SnowOdds

Caucasus

Europe’s highest mountains, from Georgia’s Gudauri to Krasnaya Polyana.

Europe
Painting: Caucasus

When the snow comes

Average odds across 13 resorts. The most reliable weeks:

  1. 22–28 Mar64%
  2. 15–21 Mar60%
  3. 18–24 Jan57%
  1. 2–8 Nov, 30% avg oddsNov2–8 Nov: 30% average odds
  2. 9–15 Nov (this week), 32% avg odds9–15 Nov: 32% average odds
  3. 16–22 Nov, 39% avg odds16–22 Nov: 39% average odds
  4. 23–29 Nov, 47% avg odds23–29 Nov: 47% average odds
  5. 30 Nov – 6 Dec, 32% avg oddsDec30 Nov – 6 Dec: 32% average odds
  6. 7–13 Dec, 44% avg odds7–13 Dec: 44% average odds
  7. 14–20 Dec, 37% avg odds14–20 Dec: 37% average odds
  8. 21–27 Dec, 47% avg odds21–27 Dec: 47% average odds
  9. 4–10 Jan, 43% avg oddsJan4–10 Jan: 43% average odds
  10. 11–17 Jan, 54% avg odds11–17 Jan: 54% average odds
  11. 18–24 Jan, 57% avg odds18–24 Jan: 57% average odds
  12. 25–31 Jan, 52% avg odds25–31 Jan: 52% average odds
  13. 1–7 Feb, 57% avg oddsFeb1–7 Feb: 57% average odds
  14. 8–14 Feb, 42% avg odds8–14 Feb: 42% average odds
  15. 15–21 Feb, 54% avg odds15–21 Feb: 54% average odds
  16. 22–28 Feb, 54% avg odds22–28 Feb: 54% average odds
  17. 1–7 Mar, 56% avg oddsMar1–7 Mar: 56% average odds
  18. 8–14 Mar, 56% avg odds8–14 Mar: 56% average odds
  19. 15–21 Mar, 60% avg odds15–21 Mar: 60% average odds
  20. 22–28 Mar, 64% avg odds22–28 Mar: 64% average odds
  21. 29 Mar – 4 Apr, 48% avg oddsApr29 Mar – 4 Apr: 48% average odds
  22. 5–11 Apr, 49% avg odds5–11 Apr: 49% average odds
  23. 12–18 Apr, 48% avg odds12–18 Apr: 48% average odds
  24. 19–25 Apr, 43% avg odds19–25 Apr: 43% average odds
  25. 26 Apr – 2 May, 29% avg odds26 Apr – 2 May: 29% 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. 1ElbrusKabardino-Balkar, best 18–24 Jan70
  2. 2DombayKarachay-Cherkess, best 18–24 Jan68
  3. 3TetnuldiSamagrelo-Zemo Svaneti, best 18–24 Jan65
  4. 4ArhyzKarachay-Cherkess, best 25–31 Jan64
  5. 5HatsvaliSamagrelo-Zemo Svaneti, best 18–24 Jan59
  6. 6Goderdzi Mountain ResortAjaria, best 1–7 Feb55
  7. 7Krasnaya Polyana ResortKrasnodar, best 1–7 Feb52
  8. 8Rosa KhutorKrasnodar, best 1–7 Feb52
  9. 9DidveliSamtskhe-Javakheti, best 1–7 Mar48
  10. 10GudauriMtskheta-Mtianeti, best 8–14 Mar48

Best early season

First six weeks of the season

  1. 1ElbrusKabardino-Balkar, best 18–24 Jan66
  2. 2TetnuldiSamagrelo-Zemo Svaneti, best 18–24 Jan62
  3. 3DombayKarachay-Cherkess, best 18–24 Jan57
  4. 4ArhyzKarachay-Cherkess, best 25–31 Jan53
  5. 5HatsvaliSamagrelo-Zemo Svaneti, best 18–24 Jan50

Best late season

Last six weeks of the season

  1. 1ElbrusKabardino-Balkar, best 18–24 Jan69
  2. 2TetnuldiSamagrelo-Zemo Svaneti, best 18–24 Jan61
  3. 3DombayKarachay-Cherkess, best 18–24 Jan59
  4. 4ArhyzKarachay-Cherkess, best 25–31 Jan57
  5. 5GudauriMtskheta-Mtianeti, best 8–14 Mar54

Hidden gems

Smaller ski areas with a big score

  1. 1ElbrusKabardino-Balkar, best 18–24 Jan70
  2. 2HatsvaliSamagrelo-Zemo Svaneti, best 18–24 Jan59

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 13 resorts in the Caucasus