SnowOdds

China & Korea

Purpose-built resorts that grew fast around the 2018 and 2022 Olympics.

Asia
Painting: China & Korea

When the snow comes

Average odds across 12 resorts. The most reliable weeks:

  1. 8–14 Mar18%
  2. 1–7 Mar16%
  3. 8–14 Feb10%
  1. 2–8 Nov, 7% avg oddsNov2–8 Nov: 7% average odds
  2. 9–15 Nov (this week), 7% avg odds9–15 Nov: 7% average odds
  3. 16–22 Nov, 6% avg odds16–22 Nov: 6% average odds
  4. 23–29 Nov, 9% avg odds23–29 Nov: 9% average odds
  5. 30 Nov – 6 Dec, 6% avg oddsDec30 Nov – 6 Dec: 6% average odds
  6. 7–13 Dec, 5% avg odds7–13 Dec: 5% average odds
  7. 14–20 Dec, 4% avg odds14–20 Dec: 4% average odds
  8. 21–27 Dec, 3% avg odds21–27 Dec: 3% average odds
  9. 4–10 Jan, 0% avg oddsJan4–10 Jan: 0% average odds
  10. 11–17 Jan, 4% avg odds11–17 Jan: 4% average odds
  11. 18–24 Jan, 4% avg odds18–24 Jan: 4% average odds
  12. 25–31 Jan, 4% avg odds25–31 Jan: 4% average odds
  13. 1–7 Feb, 3% avg oddsFeb1–7 Feb: 3% average odds
  14. 8–14 Feb, 10% avg odds8–14 Feb: 10% average odds
  15. 15–21 Feb, 7% avg odds15–21 Feb: 7% average odds
  16. 22–28 Feb, 9% avg odds22–28 Feb: 9% average odds
  17. 1–7 Mar, 16% avg oddsMar1–7 Mar: 16% average odds
  18. 8–14 Mar, 18% avg odds8–14 Mar: 18% average odds
  19. 15–21 Mar, 10% avg odds15–21 Mar: 10% average odds
  20. 22–28 Mar, 10% avg odds22–28 Mar: 10% average odds
  21. 29 Mar – 4 Apr, 5% avg oddsApr29 Mar – 4 Apr: 5% average odds
  22. 5–11 Apr, 7% avg odds5–11 Apr: 7% average odds
  23. 12–18 Apr, 5% avg odds12–18 Apr: 5% average odds
  24. 19–25 Apr, 1% avg odds19–25 Apr: 1% average odds
  25. 26 Apr – 2 May, 1% avg odds26 Apr – 2 May: 1% average odds

Outlined: the three most reliable weeks. Hover a bar for its dates.

Where to go

Best all season

Highest score across the whole season

  1. 1ChangBaiShan International Resort (长白山)Jilin, best 15–21 Mar25
  2. 2Beidahu Ski ResortJilin, best 1–7 Mar15
  3. 3Masik Ryong (Masik Pass)Kangwŏn, best 8–14 Mar14
  4. 4Yongpyong ResortKangwon-Do, best 8–14 Feb13
  5. 5Songhua Lake Ski ResortJilin, best 1–7 Mar11
  6. 6Wanfeng Tonghua Ski ResortJilin, best 15–21 Feb11
  7. 7O2 ResortKangwon-Do, best 8–14 Mar8
  8. 8HiOne SkiKangwon-Do, best 8–14 Feb6
  9. 9Nationales Ski-Alpin-Zentrum XiaohaituoBeijing, best 15–21 Mar6
  10. 10Pheonix ParkKangwon-Do, best 22–28 Feb5

Best early season

First six weeks of the season

  1. 1ChangBaiShan International Resort (长白山)Jilin, best 15–21 Mar24
  2. 2Beidahu Ski ResortJilin, best 1–7 Mar19
  3. 3Songhua Lake Ski ResortJilin, best 1–7 Mar15
  4. 4Wanfeng Tonghua Ski ResortJilin, best 15–21 Feb12
  5. 5Masik Ryong (Masik Pass)Kangwŏn, best 8–14 Mar10

Best late season

Last six weeks of the season

  1. 1ChangBaiShan International Resort (长白山)Jilin, best 15–21 Mar13
  2. 2Masik Ryong (Masik Pass)Kangwŏn, best 8–14 Mar8
  3. 3Beidahu Ski ResortJilin, best 1–7 Mar6
  4. 4Yongpyong ResortKangwon-Do, best 8–14 Feb6
  5. 5Nationales Ski-Alpin-Zentrum XiaohaituoBeijing, best 15–21 Mar5

Hidden gems

Smaller ski areas with a big score

  1. 1ChangBaiShan International Resort (长白山)Jilin, best 15–21 Mar25
  2. 2Masik Ryong (Masik Pass)Kangwŏn, best 8–14 Mar14

Numbers are the average SnowOdds score out of 100 per week over the period shown: the odds of 10 cm4 in or more of fresh snow at the summit count most, then base, sun, rain and wind.

All 12 resorts in China & Korea