Chamonix Mont-Blanc snow forecast

Skiing in Chamonix Mont-Blanc

This area covers the resorts within easy driving distance of Mont Blanc rather than one linked ski domain. Its four sections ski very differently, so it pays to pick the right one for the day.

The Chamonix Valley has several separate ski areas joined by bus or car rather than lifts. Les Grands Montets is the steep, high, glaciated mountain for strong skiers and off-piste. Brévent and Flégère face broadly south above Chamonix town, with sunny intermediate pistes and big views of the massif. Les Houches, at the bottom of the valley, has gentle tree-lined runs that suit beginners and bad-visibility days. The Aiguille du Midi cable car is the start of the Vallée Blanche, a long glacier descent that is unmarked, unpatrolled and only for experienced skiers with a guide.

Évasion Mont-Blanc links Megève, Saint-Gervais, Combloux and Les Contamines-Montjoie into a domain of more than 400 km starting at about 850 m, mostly rolling intermediate skiing. Les Saisies sits on the Espace Diamant in the Val d'Arly, with about 185 km of open, sunny slopes that are good for intermediates. Courmayeur, on the Italian side, is reached in around 30 minutes through the Mont Blanc Tunnel and is often the shelter option when weather comes from the north.

Main seasons run from December to April, with the Chamonix high-altitude terrain often holding on longest. Geneva is the nearest airport.