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Samoens at 1469 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 am (local time) / 16 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 15.0mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||
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snow shwrs | light snow | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | |
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— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
min °C | -1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 12 |
-1 | -1 | -3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 12 | |
86 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 57 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 79 | 61 | 70 | 48 | 55 | 69 | |
1500 | 1800 | 1400 | 2150 | 2400 | 2200 | 2400 | 2450 | 2150 | 2450 | 2750 | 2500 | 2650 | 2850 | 3500 | 3700 | 3700 | 3950 | |
 | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:05 |
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Resort is closed for the season. Snowing lightly, refreshing pistes. from La Giettaz en Aravis
Samoens Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 16 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 15 May 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in France are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 3 of May has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Samoens at the specific elevation of 1469 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Samoens. 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 Samoens
Overall 4.0 Based on 43 votes and 33 reviews
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- Lynne from United Kingdom writes:
There has been huge investment in the Grand Massif lift system over the last few seasons which continues. This has opened up new ski slopes and is helping to reduce queues at previous bottlenecks. Yes, half-term is busy but isn’t everywhere in France and Italy during these periods. This is such an extensive ski area close to Geneva and it’s very possible to drive to Les Gets and ski the Portes de Soleil and Chamonix if you wish. A really pretty typical working French village with lots for non-skiers to do with lovely valley walks and an extensive animation programme during the season. Yes, the lift to 1600 can get busy especially if there are lots of skiers coming for the day from Geneva on the weekend. However, there are plans to build a new lift to alleviate this in the next few years. We have been coming here for 23 years and still love it today. We’ve seen many changes, most for the better and yes, a few more manners from some wouldn’t go amiss but the same can be said for all nationalities. We’ll keep returning especially for the skiing and amazing summer.
Visitor Reviews of Samoens
Lynne from United Kingdom writes:
There has been huge investment in the Grand Massif lift system over the last few seasons which continues. This has opened up new ski slopes and is helping to reduce queues at previous bottlenecks.
Yes, half-term is busy but isn’t everywhere in France and Italy during these periods.
This is such an extensive ski area close to Geneva and it’s very possible to drive to Les Gets and ski the Portes de Soleil and Chamonix if you wish.
A really pretty typical working French village with lots for non-skiers to do with lovely valley walks and an extensive animation programme during the season.
Yes, the lift to 1600 can get busy especially if there are lots of skiers coming for the day from Geneva on the weekend. However, there are plans to build a new lift to alleviate this in the next few years.
We have been coming here for 23 years and still love it today.
We’ve seen many changes, most for the better and yes, a few more manners from some wouldn’t go amiss but the same can be said for all nationalities.
We’ll keep returning especially for the skiing and amazing summer.
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