Les Saisies

Les Saisies is a ski resort located in the Savoie department of France. It is 30 km (19 mi) from Albertville, host of the 1992 Winter Olympics. For those games, the resort hosted the biathlon and cross-country skiing events.

Les Saisies
Les Saisies and Mont Blanc from the top of the Bisanne chair lift
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Location	Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Nearest major city	Albertville
Coordinates	45°45′26″N 6°32′21″E
Top elevation	2,050 m (6,730 ft)
Base elevation	1,180 m (3,870 ft)
Trails	60
Total length	77 km (48 mi)
Website	www.lessaisies.com

The resort also has alpine skiing trails for use and forms part of the Espace Diamant skiing region.

Les Saisies organized the 2014 European Company Sports Games.^[1]

Geography

Climate

Les Saisies has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) closely bordering on a humid continental climate (Dfb). The average annual temperature in Les Saisies is 5.2 °C (41.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,523.1 mm (59.96 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 13.4 °C (56.1 °F), and lowest in February, at around −2.3 °C (27.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Les Saisies was 29.6 °C (85.3 °F) on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −25.4 °C (−13.7 °F) on 5 February 2012.

Climate data for Les Saisies (Col des Saisies, altitude 1,614 m (5,295 ft), 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1992−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.1 (61.0)	15.2 (59.4)	17.1 (62.8)	18.8 (65.8)	23.7 (74.7)	29.6 (85.3)	28.3 (82.9)	27.9 (82.2)	23.5 (74.3)	22.2 (72.0)	18.7 (65.7)	16.1 (61.0)	29.6 (85.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.1 (35.8)	2.3 (36.1)	5.0 (41.0)	7.4 (45.3)	11.6 (52.9)	15.8 (60.4)	17.9 (64.2)	17.8 (64.0)	13.9 (57.0)	10.8 (51.4)	5.4 (41.7)	2.7 (36.9)	9.4 (48.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.1 (28.2)	−2.3 (27.9)	0.4 (32.7)	3.3 (37.9)	7.5 (45.5)	11.5 (52.7)	13.4 (56.1)	13.4 (56.1)	9.7 (49.5)	6.7 (44.1)	1.7 (35.1)	−1.2 (29.8)	5.2 (41.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.3 (20.7)	−6.9 (19.6)	−4.1 (24.6)	−0.9 (30.4)	3.4 (38.1)	7.1 (44.8)	8.7 (47.7)	9.0 (48.2)	5.5 (41.9)	2.7 (36.9)	−2.1 (28.2)	−5.1 (22.8)	0.9 (33.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−20.2 (−4.4)	−25.4 (−13.7)	−18.7 (−1.7)	−12.0 (10.4)	−7.5 (18.5)	−5.0 (23.0)	0.3 (32.5)	−1.0 (30.2)	−6.0 (21.2)	−10.9 (12.4)	−16.5 (2.3)	−20.2 (−4.4)	−25.4 (−13.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	130.8 (5.15)	110.9 (4.37)	113.4 (4.46)	103.3 (4.07)	151.0 (5.94)	129.7 (5.11)	133.9 (5.27)	135.6 (5.34)	120.6 (4.75)	122.1 (4.81)	121.0 (4.76)	150.8 (5.94)	1,523.1 (59.96)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.5	9.7	10.2	10.0	14.2	11.9	11.3	11.2	10.3	10.7	10.9	11.5	132.5
Source: Météo-France[2]