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Vars
FR·Hautes-Alpes◇Part of Forêt Blanche· 185km
Weeks 7–10
Typically -7.2°C · 20cm fresh / week · powder day 47% · mixed 50%
Top elev.
2750m
Base elev.
1850m
Pistes
185km
Lifts
51
Piste mix130km mapped
Green16%
Blue50%
Red27%
Black5%
Double-black1%
Freeride1%
[ Hautes-Alpes ]
46.24°N · 7.73°E
COMPOSITE SCORE
58
Snow86
Typically 125cm
Typical depth125cm
93cm158cm
Travel0
From your origin
Size82
Piste km, discounted for linked-area connectivity
Fit50
Vibe, terrain, activities
What to expect
What to expect in weeks 7–10
Based on 25 winters of weather data, modelled at ~1918m (not the village). Any single year can be very different.
Typically mixed, around -7.2°C, with 20cm of fresh snow over the week. Powder days hit 47% of the time. Other weeks run stormy.
Icy mornings
2.6 days/week
spring-like in 33% of years
Snow texture
Settled
packed, predictable piste
Typical wind
4.5 m/s
peaks to 22 m/s
Typical Freezing level
1190 m
0°C isotherm
Powder days
47%
of years see 10cm+
Rain at base
0 days
per week
Storm
31%
of years
Bluebird
19%
of years
Thaw
0%
of years
Mixed
50%
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+
99%
Depth
125cm
Temperature
-7.2°C
Fresh snow
20cm
Snow line
1190m
Wind
4.5 m/s
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Transfers
Transfers
| Airport | Drive | Train |
|---|---|---|
| Chambéry (CMF) | 197 min | |
| Grenoble (GNB) | 205 min | |
| Geneva (GVA) | 266 min | |
| Lyon (LYS) | 232 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.
- VARS_NIVOmeteofrance
- RISOUL_NIVOmeteofrance