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Mottaret at 2950 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 7 am (local time) / 30 Apr 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2.0mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | |||||||||||||
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clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | risk thun- der | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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max °C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 |
min °C | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -4 |
-1 | -2 | -1 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -7 | |
78 | 92 | 89 | 83 | 87 | 84 | 71 | 69 | 40 | 33 | 60 | 78 | 89 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 89 | |
2900 | 3000 | 2900 | 2900 | 3150 | 3050 | 3050 | 3350 | 3250 | 3050 | 3200 | 2900 | 2700 | 2700 | 2650 | 2700 | 2750 | 2400 | |
 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:44 |
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Wow - excellent conditions. Clear blue skies, most lifts are open. from Val Thorens
Mottaret Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in France are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of April has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Mottaret at the specific elevation of 2950 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Mottaret. 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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Visitor Reviews of Mottaret
Overall 4.3 Based on 6 votes and 10 reviews
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- rozita from Jersey writes:
Have just returned from Mottaret. We were there for Feb 1/2 term term and had the most fantastic time. The snow conditions were the best we have ever had. The piste was not crowded and there were no really long lift queues. Prices for food and drink seem to have stayed the same for the past 2-3 years. Ok, more expensive than you would like but they do have to get everything up the mountain. We made the most of the new group lift pass which is available for groups of 3 or more. We booked all our travel and accommodation independently which worked out so much cheaper We stayed in the Ruitor appartments right in the centre of Mottaret with the shops bars and lifts just outside the door. The apartment was fantastic. Not the small cramped type we stayed in last year. It slept 6 and we all had decent beds.There was separate bathroom and toilet as well as kitchen and lounge/diner. The huge balcony was south facing looking onto the slopes. Will be going back there next year. Travel was on the overnight sleeper train from Paris and at 600euros return for 6 of us was a bargain. Transfers was by Altibus which can be booked online.The bonus of the night train is you get 8 full days ski. For those that want lively apres-ski there is the free bus to Meribel. I loved Mottaret and am looking forward to returning there next year.
Visitor Reviews of Mottaret
rozita from Jersey writes:
Have just returned from Mottaret. We were there for Feb 1/2 term term and had the most fantastic time. The snow conditions were the best we have ever had. The piste was not crowded and there were no really long lift queues. Prices for food and drink seem to have stayed the same for the past 2-3 years. Ok, more expensive than you would like but they do have to get everything up the mountain.
We made the most of the new group lift pass which is available for groups of 3 or more.
We booked all our travel and accommodation independently which worked out so much cheaper We stayed in the Ruitor appartments right in the centre of Mottaret with the shops bars and lifts just outside the door. The apartment was fantastic. Not the small cramped type we stayed in last year. It slept 6 and we all had decent beds.There was separate bathroom and toilet as well as kitchen and lounge/diner. The huge balcony was south facing looking onto the slopes. Will be going back there next year.
Travel was on the overnight sleeper train from Paris and at 600euros return for 6 of us was a bargain. Transfers was by Altibus which can be booked online.The bonus of the night train is you get 8 full days ski.
For those that want lively apres-ski there is the free bus to Meribel.
I loved Mottaret and am looking forward to returning there next year.
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