SnowOdds

Carpathians

Romania, Slovakia, Poland and Ukraine: forested mountains and low-key resorts.

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Painting: Carpathians

When the snow comes

Average odds across 39 resorts. The most reliable weeks:

  1. 23–29 Nov31%
  2. 25–31 Jan31%
  3. 1–7 Feb31%
  1. 2–8 Nov, 9% avg oddsNov2–8 Nov: 9% average odds
  2. 9–15 Nov (this week), 8% avg odds9–15 Nov: 8% average odds
  3. 16–22 Nov, 18% avg odds16–22 Nov: 18% average odds
  4. 23–29 Nov, 31% avg odds23–29 Nov: 31% average odds
  5. 30 Nov – 6 Dec, 27% avg oddsDec30 Nov – 6 Dec: 27% average odds
  6. 7–13 Dec, 27% avg odds7–13 Dec: 27% average odds
  7. 14–20 Dec, 15% avg odds14–20 Dec: 15% average odds
  8. 21–27 Dec, 19% avg odds21–27 Dec: 19% average odds
  9. 4–10 Jan, 30% avg oddsJan4–10 Jan: 30% average odds
  10. 11–17 Jan, 28% avg odds11–17 Jan: 28% average odds
  11. 18–24 Jan, 27% avg odds18–24 Jan: 27% average odds
  12. 25–31 Jan, 31% avg odds25–31 Jan: 31% average odds
  13. 1–7 Feb, 31% avg oddsFeb1–7 Feb: 31% average odds
  14. 8–14 Feb, 26% avg odds8–14 Feb: 26% average odds
  15. 15–21 Feb, 29% avg odds15–21 Feb: 29% average odds
  16. 22–28 Feb, 11% avg odds22–28 Feb: 11% average odds
  17. 1–7 Mar, 14% avg oddsMar1–7 Mar: 14% average odds
  18. 8–14 Mar, 12% avg odds8–14 Mar: 12% average odds
  19. 15–21 Mar, 17% avg odds15–21 Mar: 17% average odds
  20. 22–28 Mar, 16% avg odds22–28 Mar: 16% average odds
  21. 29 Mar – 4 Apr, 19% avg oddsApr29 Mar – 4 Apr: 19% average odds
  22. 5–11 Apr, 12% avg odds5–11 Apr: 12% average odds
  23. 12–18 Apr, 7% avg odds12–18 Apr: 7% average odds
  24. 19–25 Apr, 6% avg odds19–25 Apr: 6% 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. 1DrahobratZakarpattia, best 1–7 Feb39
  2. 2Muntele MicCaras-Severin, best 15–21 Feb33
  3. 3Ski VidraVâlcea, best 15–21 Feb32
  4. 4Kasprowy WierchLesser Poland Voivodeship, best 15–21 Feb29
  5. 5ParângHunedoara, best 15–21 Feb28
  6. 6Štrbské PlesoPresov, best 15–21 Feb28
  7. 7BukowinaIvano-Frankivs'k, best 1–7 Feb27
  8. 8Jasna Low TatrasBanska Bystrica, best 1–7 Feb27
  9. 9ȘureanuAlba, best 15–21 Feb27
  10. 10Vysoké Tatry - Tatranská LomnicaPresov, best 1–7 Feb26

Best early season

First six weeks of the season

  1. 1DrahobratZakarpattia, best 1–7 Feb29
  2. 2Muntele MicCaras-Severin, best 15–21 Feb24
  3. 3BukowinaIvano-Frankivs'k, best 1–7 Feb22
  4. 4Jasna Low TatrasBanska Bystrica, best 1–7 Feb22
  5. 5Slavske - TrostyanLviv, best 15–21 Feb22

Best late season

Last six weeks of the season

  1. 1DrahobratZakarpattia, best 1–7 Feb24
  2. 2Kasprowy WierchLesser Poland Voivodeship, best 15–21 Feb23
  3. 3Ski VidraVâlcea, best 15–21 Feb22
  4. 4Štrbské PlesoPresov, best 15–21 Feb22
  5. 5Muntele MicCaras-Severin, best 15–21 Feb19

Hidden gems

Smaller ski areas with a big score

  1. 1Ski VidraVâlcea, best 15–21 Feb32
  2. 2Štrbské PlesoPresov, best 15–21 Feb28
  3. 3Slavske - Zahar BerkutLviv, best 4–10 Jan25
  4. 4Kubínská holaZilina, best 15–21 Feb22

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 39 resorts in the Carpathians