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Snow report 5 December 2024
It’s beginning to look and feel a lot like winter out here in La Plagne. Snow capped peaks once again dominate our winter landscape and it’s really cold. It’s getting so close to the start of a new ski season now, who’s excited? We are excited to bring you an up to date snow report every week throughout the season.
Big news in La Plagne, there will be a pre-opening this weekend 7/8 December, time to get the skis waxed and make some early tracks! La Plagne is opening fully next weekend the 14 December for the season.
Tonight through to Sunday we are expecting a good snowfall of around 34cm, the heaviest to be on Saturday afternoon. The early part of this week was extremely cold and although it has warmed up a little for Thursday and Friday, we will see the temperature plummet by Friday night.
The freezing level earlier this week was down to around 1000m and is hovering around 1500 - 2000m for the end of the week. This will drop down to around 750m at the weekend, with fresh north westerly winds on Saturday getting lighter into Sunday. The good news is that it looks like it will be staying cold with a low freezing level for the next few days, hard to predict after that.
Although the snow coverage is looking good, be aware that as this is early season and the off-piste areas will not have been skied much yet, so not well compacted and there is likely to be thin coverage in many places.
The first event for the season the Bobsleigh and Skeleton world cup is on now until Saturday 7 December. The Christmas festive atmosphere is beginning to build in the resort. It’s exciting to see Les Arcs all white again and the mountains will be adorned with skiers and the restaurants and bars will be open and buzzing once again from next Saturday.
Great snowy photo above taken by Lime Snowsports this week in La Plagne.
What's coming up
Are you planning to visit La Plagne during December? Check out our guide of what’s on and weather in December.
Take a look at the events calendar for a diverse range of activities from a festive La Plagne for Christmas, amazing fireworks for New Year to Dog sledding, Bobsleigh piloting and E-mountain bike racing on snow. Find more details for these and other events in La Plagne on our events calendar.
Have you got your ski pass yet? there are still early bird deals out there.
Here's a quick check list to prepare for your winter ski holiday - check all the links below, we've got you covered.
- Book your accommodation
- How to get to the resort
- Need skis and boots?
- Get your ski lessons booked
- Plan lunch or dinner at your favourite restaurant
- Check out what events are on during your holiday
Updates
Scroll down to see live forecasts, lift status, links to webcams and above for real time photos from La Plagne. We will be updating this snow report page every Thursday, so check back in with us next week to see how the pistes are doing and what you can expect from the snow forecast for the next seven days.
We need you!
If you're in La Plagne this week, we want to see your images, especially videos, of what you've been up to. So when you post to Facebook or Instagram, please tag us @SeeLaPlagne #seelaplagne. Every week, we'll be posting our favourite videos and images here and sharing on our social media, along with our weekly resort snow report.
