SnowOdds

Balkans

Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro: rugged peaks and good-value skiing.

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When the snow comes

Average odds across 23 resorts. The most reliable weeks:

  1. 4–10 Jan29%
  2. 11–17 Jan29%
  3. 25–31 Jan29%
  1. 2–8 Nov, 3% avg oddsNov2–8 Nov: 3% average odds
  2. 9–15 Nov (this week), 6% avg odds9–15 Nov: 6% average odds
  3. 16–22 Nov, 13% avg odds16–22 Nov: 13% average odds
  4. 23–29 Nov, 23% avg odds23–29 Nov: 23% average odds
  5. 30 Nov – 6 Dec, 17% avg oddsDec30 Nov – 6 Dec: 17% average odds
  6. 7–13 Dec, 24% avg odds7–13 Dec: 24% average odds
  7. 14–20 Dec, 15% avg odds14–20 Dec: 15% average odds
  8. 21–27 Dec, 21% avg odds21–27 Dec: 21% average odds
  9. 4–10 Jan, 29% avg oddsJan4–10 Jan: 29% average odds
  10. 11–17 Jan, 29% avg odds11–17 Jan: 29% average odds
  11. 18–24 Jan, 28% avg odds18–24 Jan: 28% average odds
  12. 25–31 Jan, 29% avg odds25–31 Jan: 29% average odds
  13. 1–7 Feb, 27% avg oddsFeb1–7 Feb: 27% average odds
  14. 8–14 Feb, 28% avg odds8–14 Feb: 28% average odds
  15. 15–21 Feb, 22% avg odds15–21 Feb: 22% average odds
  16. 22–28 Feb, 25% avg odds22–28 Feb: 25% average odds
  17. 1–7 Mar, 20% avg oddsMar1–7 Mar: 20% average odds
  18. 8–14 Mar, 26% avg odds8–14 Mar: 26% average odds
  19. 15–21 Mar, 14% avg odds15–21 Mar: 14% average odds
  20. 22–28 Mar, 21% avg odds22–28 Mar: 21% average odds
  21. 29 Mar – 4 Apr, 9% avg oddsApr29 Mar – 4 Apr: 9% average odds
  22. 5–11 Apr, 13% avg odds5–11 Apr: 13% average odds
  23. 12–18 Apr, 6% avg odds12–18 Apr: 6% average odds
  24. 19–25 Apr, 7% avg odds19–25 Apr: 7% average odds
  25. 26 Apr – 2 May, 2% avg odds26 Apr – 2 May: 2% 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. 1Скијачки центар Попова шапкаBogovinje Municipality, best 25–31 Jan33
  2. 2Kolašin 1600Kolasin, best 8–14 Feb30
  3. 3BorovetsSofia, best 1–7 Feb29
  4. 4OC Bjelašnica ZOI '84Sarajevo, best 11–17 Jan29
  5. 5Ski centar VlašićCentral Bosnia, best 1–7 Feb27
  6. 6Jahorina olimpijski centarRepublic of Srpska, best 11–17 Jan26
  7. 7BanskoBlagoevgrad, best 25–31 Jan24
  8. 8MavrovoMavrovo and Rostusa Municipality, best 25–31 Jan23
  9. 9KupresWest Bosnia, best 22–28 Feb22
  10. 10KopaonikMitrovica, best 11–17 Jan21

Best early season

First six weeks of the season

  1. 1Скијачки центар Попова шапкаBogovinje Municipality, best 25–31 Jan23
  2. 2OC Bjelašnica ZOI '84Sarajevo, best 11–17 Jan21
  3. 3Jahorina olimpijski centarRepublic of Srpska, best 11–17 Jan20
  4. 4Ski centar VlašićCentral Bosnia, best 1–7 Feb19
  5. 5BanskoBlagoevgrad, best 25–31 Jan18

Best late season

Last six weeks of the season

  1. 1Kolašin 1600Kolasin, best 8–14 Feb21
  2. 2Скијачки центар Попова шапкаBogovinje Municipality, best 25–31 Jan21
  3. 3OC Bjelašnica ZOI '84Sarajevo, best 11–17 Jan18
  4. 4Ski centar VlašićCentral Bosnia, best 1–7 Feb17
  5. 5BorovetsSofia, best 1–7 Feb15

Hidden gems

Smaller ski areas with a big score

  1. 1Ski centar VlašićCentral Bosnia, best 1–7 Feb27

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 23 resorts in the Balkans