The Beaufortain is one of the massifs covered by Météo-France’s avalanche bulletin (BRA) for the Northern French Alps. The bulletin is published during the winter season: check its publication period and its date on the Météo-France page. No risk level is inferred from the webcams or the forecast.
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| Sector | Alt. | Now · wind | Snow 7 d | Freezing level | Rain-snow line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arêches-Beaufort | 1,080 m | 18°6 km/h | 0 cm | 3,410 m | 3,000 m – 3,200 m |
| 2,300 m | 9°9 km/h | 5 cm | |||
| Les Saisies | 1,650 m | 13°5 km/h | 0 cm | 3,420 m | 3,000 m – 3,200 m |
| 1,941 m | 11°5 km/h | 2 cm | |||
| Beaufort (Doron valley) | 750 m | 21°7 km/h | 0 cm | 3,430 m | 3,050 m – 3,250 m |
| Cormet de Roselend | 1,968 m | 12°8 km/h | 1 cm | 3,360 m | 2,950 m – 3,150 m |
The freezing level is the altitude where the model puts a temperature of 0 °C; the rain-snow line is estimated 200 to 400 m lower. Source: Open-Meteo, updated every hour.
In the Beaufortain, conditions change with altitude and with the side of the valley. Compare four sectors, from the Beaufort valley up to the Cormet de Roselend, and check the views of the massif and the official avalanche bulletin.
In short. The table compares four sectors of the Beaufortain at their own altitude (from 750 m to 2,300 m): model forecast, freezing level (0 °C isotherm) and rain-snow line. The views come from Arêches-Beaufort, Beaufort and Les Saisies. Avalanche risk is never inferred from these data: check Météo-France’s official bulletin, with its date.
A massif does not have just one weather: the Beaufort valley lies at 750 m, Arêches-Beaufort (1,080 m) rises to 2,300 m, Les Saisies sits on a high shelf at 1,650 m and the Cormet de Roselend is a mountain pass at 1,968 m. The rain-snow line can fall between two of these sectors: the table shows them side by side.
Arêches-Beaufort weatherThe freezing level, or 0 °C isotherm, is the altitude at which the model puts 0 °C. The rain-snow line is estimated a few hundred metres lower: it is a range, not a line drawn to the nearest metre. It helps you tell whether precipitation will fall as rain or snow at a given altitude, without saying whether the snow will settle or whether a road is passable.
This page brings together 5 views: Arêches-Beaufort · Le Cuvy (1,710 m), Arêches-Beaufort · Cuvy, Beaufort · La Pierra Menta, Les Saisies · Centre station (1,650 m) and Les Saisies · Espace Diamant. A view of one sector does not describe the Beaufortain’s other slopes.
Les Saisies webcamNo. Pick the row of the table that matches the sector and altitude of your outing: temperature and the rain-snow line can differ by several degrees and hundreds of metres between the valley and the ridges.
Views from Arêches-Beaufort (including Le Cuvy), Beaufort (La Pierra Menta) and Les Saisies. Each view credits its operator.
In Météo-France’s avalanche risk bulletin (BRA) for the Beaufortain massif, with its date: it is only published during the winter season.
No. La Sambuy is in Haute-Savoie, above Faverges-Seythenex; it has its own webcam page.
Text of this page last revised on . This date says nothing about how recent the images or data are: the webcams are supplied by the credited operators and their timestamp shows when the image was taken; model forecasts and official reports are separate pieces of information, each with its own time.