Virtual tour of the passes
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Last update : 15/04/2024
🚵 Closure of the Maurienne passes: the roads of the high altitude passes are still open to traffic.
This information may change in the event of snowfall. Check webcams and weather
See the virtual visits of the major passes of the Maurienne
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 to traffic | 1st Monday in November | 4th Friday in May |
| Glandon (1924 m) RD927 | ⛔closed to traffic | 2nd Monday in November | Last Friday in May |
| Croix de Fer (2065 m) RD926 | ⛔closed to traffic | 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) | Closing from december | ||
| Albanne | Open all year round | ||
| Télégraphe (1566 m) | Open all year round | ||
| Galibier (2642 m) Tunnel |
⛔closed to traffic | 1st Monday in November | Last Friday in May |
| Galibier road | ⛔closed to traffic | 1st Monday in November | Last Friday in May |
| Beau-Plan (1420 m) | Open all year round | ||
| Mont Cenis (2085 m) RD1006 | ⛔closed to traffic | 2nd Monday in November | 2nd Friday in May |
| Iseran (2764 m) | ⛔closed to traffic | 2nd Monday in November | 2nd Friday in May. See the vidéo sur le déneigement avec Maurienne TV |
The reopenings 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.
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• ⛔road closed at the Col du Galibier and in Valloire on July 2nd: times to be announced.
• ⛔road closed in St Jean de Maurienne from 6:30 am to 2:00 pm on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024.
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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:
End of July 2024 Reopening of the A43 under normal conditions (French Tunnel Road Company of Fréjus)
Autumn 2024 Reopening of the railway line (SNCF Réseau)
End of March 2025 Reopening of the departmental road RD1006
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