SnowOdds

Baqueira-Beret

Val d'Aran, Spain

Village1,500 m4,921 ftSummit2,610 m8,563 ft

Painting of Baqueira-Beret

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Best weeks at Baqueira-Beret

SnowOdds score at the summit, out of 100

Pick your week

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, 2,610 m8,563 ft

15–21 Feb

56/ 100Great

11 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: Baqueira-Beret, 15–21 Feb

Out of 10WeightPoints
Fresh snow6.9× 60%41
Base7.2× 25%18
Powder6.5× 15%10
Snow69 / 100
Sun7.3× 50%37
No rain2.8× 30%8
Calm6× 20%12
Weather57 / 100

Weather at 57 out of 100 takes 19% off the snow points. The worse the weather, the more comes off, up to 45%.

Score69 − 19% = 56/ 100

Avg fresh snow
10 cm4 in
Snowy days
2.4 of 7
Avg temperature
-5°C22°F
Season snowfall so far
1.4 m56 in

Beyond the odds · at the summit, this week

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

Only on SnowOdds

Beyond the odds

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

Bluebird days

1.5a winter

More than 44% of resorts

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

Most likely 23–29 Nov

Wind holds

14a winter

Calmer than 32% of resorts

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

Calmest 12–18 Apr

Dry powder

47%of the snow

Drier than 57% of resorts

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

Icy mornings

28a winter

Less icy than 23% 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.

Every winter since 1950/51

See all 76 winters, day by day
Average winter
2.3 m92 in
Snowiest winter
3.9 m152 in
Leanest winter
1.2 m48 in
Change since 1950/51
+2.2°C+4.0°F

Snow at Baqueira-Beret, answered

When is the best time to ski Baqueira-Beret?

Historically the best week for fresh snow at Baqueira-Beret is 15–21 Feb: in 11 of the last 20 winters at least 10 cm of new snow fell at the summit that week (55% odds), 10 cm on average. The next best weeks are 25–31 Jan and 1–7 Feb.

Which month has the most reliable snow at Baqueira-Beret?

February, with an average 48% chance of 10 cm or more of fresh snow in any given week at the summit. November is the least reliable month of the season at 23%.

How high is Baqueira-Beret?

The village sits at 1,500 m (4,921 ft) and the top lift reaches 2,610 m (8,563 ft), a vertical drop of 1,110 m (3,642 ft). The resort has about 173 km of pistes and 36 lifts.

Does it snow in the village at Baqueira-Beret?

In the best week (15–21 Feb) the village gets 10 cm or more of fresh snow in 15% of winters, against 55% at the summit. The average village temperature that week is 2°C (36°F), so precipitation down low often falls as rain.

Every week of the season, in numbers

Odds of 10 cm or more of fresh snow in the week, and average fresh snow, at Baqueira-Beret
WeekSummit oddsSummit snowVillage oddsVillage snow
2–8 Nov25%6 cm0%1 cm
9–15 Nov20%5 cm5%2 cm
16–22 Nov15%8 cm10%3 cm
23–29 Nov30%9 cm25%5 cm
30 Nov – 6 Dec40%10 cm25%5 cm
7–13 Dec35%9 cm15%4 cm
14–20 Dec0%4 cm0%1 cm
21–27 Dec32%7 cm21%3 cm
4–10 Jan25%8 cm15%3 cm
11–17 Jan20%8 cm10%4 cm
18–24 Jan30%11 cm15%6 cm
25–31 Jan60%14 cm35%8 cm
1–7 Feb55%14 cm35%9 cm
8–14 Feb45%11 cm30%7 cm
15–21 Feb55%10 cm15%5 cm
22–28 Feb35%8 cm10%3 cm
1–7 Mar45%12 cm25%5 cm
8–14 Mar50%13 cm25%5 cm
15–21 Mar30%7 cm15%3 cm
22–28 Mar30%9 cm10%4 cm
29 Mar – 4 Apr45%11 cm15%3 cm
5–11 Apr35%8 cm0%1 cm
12–18 Apr20%6 cm0%1 cm
19–25 Apr20%4 cm0%0 cm
26 Apr – 2 May15%5 cm0%1 cm