Vars / Hautes Alpes

Vars Southern Alps 1860-2732m

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Weather report

Sleet forecasted today. Temperature low -3 °C, high 3 °C. Wind Calm at 37km/h .

Weather today

Weather conditions ski area

Weather outlook

Weather conditions resort

Mountain weather

Mountain temperature at Pic de Chabrieres 2732m 5 to 2°C. Freezing level at 2278 meters.

Snow alert

Snow alert Friday March 29

2cm
3cm
3cm
2296m
2732m

3cm settles on the upper slopes today

Avalanche

Avalanche risk level Friday March 29

Avalanche risk 2

Snow forecast

5-day snow forecast

17cm
26cm
28cm
2296m
2732m

28cm settles on the upper slopes within 5 days

Snow depth

Snow report Friday March 29

90cm
150cm
227cm
2296m
2732m

Snow quality 7. 11cm of fresh snow during the last 48h

Snow anomaly

166%

Average long-year snow depth in week 13 is 78 cm on the lower slopes and 137 cm on the upper slopes. Current snow depth is above long-term average.

Lifts

73 %
34 of 47 lifts in operation

Snow days

days with snow depth (in %, 10-year avg)

050cm (86%)
100cm (58%)
150cm (20%)
200cm (10%)
250cm (1%)

Snow sure

Rank class based on 10yr average snow depth and temperature

20/100

Ski area

The ski area of La Foret Blanche consists of 185.0 km of skiing slopes between 1650-2750m altitude. 82% is above 2000m. 38% is facing East.

There are 75.0 km of blue, 90.0 km of red, and 20.0 km of black slopes serviced by 47 lifts.

Ski map

Rating

The ski region La Foret Blanche was voted an average of 7.6 by our visitors.

Reviews

Despite the height of the resort, since this is one of the most southerly in France (other than Pra-Loup and Isola 2000) it does enjoy reliably good weather. I understand it has one of the best sun ..

Transfer

Closest transit point for ski destination Vars is Torino airport. The travel distance is 159 km which equals an est. travel time of 2 hours 30 mins.

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Tourist office

www.vars-ski.com