Les Contamines Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Les Contamines is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).
Les Contamines Weather (Days 4-6): A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 2.9 m | -11 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -6 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.15 m | -2 |  |
Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  |  | |  | | | |  | | |  |  | |  | |
heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -9 | -9 | -10 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
min °C | -11 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -5 | -3 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -1 |
-20 | -18 | -17 | -14 | -10 | -8 | -10 | -14 | -13 | -15 | -11 | -9 | -11 | -6 | -5 | -4 | |
98 | 97 | 95 | 33 | 90 | 62 | 69 | 96 | 95 | 98 | 74 | 67 | 83 | 75 | 64 | 39 | |
1050 | 1050 | 1150 | 250 | 1450 | 1900 | 1000 | 1300 | 1400 | 1050 | 1200 | 1450 | 850 | 2000 | 2300 | 1600 | |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).
A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Les Contamines:
Snowing in Megeve. from Megeve
Snow falling heavily in La Plagne. from La Plagne
Snowing at Courchevel. from Courchevel
It is snowing steadily in Saint Gervais. from Saint Gervais
Snow falling in Tignes. from Tignes
| Top snow depth: | 290 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 15 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 50 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 15 Feb 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.9 | 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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