LIVE NEWS, WEATHER & SNOW REPORTS

Update November 25, 2025 - 2:30pm :


MONT-BLANC Natural Resort press release

Dear customers, Dear partners,

The cold weather and the abundant snow that has fallen at altitude over the last few hours have enabled our teams to prepare the facilities and the first slopes in order to launch the winter season in Chamonix.
We are pleased to provide you with an initial forecast of the opening of the "facilities and slopes from this weekend":

Domaine des Grands Montets:

- Partial opening of the ski area for the weekend of November 29-30, 2025.
Then continuous opening from Friday December 5, 2025.
- Lifts:
o Plan Joran gondola + Bochard gondola + Tabé chairlift
- Trails:
o Bochard Haut, Bochard Bas, Marmottons, Coq, Tabé, Pradian
- Catering:
o le spot, le Comptoir à Raclette


Domaine de la Flégère :

- Partial and continuous opening of the ski area from November 29, 2025.
- Ski lifts:
o Praz gondola, Evettes chairlift, Trappe chairlift, Index chairlift.
- Slopes :
o Evettes, Trappe, Libellules, Pylônes
- Catering:
o le foehn

To kick off the season, if you don't have a Chamonix Le PASS or MONT BLANC Unlimited season or year pass, we offer a special one-day price valid on La Flégère and Les Grands Montets:
- €42.00 single price (adult, youth, senior, veteran)

For information:
- CHAMONIX Le Pass & MONT BLANC Unlimited 2025-2026 season and year passes are valid as soon as the areas open to customers.
- Our other ski areas and sites in the Chamonix Valley will open progressively according to schedule and snow conditions.
- The Mer de Glace (gondola + grotto), Aiguille du Midi and Tramway du Mont Blanc sites will open according to schedule.


Ski season opening forecasts 2025-2026

  • Nordic area :
    • Partial opening of Chamonix Nordic area on November 29 at 9 a.m.
  • Grands Montets ski area :
    • Partial opening confirmed on Saturday November 29 and Sunday November 30.
    • Partial opening on Friday December 5, Saturday December 6 and Sunday December 7 .
    • Open every day from December 8 to May 3, 2026.
  • Flégère ski area :
    • Confirmed partial and continuous opening from November 29.
  • Brévent ski area :
    • opening December 13, 2025
  • Balme ski area :
    • opening December 13, 2025
  • Les Houches ski area :
    • partial opening on December 6 & 7, 2025 depending on snow conditions
    • partial continuous opening on December 13, depending on snow conditions
    • full opening December 20
  • La Vormaine ski area :
    • opening December 20

Lift information for pedestrians and summer season

Nordic Skiing

Avalanche risk

Saturday 29 November Au-dessus de 2000m indice de risque marqué, plus bas indice limité.

Weather preview

Saturday 29 November
Morning
Afternoon

Météo France automatic stations

Chamonix - 1042m
-2°C
Gusts 4km/h
19cm snowdepth
Update today 10:10
Le Tour - 1500m
2°C
Gusts 14km/h
69cm snowdepth
Update today 10:10
Aiguilles Rouges - 2365m
0°C
Gusts 14km/h
Update today 10:10
Le Couvercle - 2758m
-1°C
Gusts 7km/h
1.24m snowdepth
Update today 10:10
Aiguille du Midi - 3845m
-9°C
Update today 10:10

Road conditions

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