SnowOdds

Arabba

Belluno, Italy

Village1,609 m5,279 ftSummit2,488 m8,163 ft

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Best weeks at Arabba

SnowOdds score at the summit, out of 100

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Bars show each week's SnowOdds score at the summit: fresh snow and base first, then sun, rain and wind.

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NovDecJanFebMarApr

Summit, 2,488 m8,163 ft

8–14 Feb

61/ 100Great

9 of 20 winters had 10 cm4 in or more of fresh snow this week

A coin flip for a proper refresh. Still a solid week on the upper slopes.

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Weather

How the score works

The SnowOdds score

Every week at every resort gets a score out of 100. Snow sets it, and bad weather can take up to 45% off. The percentages show how much each part counts within snow or weather.

Snow

  • Fresh snow

    60%
  • Base

    25%
  • Powder

    15%

Weather

  • Sun

    50%
  • No rain

    30%
  • Calm

    20%

Example: Arabba, 8–14 Feb

Out of 10WeightPoints
Fresh snow5.6× 60%34
Base9.6× 25%24
Powder5.5× 15%8
Snow66 / 100
Sun9.3× 50%47
No rain7× 30%21
Calm8.7× 20%17
Weather85 / 100

Weather at 85 out of 100 takes 7% off the snow points. The worse the weather, the more comes off, up to 45%.

Score66 − 7% = 61/ 100

Avg fresh snow
12 cm5 in
Snowy days
2.2 of 7
Avg temperature
-9°C15°F
Season snowfall so far
1.6 m63 in

Beyond the odds · at the summit, this week

Bluebird days
0.2 of 7
Wind holds
0.2 of 7
Dry powder
58%
Icy mornings
0.7 of 7

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Beyond the odds

Our own measures, from every day of the last 20 winters at the summit.

Bluebird days

3a winter

More than 73% of resorts

A clear day with no new snow, right after 10 cm4 in or more fell in the two days before.

Wind holds

2.4a winter

Calmer than 93% of resorts

Days with gusts of 70 km/h43 mph or more at the summit: enough to stop most chairlifts.

Dry powder

36%of the snow

Drier than 40% of resorts

Snow that fell on days that stayed below -5°C23°F at the summit: light and dry. The rest is heavier.

Driest 25–31 Jan

Icy mornings

33a winter

Less icy than 15% of resorts

Mornings after a day above 0°C32°F and a night at -3°C27°F or colder, with no new snow: hard, icy pistes until the sun softens them.

Least icy 7–13 Dec

Every winter since 1950/51

See all 76 winters, day by day
Average winter
2.3 m91 in
Snowiest winter
5.3 m207 in
Leanest winter
1.2 m45 in
Change since 1950/51
+2.4°C+4.3°F

Snow at Arabba, answered

When is the best time to ski Arabba?

Historically the best week for fresh snow at Arabba is 8–14 Feb: in 9 of the last 20 winters at least 10 cm of new snow fell at the summit that week (45% odds), 12 cm on average. The next best weeks are 15–21 Feb and 1–7 Feb.

Which month has the most reliable snow at Arabba?

February, with an average 38% chance of 10 cm or more of fresh snow in any given week at the summit. January is the least reliable month of the season at 25%.

How high is Arabba?

The village sits at 1,609 m (5,279 ft) and the top lift reaches 2,488 m (8,163 ft), a vertical drop of 879 m (2,884 ft). The resort has about 46 km of pistes and 17 lifts.

Does it snow in the village at Arabba?

In the best week (8–14 Feb) the village gets 10 cm or more of fresh snow in 30% of winters, against 45% at the summit. The average village temperature that week is -3°C (26°F).

Every week of the season, in numbers

Odds of 10 cm or more of fresh snow in the week, and average fresh snow, at Arabba
WeekSummit oddsSummit snowVillage oddsVillage snow
2–8 Nov20%8 cm5%2 cm
9–15 Nov20%13 cm5%4 cm
16–22 Nov45%10 cm15%5 cm
23–29 Nov25%8 cm10%5 cm
30 Nov – 6 Dec45%17 cm30%9 cm
7–13 Dec30%9 cm15%7 cm
14–20 Dec16%6 cm5%3 cm
21–27 Dec16%8 cm11%4 cm
4–10 Jan30%8 cm20%6 cm
11–17 Jan20%6 cm5%2 cm
18–24 Jan30%9 cm25%7 cm
25–31 Jan20%6 cm20%5 cm
1–7 Feb40%12 cm15%8 cm
8–14 Feb45%12 cm30%8 cm
15–21 Feb30%7 cm25%5 cm
22–28 Feb35%9 cm25%5 cm
1–7 Mar25%10 cm15%7 cm
8–14 Mar35%11 cm15%5 cm
15–21 Mar25%7 cm0%2 cm
22–28 Mar20%7 cm10%3 cm
29 Mar – 4 Apr40%10 cm15%4 cm
5–11 Apr15%6 cm0%1 cm
12–18 Apr35%6 cm5%2 cm
19–25 Apr10%5 cm0%1 cm
26 Apr – 2 May25%6 cm5%1 cm