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Le Champ du Feu. Photo: Drew de F Fawkes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Le Champ du Feu

Ski resort · France

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Le Champ du Feu 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 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-3°C
Wind
7 kn

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-1°C
Wind
4 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
1°C
Wind
2 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
4°C
Wind
4 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 two facts

  • Top 1,066 mvillage 975 m
  • 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 the European avalanche services (EAWS).

Forecast and score for each day at Le Champ du Feu
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 1Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°Cwind, 7 knots
Mon 2Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 7 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 8 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°Cwind, 6 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°Cwind, 4 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°Cwind, 4 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°Cwind, 2 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m4°Cwind, 4 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. 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

snow by month

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase975 mMid1,021 mTop1,066 mColdestat the top
Decnonenonenone-1°C
Jannonenonenone-3°C
Febnonenonenone-1°C
Marnonenonenone0°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, its town, photos

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

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Photos of Le Champ du Feu

Un Champ du feu congelé
Photo: Drew de F Fawkes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Neige au Champ du Feu 1
Photo: Laurent Jerry, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Forêt dominiale du champ du feu 2
Photo: Psychoslave, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Le Champ du Feu

Village 975 m, top 1,066 m.

A ski resort with its village at 975 m and its top at 1,066 m. It is usually in season from December to April. The town to stay in is Le Hohwald. Within 5 km we also list 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.

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$1,710–US$3,000 each

about US$1,710–US$3,000 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 ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
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$1,710–US$3,000

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

Where to stay: 2 towns

Closest

Le Hohwald

9 min by car · 19 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 19 places to stay in Le Hohwald · Booking.com

About Le Hohwald 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 05m

About 17h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 3h 35m by road

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