Crans Montana snow report and forecast
Updated · next update 07:10 · village 1,500 m, top 2,640 m
Right now, measured nearby
About 34 cm more on the way at the top, most of it on Sunday. Then a clearer day on Tuesday.
- Snow depths for
- Thursday 22 October
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin (opens in a new tab)
Snow conditions by altitude
- Higher stationOrzival · 2,640 m13 cm+13 this week
- Lower stationDonin du Jour · 2,385 m4 cm+4 this week
Measured snow on flat ground at the SLF's automatic stations nearest the resort: Orzival (2,640 m) and Donin du Jour (2,385 m). Pistes are groomed and have snowmaking.
Crans Montana weather and snow forecast
The next six days: new snow at the top (2,927 m) and in the village (1,500 m) · temperatures at midday
Across the Alps
Where the snow is falling this week
The resorts we sell, ranked by new snow forecast at the top over the next six days.
Common questions
Crans Montana snow and weather, answered
- Is there snow in Crans Montana right now?
- Yes. On Thursday 22 October there was 13 cm of snow at Orzival (2,640 m) and 4 cm at 2,385 m. These are natural depths on open ground; groomed pistes usually hold more.
- Will it snow in Crans Montana this week?
- Yes: about 34 cm of new snow is forecast at the top (2,927 m) over the next six days, the most on Sunday, with 10 cm in the village (1,500 m).
- What's the weather in Crans Montana this week?
- Midday temperatures run from 0° to 8° in the village (1,500 m) and from −9° to −1° at the top (2,927 m) over the next six days. Snow is forecast on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
- Where do these Crans Montana snow figures come from?
- Snow depth is measured at the SLF's automatic snow stations at Orzival (2,640 m) and Donin du Jour (2,385 m), the nearest to the resort. The forecast comes from MET Norway. Both update four times a day. For avalanche risk, always read the SLF avalanche bulletin.
This week in Crans Montana · Thursday 22 October
13 cm of new snow has fallen at 2,640 m over the past week, for 13 cm on the ground up there. Lower down, 4 cm at 2,385 m. The forecast brings about 34 cm at the top over the next six days, the most on Sunday, and 10 cm in the village.
Put together from the figures on this page, and rewritten with each update.
Where this comes from
- Snow depth: measured at the SLF's automatic stations at Orzival (2,640 m) and Donin du Jour (2,385 m) (WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, CC BY 4.0).
- Forecast: MET Norway Locationforecast, CC BY 4.0 (data from The Norwegian Meteorological Institute), refreshed four times a day; snow worked out from precipitation and the temperature at each height.
- Avalanche risk: the SLF avalanche bulletin, linked rather than copied.
Depths are natural snow on open ground, not the groomed pistes. Never use this page for off-piste safety decisions: read the official avalanche bulletin.