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Megève
FR·Haute-Savoie◇Part of Evasion Mont-Blanc· 445km
Weeks 2–5
Typically -8.8°C · 36cm fresh / week · powder day 61% · mixed 35%
Top elev.
2350m
Base elev.
1113m
Pistes
445km
Lifts
113
Piste mix151km mapped
Green18%
Blue30%
Red36%
Black11%
Freeride5%
COMPOSITE SCORE
71
Snow88
Typically 131cm
Typical depth131cm
97cm159cm
Travel57
From your origin
Size93
Piste km, discounted for linked-area connectivity
Fit50
Vibe, terrain, activities
What to expect
What to expect in weeks 2–5
Based on 25 winters of weather data, modelled at ~1264m (not the village). Any single year can be very different.
Typically stormy, around -8.8°C, with 36cm of fresh snow over the week. Powder days hit 61% of the time. Other weeks run mixed.
Icy mornings
2.8 days/week
spring-like in 35% of years
Snow texture
Settled
packed, predictable piste
Typical wind
3.5 m/s
peaks to 20 m/s
Typical Freezing level
383 m
0°C isotherm
Powder days
61%
of years see 10cm+
Rain at base
0 days
per week
Storm
47%
of years
Bluebird
18%
of years
Thaw
0%
of years
Mixed
35%
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
131cm
Temperature
-8.8°C
Fresh snow
36cm
Snow line
384m
Wind
3.5 m/s
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Transfers
Transfers
| Airport | Drive | Train |
|---|---|---|
| Chambéry (CMF) | 77 min | |
| Grenoble (GNB) | 123 min | |
| Geneva (GVA) | 85 min | |
| Lyon (LYS) | 124 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 GIETTAZmeteofrance
- LES CONTAMINES MONTJOIEmeteofrance