SnowOdds

Best ski resorts for snow in January

Best months
Painting of Tignes

The best ski resorts for snow in January are Tignes (80), La Plagne (79) and Les Arcs (79). The number is the SnowOdds score out of 100 for an average January week: the odds of at least 10 cm of fresh snow at the summit count most, then base, sun, rain and wind, from 20 winters of ERA5 weather history.

  1. 180TignesFrance, best week 11–17 Jan
  2. 279La PlagneFrance, best week 11–17 Jan
  3. 379Les ArcsFrance, best week 11–17 Jan
  4. 478Myoko Suginohara Ski ResortJapan, best week 4–10 Jan
  5. 578DombayRussia, best week 18–24 Jan
  6. 677ArhyzRussia, best week 25–31 Jan
  7. 777VerbierSwitzerland, best week 11–17 Jan
  8. 876Glacier 3000Switzerland, best week 11–17 Jan
  9. 975La RosièreFrance, best week 11–17 Jan
  10. 1075ParadiskiFrance, best week 11–17 Jan
  11. 1174Madarao Kogen Mountain ResortJapan, best week 18–24 Jan
  12. 1274Les ContaminesFrance, best week 11–17 Jan
  13. 1374Val d'IsèreFrance, best week 4–10 Jan
  14. 1474CourchevelFrance, best week 11–17 Jan
  15. 1574Alpe d'HuezFrance, best week 11–17 Jan
  16. 1673Crans-MontanaSwitzerland, best week 11–17 Jan
  17. 1773OrelleFrance, best week 11–17 Jan
  18. 1873Val ThorensFrance, best week 11–17 Jan
  19. 1973ElbrusRussia, best week 18–24 Jan
  20. 2073Brighton ResortUnited States, best week 18–24 Jan
  21. 2172Ryuoo Ski ParkJapan, best week 4–10 Jan
  22. 2272La Thuile skiItaly, best week 11–17 Jan
  23. 2372Grand Targhee ResortUnited States, best week 11–17 Jan
  24. 2471Hudson Bay MountainCanada, best week 11–17 Jan
  25. 2571Furano ski resortJapan, best week 4–10 Jan