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La Forclaz, Switzerland

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About La Forclaz

Village 1,727 m. Facts: verified.

A ski resort with its village at 1,727 m and its top at 2,202 m. It has 8 km of runs and 3 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 505 m, from 2,202 m to 1,697 m. For beginners and families: 33% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 2 km of black, expert and freeride runs. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 1.8 m at the top (2,202 m). For skiers the best month is usually March, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Evolène. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort.

The ski area

Runs from 1,697 m to 2,202 m: 505 m of vertical. 8 km of runs and 3 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for La Forclaz.

Runs
Easy (blue)2.5 km
Intermediate (red)3.3 km
Advanced (black)1.8 km
Lifts
Drag lifts3

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area data © OpenSkiMap.org and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

For families

33% of the km of runs are green or blue.

No public pool, ice rink, leisure centre, ski school or childcare is mapped within 5 km of the village. That may mean nobody has mapped them yet.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), direct. About 7 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 45 from the airport to La Forclaz.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in EvolèneAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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  4. Hire, lessons and lift passes.

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Where it is

La Forclaz on Google Maps · Directions

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Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

Forecast

The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 18Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m4°C
Mon 19Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m6°C
Tue 20Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m7°C
Wed 21Oct01 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°C
Thu 22Oct01 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°C
Fri 23Oct03 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m3°C
Sat 24Oct05 cm0.1 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°C
Sun 25Oct05 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m3°C
Mon 26Oct03 cm–mid –base –––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.

Snow by month

MonthBase1,727 mMid1,965 mTop2,202 mColdestat the top
Nov0.3 m0.3 m0.4 m-7°C
Dec0.8 m0.9 m1.0 m-10°C
Jan1.3 m1.3 m1.5 m-12°C
Feb1.5 m1.6 m1.8 m-9°C
Mar1.6 m1.6 m1.8 m-7°C
Apr1.4 m1.5 m1.8 m-2°C
May0.8 m1.0 m1.4 m1°C
Junnonenone0.3 m8°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 2h 45 by road. About 16h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 2h 45 by road. About 16h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,735–£3,040 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£440–£915
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Transfershared airport transfer, return£70–£120
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£285–£475
Food7 days eating out£340–£630
Lift pass5 days£355–£485
Ski hire5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£210–£350
Total£1,735–£3,040

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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