SnowOdds

Alps

The heart of skiing: high glaciers, huge linked areas and villages at every altitude.

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When the snow comes

Average odds across 258 resorts. The most reliable weeks:

  1. 30 Nov – 6 Dec66%
  2. 1–7 Feb58%
  3. 16–22 Nov55%
  1. 2–8 Nov, 44% avg oddsNov2–8 Nov: 44% average odds
  2. 9–15 Nov (this week), 33% avg odds9–15 Nov: 33% average odds
  3. 16–22 Nov, 55% avg odds16–22 Nov: 55% average odds
  4. 23–29 Nov, 48% avg odds23–29 Nov: 48% average odds
  5. 30 Nov – 6 Dec, 66% avg oddsDec30 Nov – 6 Dec: 66% average odds
  6. 7–13 Dec, 51% avg odds7–13 Dec: 51% average odds
  7. 14–20 Dec, 43% avg odds14–20 Dec: 43% average odds
  8. 21–27 Dec, 44% avg odds21–27 Dec: 44% average odds
  9. 4–10 Jan, 54% avg oddsJan4–10 Jan: 54% average odds
  10. 11–17 Jan, 49% avg odds11–17 Jan: 49% average odds
  11. 18–24 Jan, 46% avg odds18–24 Jan: 46% average odds
  12. 25–31 Jan, 45% avg odds25–31 Jan: 45% average odds
  13. 1–7 Feb, 58% avg oddsFeb1–7 Feb: 58% average odds
  14. 8–14 Feb, 47% avg odds8–14 Feb: 47% average odds
  15. 15–21 Feb, 48% avg odds15–21 Feb: 48% average odds
  16. 22–28 Feb, 43% avg odds22–28 Feb: 43% average odds
  17. 1–7 Mar, 42% avg oddsMar1–7 Mar: 42% average odds
  18. 8–14 Mar, 53% avg odds8–14 Mar: 53% average odds
  19. 15–21 Mar, 48% avg odds15–21 Mar: 48% average odds
  20. 22–28 Mar, 37% avg odds22–28 Mar: 37% average odds
  21. 29 Mar – 4 Apr, 47% avg oddsApr29 Mar – 4 Apr: 47% average odds
  22. 5–11 Apr, 34% avg odds5–11 Apr: 34% average odds
  23. 12–18 Apr, 32% avg odds12–18 Apr: 32% average odds
  24. 19–25 Apr, 31% avg odds19–25 Apr: 31% average odds
  25. 26 Apr – 2 May, 34% avg odds26 Apr – 2 May: 34% 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. 1CerviniaMatterhorn Ski Paradise, best 8–14 Mar72
  2. 2TignesEspace Killy, best 11–17 Jan72
  3. 3ValtournencheValle D'Aosta, best 8–14 Mar72
  4. 4Verbier4 Vallées, best 11–17 Jan72
  5. 5La PlagneParadiski, best 11–17 Jan70
  6. 6Les ArcsParadiski, best 11–17 Jan70
  7. 7Val d'IsèreEspace Killy, best 8–14 Feb70
  8. 8ZermattMatterhorn Ski Paradise, best 8–14 Mar70
  9. 9Saas-FeeSaastal, best 8–14 Mar69
  10. 10LauchernalpValais, best 7–13 Dec68

Best early season

First six weeks of the season

  1. 1Verbier4 Vallées, best 11–17 Jan75
  2. 2CerviniaMatterhorn Ski Paradise, best 8–14 Mar72
  3. 3ValtournencheValle D'Aosta, best 8–14 Mar72
  4. 4TignesEspace Killy, best 11–17 Jan71
  5. 5ZermattMatterhorn Ski Paradise, best 8–14 Mar71

Best late season

Last six weeks of the season

  1. 1ZermattMatterhorn Ski Paradise, best 8–14 Mar70
  2. 2CerviniaMatterhorn Ski Paradise, best 8–14 Mar69
  3. 3ValtournencheValle D'Aosta, best 8–14 Mar69
  4. 4Saas-FeeSaastal, best 8–14 Mar67
  5. 5Val d'IsèreEspace Killy, best 8–14 Feb66

Hidden gems

Smaller ski areas with a big score

  1. 1ValtournencheValle D'Aosta, best 8–14 Mar72
  2. 2LauchernalpValais, best 7–13 Dec68
  3. 3OrelleSavoie, best 8–14 Feb67
  4. 4CrévacolValle D'Aosta, best 30 Nov – 6 Dec66
  5. 5Glacier 3000Valais, best 11–17 Jan66

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 258 resorts in the Alps