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Valmeinier at 2050 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 am (local time) / 01 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 7.0mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 27.0mm), mainly falling Mon afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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rain shwrs | risk thun- der | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | |
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1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | |
max °C | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
min °C | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | |
81 | 72 | 87 | 53 | 40 | 62 | 40 | 54 | 79 | 93 | 95 | 90 | 88 | 94 | 88 | 95 | 95 | 73 | |
2850 | 3150 | 2950 | 3000 | 3350 | 3150 | 2900 | 3000 | 2700 | 2650 | 2600 | 2700 | 2650 | 2700 | 2350 | 2350 | 2000 | 1800 | |
 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:45 |
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Wow - excellent conditions. Clear blue skies, most lifts are open. from Val Thorens
Valmeinier Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| 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 1 of May has on average:
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Valmeinier at the specific elevation of 2050 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Valmeinier. 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 Valmeinier
Overall 4.3 Based on 19 votes and 18 reviews
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- Mike from United Kingdom writes:
Reporting in real time on January 29: the conditions are very icy, and for beginners the resort is not good. The scenery is beautiful, but what little “powder” there is soon swept away, largely by snowboarders (sorry, but it’s true) and even greens are too icy to handle easily.
Visitor Reviews of Valmeinier
Mike from United Kingdom writes:
Reporting in real time on January 29: the conditions are very icy, and for beginners the resort is not good. The scenery is beautiful, but what little “powder” there is soon swept away, largely by snowboarders (sorry, but it’s true) and even greens are too icy to handle easily.
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