Bourg-Saint-Maurice
The village sits well below the ski area and is connected to it by a single gondola or funicular. Snow conditions at the village won't reflect what's on the slopes — plan to ride the lift up rather than ski-in from the door.
Typically -10.3°C · 33cm fresh / week · powder day 59% · mixed 42%
What to expect in weeks 1–4
Based on 25 winters of weather data, modelled at ~1712m (not the village). Any single year can be very different.
Typically stormy, around -10.3°C, with 33cm of fresh snow over the week. Powder days hit 59% of the time. Other weeks run mixed.
What a season here looks like
Each track shows the typical range across 25 winters. The marker shows where your selected weeks sit.
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Transfers
| Airport | Drive | Train |
|---|---|---|
| Chambéry (CMF) | 89 min | |
| Grenoble (GNB) | 135 min | |
| Geneva (GVA) | 156 min | |
| Turin (TRN) | 189 min |
Method & sources
The composite score weights snow reliability against the historical baseline, pulls in live conditions where available, then adjusts for how much hassle the trip actually is for your group.
- 01ERA5-Land hourly grid → daily SWE & snow depth at the resort cell.
- 02Bias-correct against ground stations (SLF / Météo-France nivôse).
- 03Build per-week climatological percentile · 35 winters.
- 04Anomaly = current week vs. cell's own 30-year baseline.
- 05Snow-sure read at the highest-snow cell within ~15km. When most resorts are bare, ranking shifts toward this, surfacing glaciers in shoulder seasons.
- 06Weight + rank against your origin & vibe profile.