Snow forecast · France · Savoie
Sainte-Foy Tarentaise snow forecast
How much fresh snow will fall on Sainte-Foy Tarentaise this week, and how low will it reach? The forecast below is for the top of the lifts at 2620 m and the bottom at 1550 m, refreshed every time you open the page.
Fresh snow
A little fresh snow: about 4.6 cm at the summit over the next 7 days.
Forecast of 2026-10-16 14:27 UTC. Updating live…
The next 7 days, day by day
| Day | Fresh snow, summit | Fresh snow, base | Freezing level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 16 Oct | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3850–4300 m |
| Sat 17 Oct | 0 cm | 0 cm | 2900–3850 m |
| Sun 18 Oct | 0 cm | 0 cm | 2850–3000 m |
| Mon 19 Oct | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3000–3150 m |
| Tue 20 Oct | 0 cm | 0 cm | 2950–3150 m |
| Wed 21 Oct | 4.4 cm | 0 cm | 2250–3100 m |
| Thu 22 Oct | 0.2 cm | 0 cm | 2250–3400 m |
Days in local time (Europe/Paris). Freezing level: lowest and highest height of the 0 °C line that day.
Freezing level below 1550 m: snow right down to the base. Between 1550 and 2620 m: snow up high, wetter lower down. Above 2620 m: rain or melting on the whole mountain.
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Snow depth map around Sainte-Foy Tarentaise
The map shows forecast snow depth on the ground every 3 hours (NOAA GFS); tap anywhere for the depth and the freezing level.
Sainte-Foy Tarentaise at a glance
Sainte-Foy Tarentaise is a ski area in Savoie, France. Its lifts climb from 1550 m to 2620 m, 1070 m of vertical, so the same storm can bring powder at the top and rain or slush at the bottom: compare the freezing level with those two heights.
Questions
- Will it snow in Sainte-Foy Tarentaise this week?
- The table above gives the fresh snow forecast for each of the next 7 days at the summit (2620 m) and at the base (1550 m) of Sainte-Foy Tarentaise. It is recomputed from the latest weather model run every time the page is opened.
- How much fresh snow is forecast for Sainte-Foy Tarentaise in the next 24 hours?
- See the "Next 24 h" box at the top of the page: centimetres of new snow at the summit, with the base underneath. The 72-hour and 7-day totals sit next to it.
- What does the freezing level mean for skiing in Sainte-Foy Tarentaise?
- It is the height where the air is at 0 °C. Below it precipitation falls as snow; above it, as rain. With a freezing level under 1550 m it snows on the whole of Sainte-Foy Tarentaise; between 1550 and 2620 m only the upper slopes get snow.
- How deep is the snow in Sainte-Foy Tarentaise right now?
- The "Snow depth now" box shows the modelled natural snow depth at the summit and at the base. It is a model estimate, not a measurement, and it leaves out groomed and artificial snow: check the resort's own report for the pistes that are open.
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How this forecast is made
Fresh snow (hourly snowfall), freezing level and snow depth come from the Open-Meteo forecast API, which blends national and global weather models (among them ECMWF IFS, DWD ICON and NOAA GFS) and corrects them to the altitude asked for: here the summit and the base of Sainte-Foy Tarentaise. Totals start from the current hour; the daily table runs in local time. Model snow depth is natural snow only. The live map shows NOAA GFS snow depth and freezing level around Sainte-Foy Tarentaise.