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Les Avanchers-Valmorel, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Torrent de Pussy

Kayak spot · France

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 2 kn gusting 11, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 74 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 85 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 76 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
6°C
Rain
5.1 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 175, good
  2. Mon 274, good
  3. Tue 381, good
  4. Wed 483, good
  5. Thu 585, good
  6. Fri 682, good
  7. Sat 783, good
  8. Sun 876, good
  9. Mon 991, good
  10. Tue 1073, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Torrent de Pussy
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov75, good1 kn13kn5°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov74, good3 kn11kn3°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good3 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good2 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov85, good2 kn11kn11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good2 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov83, good3 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov76, good1 kn12kn6°C5.1 mm
Mon 9Nov91, good1 kn12kn15°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov73, good1 kn11kn10°C18 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About

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About Torrent de Pussy

A launch on the Torrent de Pussy. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away. The town to stay in is Les Avanchers-Valmorel.

  • River Torrent de Pussy
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,430–US$2,680 each

about US$1,430–US$2,680 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$288
Totalabout US$1,430–US$2,680

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Les Avanchers-Valmorel

Closest

Les Avanchers-Valmorel

14 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 11 places to stay in Les Avanchers-Valmorel · Booking.com

About Les Avanchers-Valmorel its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 17h

About 17h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 3h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits