Argentière

Each player is the camera operator’s own, loaded only when you ask for it — it may set its own trackers.

Official players of the resort, live image.

Good snow from early January to late March. 111 days a winter at 30 cm or more on average, measured over 16 winters at the Météo-France “LE TOUR” station. Fortnight by fortnight, over 16 measured winters →

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Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 315 French resorts we cover — 5 stars means “among the best in France on this point”, not “perfect”. Nobody types these in.

1. SnowCan you count on the snow?
   n/a

   Not rated: neither the resort nor the map gives the altitude of its highest point.

2. Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?
   n/a

   Not rated: neither the resort nor the map gives the length of its pistes.

3. ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?
   n/a

   Not rated: no official price list could be found.

4. Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?
   1.5 / 5

   Share of green and blue pistes: 53% · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 0

5. AccessIs it easy to get to?
   3.5 / 5

   Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 44 · Nearest railway station: 2 min · Nearest airport: 1 hr 40

6. Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?
   3.5 / 5

   Bars and pubs: 2 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 17 · Upcoming events: 1 · Collective tourist beds: 2,653 — index: what the map and the listings publish

7. Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?
   2.5 / 5

   5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 1 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 59% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 — index: what the map and the listings publish

“Atmosphere” and “Luxury” are indexes: they count what OpenStreetMap and the event listings publish within 2.5 km (bars, nightclubs, rated hotels, spas, upcoming events), not what you experience there. A zero means “nothing mapped”, not “nothing there”. Sources per criterion: snow (altitudes declared by the resort (ANMSM, official website), STRMTG register, OpenStreetMap; snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (figures declared by the resort (ANMSM, official website), national lift register (STRMTG), OpenStreetMap) ; value (the resort’s official price list) ; families and beginners (OpenStreetMap pistes, price list, ESF ski school, Famille Plus label, OpenStreetMap leisure) ; access (OSRM drive times from 20 cities, SNCF stations, GTFS shuttles, airports) ; atmosphere and après-ski (bars, nightclubs and restaurants within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap), upcoming events (OpenAgenda), collective tourist beds (INSEE)) ; luxury and comfort (rated hotels within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap) and by category across the commune (INSEE), spas and boutiques (OpenStreetMap), day pass price).

All about staying in Argentière →

Without skis on — 4 km of snowshoe and walking trails · 1 sledging run

Source: DATAtourisme (open data), within 10 km of the resort; places in a large town of the valley are left out. Checked on 12 September 2026. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.

Named itineraries: Pylônes Haut · Pylônes · Pylônes Bas · Combe des Amethystes · La Face · Point de vue

Itineraries surveyed on OpenStreetMap within a 4 km radius (7 September 2026): “marked” means an itinerary exists on the map, not that it is open or safe on the day.

From Paris: 6 hr 42 (625 km) by road.

Driving times computed on the OpenStreetMap road network (OSRM), SNCF stations (open data), airports (Wikidata). Indicative, not a timetable: allow extra time in snow.

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  17 October 2026 · 14:30

  Du Chamonix Palace au musée du Mont-Blanc

  Musée du Mont-Blanc · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

  D’hier à aujourd’hui, remontez le fil de l’histoire de l’ancien Chamonix Palace devenu musée Alpin jusqu’à sa rénovation en musée du Mont-Blanc en compagnie de l’architecte Guillaume Girod et de la…

  Source: OpenAgenda, agenda “Plan Libre, la gazette” · View on OpenAgenda ↗

  Also near: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (0.3 km), Planpraz (2.3 km), La Flégère (4.3 km), Les Houches (6.8 km)

Events published on OpenAgenda by the agendas named above, kept when they take place within 10 km of the resort. We organise nothing: times, prices and cancellations are the organiser's.

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