{
  "name": "Val Thorens",
  "alternateNames": [
    "ヴァル・トランス",
    "瓦勒托朗"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/val-thorens/",
  "summary": "A high-altitude resort at the head of the Belleville valley, at the southern end of Les 3 Vallées.",
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Savoie",
    "latitude": 45.3,
    "longitude": 6.58
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 3230,
    "village": 2300
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Mid-November",
    "closes": "Early May"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://www.valthorens.com",
  "factsVerified": true,
  "forecast": {
    "generatedUtc": "2026-09-18T16:00:00.000Z",
    "models": [
      "ECMWF IFS",
      "NOAA GFS",
      "DWD ICON"
    ],
    "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours",
    "topLift": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 1,
        "windKmh": 7,
        "gustKmh": 19,
        "freezingLevelM": 3600
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Tonight",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 1
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 19,
          "freezingLevelM": 3650
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 7
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 22,
          "freezingLevelM": 3900
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 9
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 32,
          "freezingLevelM": 4300
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 9
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 33,
          "freezingLevelM": 4600
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 10
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 32,
          "freezingLevelM": 4600
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 9
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 36,
          "freezingLevelM": 4350
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 6
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 41,
          "freezingLevelM": 3750
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 3,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 9
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 7
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 11
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 9
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        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 5
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
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          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 2.3
          },
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          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -8,
            "max": 1
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -7,
            "max": 2
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "18:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+2"
    },
    "village": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
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      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
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        "windKmh": 7,
        "gustKmh": 18,
        "freezingLevelM": 3600
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Tonight",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 4,
            "max": 7
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 18,
          "freezingLevelM": 3650
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 13
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 21,
          "freezingLevelM": 3900
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 15
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 32,
          "freezingLevelM": 4300
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 15
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 33,
          "freezingLevelM": 4600
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 6,
            "max": 16
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 32,
          "freezingLevelM": 4600
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 6,
            "max": 16
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 36,
          "freezingLevelM": 4350
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 4,
            "max": 12
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 41,
          "freezingLevelM": 3750
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 3,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 4,
            "max": 15
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 13
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 4,
            "max": 17
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 15
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 11
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
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          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 2.2
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 8
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 8
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "18:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+2"
    }
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    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
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      "february": 10,
      "march": 12.6,
      "april": 11.5,
      "may": 9.3,
      "june": 1,
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      "august": 0.5,
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      "october": 5.5,
      "november": 11.9,
      "december": 12.7
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
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      "february": 10,
      "march": 14,
      "april": 9,
      "may": 9,
      "june": 1,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 1,
      "september": 2,
      "october": 5,
      "november": 13,
      "december": 19
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
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        "low": -14.1,
        "high": -7.3
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -12.6,
        "high": -4.8
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -12.1,
        "high": -4.1
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -8.8,
        "high": -1.3
      },
      "may": {
        "low": -5.4,
        "high": 2.7
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 0.2,
        "high": 9.7
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 2.6,
        "high": 12
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 2.4,
        "high": 12
      },
      "september": {
        "low": -1.5,
        "high": 7.7
      },
      "october": {
        "low": -4.7,
        "high": 3.8
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -11.1,
        "high": -3.3
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -12.6,
        "high": -5.9
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
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      "2017/18": 137,
      "2018/19": 104,
      "2019/20": 116,
      "2020/21": 103,
      "2021/22": 77,
      "2022/23": 89,
      "2023/24": 125,
      "2024/25": 80,
      "2025/26": 90
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 7
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 8
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 2
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Thorens"
    },
    {
      "label": "Skiresort.com, Les 3 Vallées",
      "url": "https://www.skiresort.com/en/ski-resort/les-3-vallees-val-thorens-les-menuires-meribel-courchevel/"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}