Saison des avalanches, mois par mois dans le monde
Hors-piste et cols au gré du bulletin ; les semaines où la route ferme après une grosse chute de neige.
Cette page est un avertissement, pas une recommandation. Saison des avalanches concerne 20 destinations sur SeasonMap ; les mois ci-dessous sont ceux où la période de risque est ouverte — la plupart des semaines passent sans histoire, et le score affiché à côté de chaque lieu reste le score climatique habituel, risque compris.
Quand ça a lieu
Saison des avalanches en janvier
- Innsbruck 🇦🇹 AutricheAvalanche season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The Tyrol bulletin runs daily all winter and a big dump shuts the side-valley roads and sometimes the Brenner for hours.47
- Kaboul 🇦🇫 AfghanistanSalang route closures · 1 janv. – 15 mars (en général)The tunnel and the approaches carry everything moving north, and snow and avalanche shut them for days at a time.45
- Stephantsminda 🇬🇪 GéorgieMilitary Highway closures · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The only road from Tbilisi crosses the Jvari Pass, and avalanche control shuts it without much notice through the winter.43
- Berchtesgaden 🇩🇪 AllemagneAvalanche season · 1 janv. – 15 avr. (en général)The Bavarian avalanche service rates these mountains daily through the winter, and the danger on steep ground climbs again as the temperature comes up from February into April.40
- Cortina d'Ampezzo 🇮🇹 ItalieAvalanche season · 15 déc. – 10 avr. (en général)Off-piste and the high passes run on the daily bulletin through the winter, and after a big dump the roads out towards Falzarego and Tre Croci close until the crews have worked them.39
- Fort William 🇬🇧 Royaume-UniAvalanche forecast season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The Lochaber forecast runs from mid-December to mid-April and covers Ben Nevis and the Aonachs.39
- Aviemore 🇬🇧 Royaume-UniAvalanche forecast season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The Northern Cairngorms forecast runs from mid-December to mid-April, and the plateau above the ski area kills people most winters.38
- Breckenridge 🇺🇸 États-UnisAvalanche season · 1 déc. – 30 avr.Colorado's continental snowpack builds weak layers early and keeps them all winter, which is why the state leads the country for avalanche deaths.36
- Davos 🇨🇭 SuisseAvalanche season · 10 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The national avalanche institute is based here, which tells you something.34
- Mestia 🇬🇪 GéorgieRoads in and out shut · 15 nov. – 15 mai (en général)The Zugdidi road stays open but closes for stretches after heavy snow, and the Lentekhi road over the mountains is shut all winter for avalanche risk.34
- Vail 🇺🇸 États-UnisI-70 and Vail Pass closures · 15 nov. – 31 mars (en général)The pass and the Eisenhower tunnel shut for storms, spun trucks and avalanche control several times a winter, and the traction law applies from the first snow.33
- Goudaouri 🇬🇪 GéorgieJvari Pass avalanche closures · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The road authority shuts the Gudauri to Kobi section of the Military Highway whenever avalanche risk is high, sometimes for days, and the stretch up from Mleta gets convoy-only rules.31
- Parc national de Rocky Mountain 🇺🇸 États-UnisAvalanche season · 15 oct. – 15 juin (en général)From mid-autumn into early summer steep snow slopes above popular trails such as Emerald Lake can slide.30
- Revelstoke 🇨🇦 CanadaAvalanche control closures · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)Rogers Pass east of town is the most actively controlled highway in the country, and it shuts without much notice for artillery work.30
- Gulmarg 🇮🇳 IndeAvalanche season · 1 janv. – 31 mars (en général)Phase 2 and the bowls above it shut for days after heavy snow, and a local advisory goes up most mornings through the winter.30
- Elbrouz 🇷🇺 RussieAvalanche season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)After heavy snowfall the upper Baksan around Azau and Cheget is shut while avalanche teams bring slopes down with explosives: the Terskol to Azau road, the lifts and the runs can all close for days.28
- Whistler 🇨🇦 CanadaSea to Sky highway closures · 1 déc. – 15 mars (en général)Highway 99 is the only road in, and snow, rockfall and avalanche control shut it for hours several times a winter.25
Saison des avalanches en février
- Innsbruck 🇦🇹 AutricheAvalanche season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The Tyrol bulletin runs daily all winter and a big dump shuts the side-valley roads and sometimes the Brenner for hours.61
- Berchtesgaden 🇩🇪 AllemagneAvalanche season · 1 janv. – 15 avr. (en général)The Bavarian avalanche service rates these mountains daily through the winter, and the danger on steep ground climbs again as the temperature comes up from February into April.53
- Kaboul 🇦🇫 AfghanistanSalang route closures · 1 janv. – 15 mars (en général)The tunnel and the approaches carry everything moving north, and snow and avalanche shut them for days at a time.51
- Cortina d'Ampezzo 🇮🇹 ItalieAvalanche season · 15 déc. – 10 avr. (en général)Off-piste and the high passes run on the daily bulletin through the winter, and after a big dump the roads out towards Falzarego and Tre Croci close until the crews have worked them.47
- Stephantsminda 🇬🇪 GéorgieMilitary Highway closures · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The only road from Tbilisi crosses the Jvari Pass, and avalanche control shuts it without much notice through the winter.47
- Aviemore 🇬🇧 Royaume-UniAvalanche forecast season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The Northern Cairngorms forecast runs from mid-December to mid-April, and the plateau above the ski area kills people most winters.45
- Davos 🇨🇭 SuisseAvalanche season · 10 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The national avalanche institute is based here, which tells you something.43
- Fort William 🇬🇧 Royaume-UniAvalanche forecast season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The Lochaber forecast runs from mid-December to mid-April and covers Ben Nevis and the Aonachs.42
- Vail 🇺🇸 États-UnisI-70 and Vail Pass closures · 15 nov. – 31 mars (en général)The pass and the Eisenhower tunnel shut for storms, spun trucks and avalanche control several times a winter, and the traction law applies from the first snow.40
- Breckenridge 🇺🇸 États-UnisAvalanche season · 1 déc. – 30 avr.Colorado's continental snowpack builds weak layers early and keeps them all winter, which is why the state leads the country for avalanche deaths.40
- Mestia 🇬🇪 GéorgieRoads in and out shut · 15 nov. – 15 mai (en général)The Zugdidi road stays open but closes for stretches after heavy snow, and the Lentekhi road over the mountains is shut all winter for avalanche risk.40
- Whistler 🇨🇦 CanadaSea to Sky highway closures · 1 déc. – 15 mars (en général)Highway 99 is the only road in, and snow, rockfall and avalanche control shut it for hours several times a winter.36
- Goudaouri 🇬🇪 GéorgieJvari Pass avalanche closures · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The road authority shuts the Gudauri to Kobi section of the Military Highway whenever avalanche risk is high, sometimes for days, and the stretch up from Mleta gets convoy-only rules.36
- Parc national de Rocky Mountain 🇺🇸 États-UnisAvalanche season · 15 oct. – 15 juin (en général)From mid-autumn into early summer steep snow slopes above popular trails such as Emerald Lake can slide.35
- Revelstoke 🇨🇦 CanadaAvalanche control closures · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)Rogers Pass east of town is the most actively controlled highway in the country, and it shuts without much notice for artillery work.35
- Gulmarg 🇮🇳 IndeAvalanche season · 1 janv. – 31 mars (en général)Phase 2 and the bowls above it shut for days after heavy snow, and a local advisory goes up most mornings through the winter.35
- Elbrouz 🇷🇺 RussieAvalanche season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)After heavy snowfall the upper Baksan around Azau and Cheget is shut while avalanche teams bring slopes down with explosives: the Terskol to Azau road, the lifts and the runs can all close for days.34
Saison des avalanches en mars
- Innsbruck 🇦🇹 AutricheAvalanche season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The Tyrol bulletin runs daily all winter and a big dump shuts the side-valley roads and sometimes the Brenner for hours.68
- Kaboul 🇦🇫 AfghanistanSalang route closures · 1 janv. – 15 mars (en général)The tunnel and the approaches carry everything moving north, and snow and avalanche shut them for days at a time.66
- Berchtesgaden 🇩🇪 AllemagneAvalanche season · 1 janv. – 15 avr. (en général)The Bavarian avalanche service rates these mountains daily through the winter, and the danger on steep ground climbs again as the temperature comes up from February into April.61
- Fort William 🇬🇧 Royaume-UniAvalanche forecast season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The Lochaber forecast runs from mid-December to mid-April and covers Ben Nevis and the Aonachs.56
- Aviemore 🇬🇧 Royaume-UniAvalanche forecast season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The Northern Cairngorms forecast runs from mid-December to mid-April, and the plateau above the ski area kills people most winters.55
- Cortina d'Ampezzo 🇮🇹 ItalieAvalanche season · 15 déc. – 10 avr. (en général)Off-piste and the high passes run on the daily bulletin through the winter, and after a big dump the roads out towards Falzarego and Tre Croci close until the crews have worked them.54
- Stephantsminda 🇬🇪 GéorgieMilitary Highway closures · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The only road from Tbilisi crosses the Jvari Pass, and avalanche control shuts it without much notice through the winter.52
- Davos 🇨🇭 SuisseAvalanche season · 10 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The national avalanche institute is based here, which tells you something.51
- Revelstoke 🇨🇦 CanadaAvalanche control closures · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)Rogers Pass east of town is the most actively controlled highway in the country, and it shuts without much notice for artillery work.50
- Vail 🇺🇸 États-UnisI-70 and Vail Pass closures · 15 nov. – 31 mars (en général)The pass and the Eisenhower tunnel shut for storms, spun trucks and avalanche control several times a winter, and the traction law applies from the first snow.48
- Mestia 🇬🇪 GéorgieRoads in and out shut · 15 nov. – 15 mai (en général)The Zugdidi road stays open but closes for stretches after heavy snow, and the Lentekhi road over the mountains is shut all winter for avalanche risk.48
- Whistler 🇨🇦 CanadaSea to Sky highway closures · 1 déc. – 15 mars (en général)Highway 99 is the only road in, and snow, rockfall and avalanche control shut it for hours several times a winter.47
- Breckenridge 🇺🇸 États-UnisAvalanche season · 1 déc. – 30 avr.Colorado's continental snowpack builds weak layers early and keeps them all winter, which is why the state leads the country for avalanche deaths.46
- Parc national de Rocky Mountain 🇺🇸 États-UnisAvalanche season · 15 oct. – 15 juin (en général)From mid-autumn into early summer steep snow slopes above popular trails such as Emerald Lake can slide.43
- Gulmarg 🇮🇳 IndeAvalanche season · 1 janv. – 31 mars (en général)Phase 2 and the bowls above it shut for days after heavy snow, and a local advisory goes up most mornings through the winter.42
- Goudaouri 🇬🇪 GéorgieJvari Pass avalanche closures · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The road authority shuts the Gudauri to Kobi section of the Military Highway whenever avalanche risk is high, sometimes for days, and the stretch up from Mleta gets convoy-only rules.40
- Elbrouz 🇷🇺 RussieAvalanche season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)After heavy snowfall the upper Baksan around Azau and Cheget is shut while avalanche teams bring slopes down with explosives: the Terskol to Azau road, the lifts and the runs can all close for days.38
Saison des avalanches en avril
- Innsbruck 🇦🇹 AutricheAvalanche season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The Tyrol bulletin runs daily all winter and a big dump shuts the side-valley roads and sometimes the Brenner for hours.77
- Berchtesgaden 🇩🇪 AllemagneAvalanche season · 1 janv. – 15 avr. (en général)The Bavarian avalanche service rates these mountains daily through the winter, and the danger on steep ground climbs again as the temperature comes up from February into April.70
- Fort William 🇬🇧 Royaume-UniAvalanche forecast season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The Lochaber forecast runs from mid-December to mid-April and covers Ben Nevis and the Aonachs.68
- Stephantsminda 🇬🇪 GéorgieMilitary Highway closures · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The only road from Tbilisi crosses the Jvari Pass, and avalanche control shuts it without much notice through the winter.63
- Aviemore 🇬🇧 Royaume-UniAvalanche forecast season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The Northern Cairngorms forecast runs from mid-December to mid-April, and the plateau above the ski area kills people most winters.62
- Mestia 🇬🇪 GéorgieRoads in and out shut · 15 nov. – 15 mai (en général)The Zugdidi road stays open but closes for stretches after heavy snow, and the Lentekhi road over the mountains is shut all winter for avalanche risk.62
- Davos 🇨🇭 SuisseAvalanche season · 10 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The national avalanche institute is based here, which tells you something.61
- Cortina d'Ampezzo 🇮🇹 ItalieAvalanche season · 15 déc. – 10 avr. (en général)Off-piste and the high passes run on the daily bulletin through the winter, and after a big dump the roads out towards Falzarego and Tre Croci close until the crews have worked them.60
- Breckenridge 🇺🇸 États-UnisAvalanche season · 1 déc. – 30 avr.Colorado's continental snowpack builds weak layers early and keeps them all winter, which is why the state leads the country for avalanche deaths.55
- Elbrouz 🇷🇺 RussieAvalanche season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)After heavy snowfall the upper Baksan around Azau and Cheget is shut while avalanche teams bring slopes down with explosives: the Terskol to Azau road, the lifts and the runs can all close for days.51
- Parc national de Rocky Mountain 🇺🇸 États-UnisAvalanche season · 15 oct. – 15 juin (en général)From mid-autumn into early summer steep snow slopes above popular trails such as Emerald Lake can slide.50
- Goudaouri 🇬🇪 GéorgieJvari Pass avalanche closures · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The road authority shuts the Gudauri to Kobi section of the Military Highway whenever avalanche risk is high, sometimes for days, and the stretch up from Mleta gets convoy-only rules.50
Saison des avalanches en mai
- Mestia 🇬🇪 GéorgieRoads in and out shut · 15 nov. – 15 mai (en général)The Zugdidi road stays open but closes for stretches after heavy snow, and the Lentekhi road over the mountains is shut all winter for avalanche risk.68
- Taupo 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeWinter on the Crossing · 1 mai – 31 oct.From May the Crossing is an alpine route, not a day walk: snow, ice, avalanche terrain, and crampons and an axe as the minimum.66
- Parc national de Rocky Mountain 🇺🇸 États-UnisAvalanche season · 15 oct. – 15 juin (en général)From mid-autumn into early summer steep snow slopes above popular trails such as Emerald Lake can slide.58
- Te Anau 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilford road avalanche season · 1 mai – 30 nov. (en général)The road to Milford runs under avalanche paths, and through winter and spring it closes at short notice for control work.52
Saison des avalanches en juin
- Parc national de Rocky Mountain 🇺🇸 États-UnisAvalanche season · 15 oct. – 15 juin (en général)From mid-autumn into early summer steep snow slopes above popular trails such as Emerald Lake can slide.73
- Taupo 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeWinter on the Crossing · 1 mai – 31 oct.From May the Crossing is an alpine route, not a day walk: snow, ice, avalanche terrain, and crampons and an axe as the minimum.62
- Te Anau 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilford road avalanche season · 1 mai – 30 nov. (en général)The road to Milford runs under avalanche paths, and through winter and spring it closes at short notice for control work.51
- Aoraki/Mont Cook 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeAvalanche advisory season · 1 juin – 31 oct. (en général)The regional advisory runs through winter and into spring.39
Saison des avalanches en juillet
- Taupo 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeWinter on the Crossing · 1 mai – 31 oct.From May the Crossing is an alpine route, not a day walk: snow, ice, avalanche terrain, and crampons and an axe as the minimum.57
- Te Anau 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilford road avalanche season · 1 mai – 30 nov. (en général)The road to Milford runs under avalanche paths, and through winter and spring it closes at short notice for control work.46
- Aoraki/Mont Cook 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeAvalanche advisory season · 1 juin – 31 oct. (en général)The regional advisory runs through winter and into spring.33
Saison des avalanches en août
- Taupo 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeWinter on the Crossing · 1 mai – 31 oct.From May the Crossing is an alpine route, not a day walk: snow, ice, avalanche terrain, and crampons and an axe as the minimum.63
- Te Anau 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilford road avalanche season · 1 mai – 30 nov. (en général)The road to Milford runs under avalanche paths, and through winter and spring it closes at short notice for control work.54
- Aoraki/Mont Cook 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeAvalanche advisory season · 1 juin – 31 oct. (en général)The regional advisory runs through winter and into spring.40
Saison des avalanches en septembre
- Taupo 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeWinter on the Crossing · 1 mai – 31 oct.From May the Crossing is an alpine route, not a day walk: snow, ice, avalanche terrain, and crampons and an axe as the minimum.67
- Te Anau 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilford road avalanche season · 1 mai – 30 nov. (en général)The road to Milford runs under avalanche paths, and through winter and spring it closes at short notice for control work.51
- Aoraki/Mont Cook 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeAvalanche advisory season · 1 juin – 31 oct. (en général)The regional advisory runs through winter and into spring.42
Saison des avalanches en octobre
- Taupo 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeWinter on the Crossing · 1 mai – 31 oct.From May the Crossing is an alpine route, not a day walk: snow, ice, avalanche terrain, and crampons and an axe as the minimum.74
- Parc national de Rocky Mountain 🇺🇸 États-UnisAvalanche season · 15 oct. – 15 juin (en général)From mid-autumn into early summer steep snow slopes above popular trails such as Emerald Lake can slide.60
- Te Anau 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilford road avalanche season · 1 mai – 30 nov. (en général)The road to Milford runs under avalanche paths, and through winter and spring it closes at short notice for control work.57
- Aoraki/Mont Cook 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeAvalanche advisory season · 1 juin – 31 oct. (en général)The regional advisory runs through winter and into spring.49
Saison des avalanches en novembre
- Te Anau 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilford road avalanche season · 1 mai – 30 nov. (en général)The road to Milford runs under avalanche paths, and through winter and spring it closes at short notice for control work.64
- Mestia 🇬🇪 GéorgieRoads in and out shut · 15 nov. – 15 mai (en général)The Zugdidi road stays open but closes for stretches after heavy snow, and the Lentekhi road over the mountains is shut all winter for avalanche risk.52
- Vail 🇺🇸 États-UnisI-70 and Vail Pass closures · 15 nov. – 31 mars (en général)The pass and the Eisenhower tunnel shut for storms, spun trucks and avalanche control several times a winter, and the traction law applies from the first snow.46
- Parc national de Rocky Mountain 🇺🇸 États-UnisAvalanche season · 15 oct. – 15 juin (en général)From mid-autumn into early summer steep snow slopes above popular trails such as Emerald Lake can slide.40
Saison des avalanches en décembre
- Innsbruck 🇦🇹 AutricheAvalanche season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The Tyrol bulletin runs daily all winter and a big dump shuts the side-valley roads and sometimes the Brenner for hours.49
- Stephantsminda 🇬🇪 GéorgieMilitary Highway closures · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The only road from Tbilisi crosses the Jvari Pass, and avalanche control shuts it without much notice through the winter.45
- Cortina d'Ampezzo 🇮🇹 ItalieAvalanche season · 15 déc. – 10 avr. (en général)Off-piste and the high passes run on the daily bulletin through the winter, and after a big dump the roads out towards Falzarego and Tre Croci close until the crews have worked them.38
- Breckenridge 🇺🇸 États-UnisAvalanche season · 1 déc. – 30 avr.Colorado's continental snowpack builds weak layers early and keeps them all winter, which is why the state leads the country for avalanche deaths.37
- Aviemore 🇬🇧 Royaume-UniAvalanche forecast season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The Northern Cairngorms forecast runs from mid-December to mid-April, and the plateau above the ski area kills people most winters.37
- Fort William 🇬🇧 Royaume-UniAvalanche forecast season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The Lochaber forecast runs from mid-December to mid-April and covers Ben Nevis and the Aonachs.36
- Mestia 🇬🇪 GéorgieRoads in and out shut · 15 nov. – 15 mai (en général)The Zugdidi road stays open but closes for stretches after heavy snow, and the Lentekhi road over the mountains is shut all winter for avalanche risk.36
- Vail 🇺🇸 États-UnisI-70 and Vail Pass closures · 15 nov. – 31 mars (en général)The pass and the Eisenhower tunnel shut for storms, spun trucks and avalanche control several times a winter, and the traction law applies from the first snow.35
- Davos 🇨🇭 SuisseAvalanche season · 10 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The national avalanche institute is based here, which tells you something.35
- Goudaouri 🇬🇪 GéorgieJvari Pass avalanche closures · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The road authority shuts the Gudauri to Kobi section of the Military Highway whenever avalanche risk is high, sometimes for days, and the stretch up from Mleta gets convoy-only rules.33
- Parc national de Rocky Mountain 🇺🇸 États-UnisAvalanche season · 15 oct. – 15 juin (en général)From mid-autumn into early summer steep snow slopes above popular trails such as Emerald Lake can slide.32
- Elbrouz 🇷🇺 RussieAvalanche season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)After heavy snowfall the upper Baksan around Azau and Cheget is shut while avalanche teams bring slopes down with explosives: the Terskol to Azau road, the lifts and the runs can all close for days.30
- Revelstoke 🇨🇦 CanadaAvalanche control closures · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)Rogers Pass east of town is the most actively controlled highway in the country, and it shuts without much notice for artillery work.27
- Whistler 🇨🇦 CanadaSea to Sky highway closures · 1 déc. – 15 mars (en général)Highway 99 is the only road in, and snow, rockfall and avalanche control shut it for hours several times a winter.22