Galibier closed, road to Saint-François-Longchamp cut

The Col du Galibier (mountain pass) is listed as closed on Savoie Route this Wednesday 21 October (read at 7:31): the Département closed the D902 on the Valloire side on 16 October "in anticipation of adverse weather", with no reopening date announced. The tunnel remains open. It is the only closed pass out of the 35 monitored in Savoie. Meanwhile, two access roads in Maurienne are shut for roadworks, and snow is expected at the top of the ski areas until Saturday.

Rain measured in Albertville

• Albertville18.4 mmsince midnight · reading at 08:34
• Since 07:341.4 mmrain since the previous update

According to the AlpeSnow weather station in Albertville, 18.4 mm of rain has fallen since midnight (18.4 litres per square metre), as of 08:34. This total is updated automatically every hour while the rain lasts.

What Savoie Route says

• Galibier: closed, from 16 October at 4:20 pm, end not announced.
• Iseran: the pass is shown as open, but a road-closed notice on the D902 at Bonneval-sur-Arc (access to the Col de l'Iseran, drainage works) runs until Friday 23 October at 7 pm: check the notice before heading up.
• Saint-François-Longchamp and Col de la Madeleine: the D213 is fully closed for a bridge construction, from Monday 19 October at 4 am to Saturday 31 October at 6 pm, during the All Saints school holidays.
• Villarembert – Le Corbier: the D78a is closed round the clock until 30 October (diversion via the D78 towards La Toussuire).

Savoie Route reports no snow or ice difficulties across the 37 monitored sectors this morning: for now the snow is falling above the open roads. A webcam never proves a road is open; only the official notice counts.

Forecast snow in Maurienne (model forecast read Wednesday at 6:52 am)

These totals fall at the top of the ski areas, which are closed: the villages stay under rain or showers. This is not a measurement.

• Saint-François-Longchamp12 cmat 2,550 m · Wednesday, 64 cm over 7 days
• Valloire10 cmat 2,750 m · Wednesday, 41 cm over 7 days
• Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves9 cmat 2,620 m · Wednesday, 40 cm over 7 days
• Valmeinier8 cmat 2,750 m · Wednesday, 41 cm over 7 days
• Val Cenis8 cmat 2,800 m · Wednesday, 43 cm over 7 days

Thursday 22 is dry, then a new wave arrives on Friday 23 and Saturday 24: about 10 cm a day at Saint-François-Longchamp, 5 cm at Valloire on Friday. Snow on the Galibier can delay a reopening, but only the Département decides.

Key points

• To reach Saint-François-Longchamp or the Madeleine during the holidays, the D213 is closed until 31 October.
• Check pass status on Savoie roads before you leave.
• See snow resort by resort at Valloire, Saint-François-Longchamp and Val Cenis, the forecast by massif and the webcams.
• Opening dates announced by the resorts: 2026-2027 calendar.