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Combloux

Ski resort · France

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Combloux is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-5°C
Wind
3 kn

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-4°C
Wind
4 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-4°C
Wind
9 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-4°C
Wind
10 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
2 cm
Depth
0.2 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-3°C
Wind
6 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
2 cm
Depth
0.2 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-5°C
Wind
8 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
2 cm
Depth
0.2 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-4°C
Wind
9 kn

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 8 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor

The resort in three facts

  • Top 2,373 mvillage 946 m
  • 141 km of runsevery grade
  • Open December–Aprilusually

Full forecast

every day, every number

Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check Meteo France.

Forecast and score for each day at Combloux
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 1Nov0, poor0 cm0.1 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 6 knots
Mon 2Nov0, poor0 cm0.1 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-5°Cwind, 3 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor0 cm0.1 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 4 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor0 cm0.1 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 9 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor0 cm0.1 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 10 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor2 cm0.2 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 6 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor2 cm0.2 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-5°Cwind, 8 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor2 cm0.2 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 9 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. Snow depth starts from today's reading at L'Ecreuleuse, 2252 m. 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.

Best time to go

best in Mar

Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase946 mMid1,660 mTop2,373 mColdestat the top
Nov0.1 m0.1 m0.3 m-7°C
Dec0.7 m0.8 m1.0 m-11°C
Jan1.1 m1.3 m1.6 m-13°C
Feb1.3 m1.5 m1.9 m-10°C
Mar1.2 m1.6 m2.0 m-8°C
Apr0.8 m1.5 m1.8 m-2°C
May0.2 m0.9 m1.5 m0°C
Junnonenone0.1 m7°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Map

the resort and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About Combloux

Village 946 m.

A ski resort with its village at 946 m and its top at 2,373 m. It has 141 km of runs and 55 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 1,553 m, from 2,373 m to 820 m. For beginners and families: 47% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 21 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a public pool, an ice rink, a sports or leisure centre, a ski school and childcare. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in March, about 2.0 m at the top (2,373 m). For skiers the best month is usually March, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Combloux. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort, 2 kayak spots, 2 climbing areas and 1 mountain bike area.

Combloux is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. A mountain village in the French Alps, it is also popular as a ski resort. Combloux is located 4 km (2.5 mi) from Megève and 30 km (19 mi) from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.

From the Wikipedia article Combloux by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ski area

Runs from 820 m to 2,373 m: 1,553 m of vertical. 141 km of runs and 55 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Megève. It links to Evasion Mont Blanc, about 293 km of runs in all.

Runs
Beginner (green)24 km
Easy (blue)42 km
Intermediate (red)54 km
Advanced (black)13 km
Ski routes and freeride7.8 km
Lifts
Gondolas and cable cars10
Chairlifts18
Drag lifts24
Magic carpets2
Other lifts1

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.

For families

47% of the km of runs are green or blue.

Within 5 km of the village:

  • a public pool: Centre Aquatique Sallanches Mont-Blanc, 3.6 km
  • an ice rink: Patinoire Olympique de Mégève, 4.6 km
  • a sports or leisure centre: Centre Sportif du Parc Thermal, 4.8 km
  • a ski school: ESF Saint-Gervais, 4 km
  • childcare: no name given, 0.3 km

The Family filter counts these. Places from the Overture Maps Foundation, from Meta, Microsoft, Foursquare and AllThePlaces. Foursquare data © 2024 Foursquare Labs, Inc., Apache 2.0. Check opening times before you go.

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$1,720–US$3,010 each

about US$1,720–US$3,010 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski 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
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$268–US$449
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Lift pass5 days at about US$87 a day, country averageabout US$368–US$502
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$174–US$288
Totalabout US$1,720–US$3,010

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Combloux

1 min by car · 36 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 36 places to stay in Combloux · Booking.com

About Combloux its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$100 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 20m

About 17h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 3h 45m by road

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