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Resort dossier
La Plagne
FR·Tarentaise◇Part of Paradiski· 425km
Weeks 1–4
Typically -7.9°C · 29cm fresh / week · powder day 59% · mixed 45%
Top elev.
3250m
Base elev.
1250m
Pistes
425km
Lifts
132
Piste mix190km mapped
Green1%
Blue62%
Red22%
Black10%
Double-black3%
Freeride1%
COMPOSITE SCORE
62
Snow78
Typically 137cm
Typical depth137cm
107cm165cm
Travel33
From your origin
Size95
Piste km, discounted for linked-area connectivity
Fit50
Vibe, terrain, activities
What to expect
What to expect in weeks 1–4
Based on 25 winters of weather data, modelled at ~2173m (not the village). Any single year can be very different.
Typically mixed, around -7.9°C, with 29cm of fresh snow over the week. Powder days hit 59% of the time. Other weeks run stormy.
Icy mornings
0.9 days/week
spring-like in 9% of years
Snow texture
Settled
packed, predictable piste
Typical wind
4.1 m/s
peaks to 25 m/s
Typical Freezing level
1039 m
0°C isotherm
Powder days
59%
of years see 10cm+
Rain at base
1.4 days
per week
Storm
40%
of years
Bluebird
13%
of years
Thaw
1%
of years
Mixed
45%
of years
Climatology
What a season here looks like
Each track shows the typical range across 25 winters. The marker shows where your selected weeks sit.
Reliability60cm+
100%
Depth
137cm
Temperature
-7.9°C
Fresh snow
29cm
Snow line
1039m
Wind
4.1 m/s
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Transfers
Transfers
| Airport | Drive | Train |
|---|---|---|
| Chambéry (CMF) | 120 min | |
| Geneva (GVA) | 180 min | |
| Lyon (LYS) | 195 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.
Sources
Snow data sources
Ground stations the score is based on.
- La Plagnemeteofrance
- Les Arcsmeteofrance