10 years of snow depth, snowfall and conditions at Savoie, France · 1250m to 3250m
Over the last 10 seasons La Plagne, France has averaged 642cm of snowfall, a peak snow depth of 217cm, 11 powder days and 28 bluebird days a year, with skiable cover from around 18 November to 30 May.
Snow history & climate
10-year averages for La Plagne
642 cm
Snowfall / season
Nov-May total
217 cm
Peak depth
typical season high
11
Powder days
15cm+ in a day
28
Bluebird days
sun after snow
21
Rain days
1mm+ of rain
193
Skiable days
30cm+ cover
Month by month
Monthly averages
Average snowfall, snow depth, rain, sunshine and day counts by month at La Plagne, over the last 10 seasons.
Month
Snowfall
Avg depth
Rain
Sun/day
Temp
Powder
Bluebird
Rain days
Jan
120 cm
143 cm
2 mm
6.3 h
-4° / -12°
2.3
4.3
0.6
Feb
78 cm
167 cm
3 mm
7.4 h
-1° / -10°
1.2
3.9
0.8
Mar
101 cm
181 cm
4 mm
8.4 h
0° / -9°
1.8
4.7
1.0
Apr
60 cm
161 cm
11 mm
10.3 h
3° / -6°
0.7
2.7
2.1
May
57 cm
102 cm
56 mm
11.0 h
7° / -2°
0.8
3.1
12.4
Jun
3 cm
14 cm
100 mm
12.9 h
14° / 4°
0.0
0.0
16.5
Jul
0 cm
0 cm
90 mm
13.4 h
16° / 6°
0.0
0.0
14.1
Aug
3 cm
0 cm
88 mm
11.9 h
16° / 6°
0.1
0.1
12.6
Sep
14 cm
1 cm
77 mm
10.0 h
11° / 2°
0.2
0.2
11.9
Oct
31 cm
3 cm
72 mm
8.0 h
7° / -1°
0.4
1.0
9.4
Nov
97 cm
38 cm
18 mm
6.4 h
0° / -8°
1.5
4.9
2.6
Dec
130 cm
101 cm
7 mm
5.6 h
-3° / -10°
2.9
4.3
1.4
Averages across the last 10 seasons. Powder, bluebird and rain columns are the average number of such days per month.
Season by season
Season
Snowfall
Peak depth
Powder days
Bluebird days
Skiable days
2025/26leanest
509 cm
188 cm
10
25
173
2024/25
509 cm
189 cm
9
13
188
2023/24
766 cm
245 cm
9
33
212
2022/23
627 cm
179 cm
11
29
191
2021/22
533 cm
179 cm
10
26
172
2020/21
599 cm
182 cm
6
27
172
2019/20
791 cm
295 cm
20
29
207
2018/19
646 cm
223 cm
11
33
210
2017/18best
911 cm
288 cm
18
37
201
2016/17
528 cm
197 cm
8
27
200
How these numbers are calculated
Powder day — at least 15cm of new snow in 24 hours.
Bluebird day — sunshine for at least 60% of daylight, following at least 10cm of snow over the previous 3 days.
Rain day — at least 1mm of rain (not snow) at this elevation.
Skiable day — at least 30cm of settled snow on the ground.
Snow depth is modelled from Open-Meteo / ERA5 reanalysis at 2250m, not measured at the resort. Use it to compare seasons and resorts; use the resort's own report for today's conditions.
How La Plagne compares
Measured against 40 other resorts across 18 countries, each analysed exactly the same way. The line down the middle of each bar is the median.
Snowfall per season
among the very best we track
642 cm
Ahead of 95% of resortsMedian 283 cm
Total new snow between November and May.
Peak snow depth
among the very best we track
217 cm
Ahead of 93% of resortsMedian 84 cm
How deep the settled base gets at its yearly high.
Powder days
among the very best we track
11
Ahead of 95% of resortsMedian 2
Days with 15cm or more of new snow.
Bluebird days
among the very best we track
28
Ahead of 98% of resortsMedian 10
Sun and fresh snow on the same day.
Rain days
below average
21
Drier than 72% of resortsMedian 32
Days with 1mm or more of rain, not snow.
Skiable days
well above average
193
Ahead of 88% of resortsMedian 115
Days holding 30cm or more of settled snow.
The season at La Plagne
Typical stretch holding 30cm or more of settled snow, averaged over the record.
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Cover arrives
18 November
Season ends
30 May
Days of cover
195 days
When to go
These rarely land in the same month, so it is worth deciding which one matters most before you book.
Deepest base
March
181cm average depth
Most new snow
December
130cm and 2.9 powder days
Best bluebird odds
November
4.9 bluebird days, 6.4h sun a day
Wettest month
May
12.4 rain days
Is La Plagne a good place to ski?
heavy snowfalla deep, reliable basefrequent powder daysplenty of bluebird daysvery little raina long season
On 10 years of record, La Plagne stands out for heavy snowfall, a deep, reliable base, frequent powder days, plenty of bluebird days, very little rain and a long season.
All of these figures come from 2250m, the mid-mountain height, and describe an average year rather than the one you are about to book. Snow depth here is modelled from reanalysis rather than measured on the hill, so treat it as a guide to how La Plagne usually behaves, not as a forecast.
La Plagne snow record in detail
How much snow does La Plagne get?
La Plagne averages 642cm of snowfall over a full season, measured from November to May across the last 10 winters. That is among the very best we track: more snow than 95% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, where the median season brings 283cm.
Season to season the spread is wide. The best of the last 10 winters was 2017/18 with 911cm, and the leanest was 2025/26 with 509cm — a difference of 402cm between a good year and a poor one. The most recent complete season, 2025/26, delivered 509cm.
December is reliably the snowiest month, averaging 130cm and 13 days with fresh snow.
How deep does the snow get at La Plagne?
Snowfall totals flatter resorts that lose their snow quickly, so the more useful number is how deep the settled base actually gets. At La Plagne the snowpack peaks at an average of 217cm each season. That is among the very best we track, deeper than 93% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, against a median peak of 84cm.
The base is deepest in March, averaging 181cm through the month and topping out around 205cm in a typical year.
How many powder days does La Plagne get?
Counting any day that delivers at least 15cm of new snow, La Plagne averages 11 powder days a season. That is among the very best we track, more powder days than 95% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, where the median is 2 a season.
Powder days are not spread evenly. December averages 2.9 of them, which is the single strongest argument for timing a trip around the middle of the season rather than the edges.
How often does La Plagne get bluebird days?
A bluebird day means sunshine for at least 60% of daylight on the back of at least 10cm of snow in the previous 3 days — fresh snow and clear skies together, which is the combination people actually travel for. La Plagne averages 28 of them a season. That is among the very best we track, more than 98% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, against a median of 10.
November is the best month for it, averaging 4.9 bluebird days and 6.4 hours of sunshine a day.
Does it rain at La Plagne?
Rain is the thing that ruins a ski week, and at mid-mountain height La Plagne sees an average of 21 days a season with at least 1mm of rain rather than snow. That is below average: 28% of the 40 other resorts we have analysed the same way see fewer wet days, against a median of 32.
May carries the most of it, with 12.4 rain days and 56mm in an average year. Bear in mind these figures are for the middle of the mountain: the base area will be wetter and the top drier.
When is the best time to ski La Plagne, and when does the season end?
La Plagne typically holds at least 30cm of settled snow from around 18 November through to 30 May, which works out at roughly 195 days of skiable cover in an average year. 193 of those fall inside the November to May season. On season length that is well above average compared with the 40 other resorts we have analysed the same way.
In practice that means the snow is usually gone, or going, by 30 May. Anyone booking late in the season should be looking at the highest terrain here rather than the base, and anyone booking early should expect the upper mountain to open before the valley runs do.
If you want the deepest base, go in March. If you want the best chance of fresh snow, go in December. If you want fresh snow and sunshine together, November gives the most bluebird days. Those rarely fall in the same month, so it is worth deciding which one matters most to you before you book.
Comparisons use 40 resorts across 18 countries, each measured over 5 recent seasons at mid-mountain height. Glaciated locations, where the model never melts the snow out, are excluded. Figures for La Plagne are taken at 2250m. Corpus last rebuilt 2026-09-02.