lifts open. from La Giettaz en Aravis
Avalanche risk high, avoid off piste. Mostly sunny with increasing clouds. from Praz De Lys Sommand
| Top snow depth: | 285 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 10 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 70 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.9 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Les Contamines at the specific elevation of 2487 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
I've been coming here for years and years (the last 5 years for Christmas week with my wife and 3 teenage kids). We all love it. It's been said on most of the other reviews but I'll say it again; it's in a beautiful setting, the locals are friendly, the shops and bars are great, the skiing is absolutely fine if you're anything but an expert skier looking for hard blacks. The resort is pretty snow-sure, but Christmas week we were very unlucky last year and hardly had anything (although it dumped big time on the day we checked out!). This year isn't looking too good at the moment either, but that's the same everywhere across the Alps at the moment. But even if the snow is no good, Les C is close enough to be able to visit Chamonix easily and other slightly higher resort if necessary. Les Contamines also now has a new swimming pool which is very pleasant. As a family ski hol, you can't really go too wrong.
Martin from United Kingdom writes:
I've been coming here for years and years (the last 5 years for Christmas week with my wife and 3 teenage kids). We all love it. It's been said on most of the other reviews but I'll say it again; it's in a beautiful setting, the locals are friendly, the shops and bars are great, the skiing is absolutely fine if you're anything but an expert skier looking for hard blacks.
The resort is pretty snow-sure, but Christmas week we were very unlucky last year and hardly had anything (although it dumped big time on the day we checked out!). This year isn't looking too good at the moment either, but that's the same everywhere across the Alps at the moment. But even if the snow is no good, Les C is close enough to be able to visit Chamonix easily and other slightly higher resort if necessary. Les Contamines also now has a new swimming pool which is very pleasant.
As a family ski hol, you can't really go too wrong.
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