Weather and Conditions
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Here's a selection of sites I use for weather and conditions across the Alps:
Weather
- Weather forecast for Chamonix - bear in mind that the translation can omit crucial details so, if you can, read the French version
- Weather forecast for Switzerland in general
- Weather forecast for the Valais from La Nouvelliste, a local paper published in Sion
- Weather forecast for the Val d'Aosta
- Synoptic chart for Europe, to give an overall picture of what's going on.
Avalanche Reports
- Avalanche Report for Haute Savoie
- Avalanche Report for Savoie
- Avalanche Report for Valais
Climbing Reports
- Office de Haute Montagne in Chamonix for local alpine activity
- SNGM (French Guides association) for both skiing and climbing activity
Webcams
- Webcam from my balcony, looking directly at the Aiguille du Midi!
- Compagnie du Mont Blanc, showing the different ski areas in the Chamonix valley
- Selection of Valais Webcams
- View of the Matterhorn, courstesy of the Hotel Bahnhof
- Val d'Aosta webcam gallery to check what life on the other side of the hill is like...