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Haute-Tarentaise avalanche bulletin: where to read it

Haute-Tarentaise is massif no. 6 in Météo-France's official list, in the Northern French Alps (Savoie). Its avalanche bulletin (BERA) is on the Northern Alps page of meteofrance.com: pick Haute-Tarentaise on the map. Alpow shows it as published, for free.

By bonout, publisher of Alpow · published 6 November 2026

This page gives neither today's danger level nor a summary of the bulletin: for that, read the official bulletin.

The massif, from the official source

Official name: Haute-Tarentaise.
Number: 6, as used by Météo-France's public API.
Range: Northern French Alps. Department: Savoie.
Outline: the one published by Météo-France, shown on the meteofrance.com map and on Alpow's map.

Neighbouring massifs each have their own bulletin, including Vanoise, Beaufortain and Haute-Maurienne. See the directory of massifs.

Finding the bulletin

Open the Northern Alps avalanche page on meteofrance.com.
Pick Haute-Tarentaise on the map of massifs.
Check the time of issue and the end of validity before reading it.

Météo-France writes the bulletin in French; Alpow does not translate it. Out of season, no bulletin is published.

Resorts attached to this massif in Alpow

In Alpow, these resorts belong to the Haute-Tarentaise massif: their page shows this bulletin.

Tignes - Val d'Isère
Les Arcs
La Rosière and Sainte-Foy Tarentaise, in the app.

Courchevel, Méribel, Val Thorens, Les Menuires and La Plagne, on the other hand, belong to the Vanoise massif in Alpow: their bulletin is not Haute-Tarentaise's.

Getting this bulletin in Alpow

Alpow's Avalanche screen for the Haute-Tarentaise massif: danger by altitude, a sentence of the bulletin quoted as written, a "Read the full bulletin" link and a meteofrance.com link. — App screenshot with demo data: this is not a real bulletin or today's danger level. The dates shown are made up.

Open the Avalanche tab and pick Haute-Tarentaise, or open the Tignes - Val d'Isère or Les Arcs page.
Tap "Get this massif's BERA". You can also turn it on in Me › BERA alerts › Followed massifs.
Allow notifications when iOS asks.

You will get a notification when Météo-France publishes a new bulletin for this massif. It reports a publication, not an avalanche. Details and settings: avalanche bulletin notifications.

Neither this guide nor Alpow tells you whether a slope can be skied without risk.Alpow does not replace the official bulletin or your own judgement. In the mountains, you are responsible for your decisions.

Sources

Find the Haute-Tarentaise bulletin in Alpow