Weather Info
⎪Snow and Weather Forecasting Sites
Select your favorite, most relevant sites from below and save them to your smartphone’s home screen.
Stay informed and monitor the weather regularly. Follow these VERY GENERAL safety rules.
GLOBAL
Meteoblue 7 and 14 day temperature, wind, precipitation, and predictability forecasts for very specific locations across the globe
Opensnow snow and weather forecast site for numerous ski resorts around the planet, with detailed weather discussion/analysis
On the Snow snow and weather forecast, with relevant, comparative historical data
Accuweather snow and weather forecast with color coded maps and satellite imagery
Snow-forecast snow and weather forecast with a handy metric conversion
UNITED STATES
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Service
CANADA
Canadian Weather Government of Canada: Environment and Natural Resources/Weather Information
SWITZERLAND
SLF Snow Maps WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF), with good data and easy-to-read maps and graphics
FRANCE
Meteo France Accurate and precise snow and avalanche forecasts for all mountain regions in France
Chamonix Valley Weather Forecast from the official Chamonix-Mont-Blanc website (in French and English). Excellent graphics showing cloud cover, ceiling, and visibility; super relevant information, especially in the volatile, unstable weather that is so prevalent in Chamonix in the springtime.
CHILE
Meteo Chile General Weather Forecast from the Chilean Meteorological Directorate, GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF CIVIL AERONAUTICS
—the late JP Auclair
prolific ski mountaineer, and co-founder of Armada Skis
TOP 25
The Best Lift Accessed Off-Piste Terrain
in the World
Vallee Blanche/Aiguille du Midi, Aiguille du Tacul, Aiguille du Plan, Glacier des Bossons,
Glacier des Periades, Glacier Leschaux, Chamonix, France (Telepherique Aiguille du Midi)Pas du Chevre/Nant Blanc Glacier/Argentiere Basin/Glacier des Rognons, Chamonix,
France (Telepherique Grands Montets)La Toule Glacier/Heilbronner Cables/Cesso/Poubelle/Marbree Couloir, Courmayeur, Italy (Skyway)
Mont Fort backside, Verbier, Switzerland (Mont-Fort Cable Car)
Cody Peak/Four Pines/Rock Creek, Jackson Hole, Wyoming USA (Jackson Hole Tram)
Bear Creek Valley, Telluride, Colorado USA (Gold Hill Express/Chair 14; Plunge LIft/Chair 9)
Glacier Rateau/Glacier Girose, La Grave, France (Téléphérique des Glaciers de la Meije)
Val Mesdi and the Sella Group, Alta Badia, Corvara, Italy (Passo Pordoi Cable Car)
Rendezvous Mountain/Granite Canyon, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, Wyoming USA (Jackson Hole Tram)
Blackcomb Glacier, Whistler-Blackcomb backcountry, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada (Glacier Express/Showcase T-bar)
Bernese Oberland, Grindelwald, Switzerland (Jungfraujoch Railway)
Monte Rosa highcountry, Alagna, Italy (Funivia Passo dei Salati)
Shames Mountain backcountry, Terrace, British Columbia (T-bar)
Felsental Freeride, Gemsstock backcountry, Andermatt, Switzerland (Gemsstock-Bahn)
Laub, Galtiberg, Steinberg, Sulz and Steintäli, Engelberg, Switzerland (Titlis Rotair Cable Car)
West, East, and North Faces, Silverton Ski Area, Silverton, Colorado USA (Double Chair)
Stevens Pass backcountry, Leavenworth, Washington USA (7h Heaven chair)
Mt. Shuksan/Mt. Baker backcountry, Mount Baker Ski Resort, Washington USA (Chair 8)
Montana and Kokanee Peaks backcountry, Revelstoke, British Columbia (The Stoke Chairlift)
The Ridge, Bridger Bowl, Montana USA (Schlasman's Lift)
Highland Bowl, Aspen Highlands, Colorado USA (Loge Peak chairlift/Highland Bowl Snowcat
Minturn Mile, Vail, Colorado USA (Chair 7)
Seilbahnrinne Hafelekar, Innsbruck, Austria (Nordkette Lift)
Stanica Lanovky East Couloir, Tatra National Park, Presov, Slovakia (Skalnaté Pleso-Lomnické Sedlo chairlift}
Vent Loop Trail/Ötztal Loop Tour, Vent, Austria (Wildspitz chair)
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