Savoie Snow has no live operating status. Whether the cable car is open, its timetable and visiting conditions are published by the operator, which may suspend operations depending on wind and visibility. A webcam does not confirm that it is open.
Sources checked on .
Operators’ images, refreshed at their own pace; they are not a continuous video stream. Click to enlarge; check the capture time on the image or at the source.
| Day | Aiguille du Midi 3,842 m | Chamonix (valley) 1,035 m | Snow 3,842 m | Wind 3,842 m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 6 Oct | -5° / -1° | 11° / 20° | — | 8 km/h | |
| Wed 7 Oct | -4° / -1° | 11° / 18° | 3 cm | 18 km/h | |
| Thu 8 Oct | -12° / -3° | 6° / 13° | 29 cm | 18 km/h | |
| Fri 9 Oct | -12° / -6° | 5° / 11° | — | 10 km/h | |
| Sat 10 Oct | -7° / -5° | 9° / 12° | 1 cm | 16 km/h | |
| Sun 11 Oct | -8° / -4° | 8° / 14° | — | 11 km/h | |
| Mon 12 Oct | -8° / -1° | 7° / 17° | — | 9 km/h |
Weather-model estimates at the stated altitude of each point, not measurements. Forecast snowfall is not the depth of snow on the ground. Source: Open-Meteo, updated every hour.
Take in the panorama from the Aiguille du Midi and compare the estimated weather at the top, 3,842 m up, with Chamonix. Whether the cable car is running is for the operator to confirm.
In short. The Aiguille du Midi rises to 3,842 m, about 2,800 m above Chamonix (1,035 m). The page shows views from the summit and two model forecasts, at 3,842 m and in Chamonix: these are estimates, not measurements, and they do not tell you whether the cable car is running.
The two forecast blocks at the top of the page compare the same model at two altitudes: the summit and Chamonix. The difference in temperature and wind is considerable, because the model describes the free air at 3,842 m. Savoie Snow has no sensor at the summit: the values are estimates, not readings.
Cloud, fog and light change fast. A single image does not describe the whole massif: compare several views and their capture times. A clear view at one moment does not predict the visibility when you go up.
This page covers the Aiguille du Midi viewpoint and visiting it. For views of the whole massif from the valley and the surrounding heights, see the page on Mont Blanc: no camera is installed on its summit.
Views of Mont BlancThe page shows an Open-Meteo model estimate at 3,842 m, compared with Chamonix at 1,035 m. It is not a measurement taken at the summit; it is refreshed at most once an hour.
This page has no live operating status. Check opening times and whether it is running with Mont-Blanc Natural Resort before you travel.
The views come from Compagnie du Mont-Blanc, Skaping and Windy.com Webcams and are credited under each image.
No. The valley and the viewpoint at 3,842 m can have very different conditions: that is why the page shows both altitudes side by side.
The views are images refreshed by their operators, not a continuous video stream. Each operator sets its own refresh rate.
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. The forecast applies to the point and altitude shown in the weather block.