⛰️ 1035m → 3275m
⬛ Steep Terrain🏔️ Freeride / Off-Piste🧊 Glacier Skiing🎿 Cross-Country🏕️ Multi-Day Trek🏔️ Glacier🔝 High Altitude (3000m+)👁️ Panoramic Views⚡ Iconic Descent📸 Photography Hotspot⛰️ Aiguille du Midi 3,842 m🔗 chamonix.com
Chamonix, au pied du Mont-Blanc (4 808 m), est le berceau de l'alpinisme, hôte des premiers Jeux olympiques d'hiver en 1924. La Vallée Blanche avec ses 20 km de descente glaciaire est l'une des plus emblématiques descentes hors-piste au monde.
Ski Kavallerie ranks
Chamonix facts
🏆
Top 30%
#22 of 92
⛷️
155
km slopes
🚡
46
lifts
⛰️
3275m
⛷️
Domaine skiable
Total pistes
155 km
Lifts
46
Cross-country
40 km
Run difficulty split
Blue 15%Red 40%Black 45%
🏔️
Off-piste & freeride
Vallée Blanche 20 km glacier descent, world-famous expert terrain
Access & Logistics
✈ Airport
GVA · Geneva
1h 15m
🚆 Train
Chamonix Mont-Blanc
Mont-Blanc Express via St-Gervais
🅿️ Parking
Free Mulet shuttle bus serves all parking; Aiguille du Midi has dedicated paid lot
📅 Season
15 Dec – 1 May
Drive time
Geneva·1h 15m
Lyon·2h 30m
Milan·4h
💡 Local insights
- ·Vallée Blanche off-piste descent (20 km, 2,800 m vert) requires a guide — book weeks ahead.
- ·Aiguille du Midi cable car to 3,842 m is a must even if you don't ski — the views alone are worth it.
- ·Skiing is split across 5 separate areas; Grands Montets is the steepest, Le Tour the most beginner-friendly.
- ·Stay in Argentière (5 km up-valley) for cheaper lodging and direct access to Grands Montets.
Prévisions 7 joursà 3275 m
Aujourd'hui
🟡 Too hot
⚠️ Low snow
🌧️ Heavy rain
mer. 3
⚠️ Low snow
jeu. 4
🟡 Too hot
⚠️ Low snow
🌧️ Heavy rain
ven. 5
sam. 6
dim. 7
🌧️ Heavy rain
lun. 8
🟡 Too hot
⚠️ Low snow
Snow depth❄ +cmFresh snow2h precip (white=snow, blue=rain)Tile color = daily score (red→green)
| Jour | 🌡️ Temp | ☀️ Sun | ☁️ Cloud | ❄️ Snow | 🌨 Powder | 🌧 Rain | 💨 Wind | ⛷️ Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| → Aujourd'hui | -4°C | 4°C | 8.5 h | 86% | ⚠️ — | — | 37.1 mm | 27 km/h | 0.8 |
| mer. 3 juin | -5°C | 1°C | 11.5 h | 86% | ⚠️ — | — | 2.8 mm | 15 km/h | 0.8 |
| jeu. 4 juin | -4°C | 2°C | 1.5 h | 99% | ⚠️ — | +7 cm | 39.8 mm | 15 km/h | 0.6 |
| ven. 5 juin | -6°C | 1°C | 13.8 h | 86% | 41 cm | — | 0.1 mm | 12 km/h | 5.1 |
| sam. 6 juin | -1°C | 2°C | 0.8 h | 99% | 36 cm | — | 6.6 mm | 12 km/h | 3.5 |
| dim. 7 juin | -3°C | 1°C | 11.3 h | 83% | 34 cm | — | 21.6 mm | 15 km/h | 4.6 |
| lun. 8 juin | -5°C | 5°C | 14.9 h | 60% | 20 cm | — | — | 13 km/h | 3.9 |
More details elsewhere
Piste maps, trail maps, and third-party planners.