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Last update : 12/11/2024

🚵 Reopen / Closure of the Maurienne passes

Winter closure of the great cols of Savoy. Principle Maurienne passes

Mountain pass
Road conditions
Closure forecasts
Opening forecasts
Grand Cucheron ✅Open all year round
Madeleine (1993 m) RD213 ⛔ Closed 1st Monday in November 4th Friday in May
Glandon (1924 m) RD927 ⛔ Closed 2nd Monday in November Last Friday in May
Croix de Fer (2065 m) RD926 ⛔ Closed 1st Monday in November 3rd Friday in May
Chaussy (1531 m) ✅Open all year round till Montpascal
Mollard (1630 m) ✅Open all year round
Confrérie (1348 m) ✅Open all year round
Sapey (1306 m)
Albanne ✅Open all year round
Télégraphe (1566 m) ✅Open all year round
Galibier (2642 m)
Tunnel
⛔ Closed 1st Monday in November Last Friday in May
Galibier road ⛔ Closed 1st Monday in November Last Friday in May
Beau-Plan (1420 m) ✅Open all year round
Mont Cenis (2085 m) RD1006 ⛔ Closed 2nd Monday in November 2nd Friday in May
Iseran (2764 m) ⛔ Closed 2nd Monday in November 2nd Friday in May. See the vidéo sur le déneigement avec Maurienne TV 

The reopening are spread out from mid-May to mid-June. The Iseran pass, the highest in Savoie, is traditionally the last to be cleared of snow, at the end of May, and to reopen to traffic in June.

This information may change in the event of snowfall. Check webcams and weather. Be careful, the routes of the passes are regularly closed for a few hours or days at this time, and we can not always have the information below. Check out on savoie-route.fr

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⚠️Following the landslides between Orelle and Modane in Maurienne, summary to date:

  • Fréjus Tunnel OPEN to all vehicles info trafic 
  • Portion of the A43 motorway located between Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne and Le Freney: A43 open and free
  • Trains: rail traffic CLOSED in this sector. + info
  • Road RD 1006 CLOSED (also closed for cyclists), between the RD215a and the Fresney interchange, La Praz sector. Diversion via RD 215

Since January 10th, SNCF Voyageurs has been partially operating the railway connection between France and Italy by implementing a substitute service TGV INOUI / Bus / TGV INOUI. There is one round trip per day compared to the three direct round trips before the landslide: TGV INOUI from Paris to Saint Jean de Maurienne, then a bus service to Oulx in Italy to bypass the damaged section, and finally TGV INOUI from Oulx to Turin and Milan.

Key Dates:

First trimester 2025 Reopening of the railway line (SNCF Réseau)

End of March 2025 Reopening of the departmental road RD1006

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