SnowOdds

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Dolomiti Superski, Italy

Village1,224 m4,016 ftSummit2,740 m8,990 ft

Painting of Cortina d'Ampezzo

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Best weeks at Cortina d'Ampezzo

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, 2,740 m8,990 ft

8–14 Feb

70/ 100Excellent

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.

Snow

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: Cortina d'Ampezzo, 8–14 Feb

Out of 10WeightPoints
Fresh snow6.9× 60%41
Base10× 25%25
Powder9.9× 15%15
Snow81 / 100
Sun8.7× 50%44
No rain4× 30%12
Calm8× 20%16
Weather72 / 100

Weather at 72 out of 100 takes 13% off the snow points. The worse the weather, the more comes off, up to 45%.

Score81 − 13% = 70/ 100

Avg fresh snow
16 cm6 in
Snowy days
2.5 of 7
Avg temperature
-12°C11°F
Season snowfall so far
2.3 m89 in

Beyond the odds · at the summit, this week

Bluebird days
0.2 of 7
Wind holds
0.4 of 7
Dry powder
99%
Icy mornings
0.2 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

3.3a winter

More than 79% of resorts

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

Wind holds

6.4a winter

Calmer than 74% of resorts

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

Dry powder

77%of the snow

Drier than 90% 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

16a winter

Less icy than 59% 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
3.3 m130 in
Snowiest winter
7.0 m277 in
Leanest winter
1.9 m76 in
Change since 1950/51
+2.3°C+4.1°F

Snow at Cortina d'Ampezzo, answered

When is the best time to ski Cortina d'Ampezzo?

Historically the best week for fresh snow at Cortina d'Ampezzo is 8–14 Feb: in 11 of the last 20 winters at least 10 cm of new snow fell at the summit that week (55% odds), 16 cm on average. The next best weeks are 8–14 Mar and 22–28 Feb.

Which month has the most reliable snow at Cortina d'Ampezzo?

April, with an average 43% chance of 10 cm or more of fresh snow in any given week at the summit. December is the least reliable month of the season at 29%.

How high is Cortina d'Ampezzo?

The village sits at 1,224 m (4,016 ft) and the top lift reaches 2,740 m (8,990 ft), a vertical drop of 1,516 m (4,974 ft). The resort has about 120 km of pistes and 37 lifts.

Does it snow in the village at Cortina d'Ampezzo?

In the best week (8–14 Feb) the village gets 10 cm or more of fresh snow in 25% of winters, against 55% at the summit. The average village temperature that week is -2°C (29°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 Cortina d'Ampezzo
WeekSummit oddsSummit snowVillage oddsVillage snow
2–8 Nov35%12 cm0%1 cm
9–15 Nov35%17 cm5%1 cm
16–22 Nov45%15 cm20%5 cm
23–29 Nov30%12 cm15%6 cm
30 Nov – 6 Dec45%21 cm25%8 cm
7–13 Dec30%12 cm20%7 cm
14–20 Dec21%9 cm5%2 cm
21–27 Dec21%11 cm11%3 cm
4–10 Jan35%10 cm5%4 cm
11–17 Jan30%8 cm0%1 cm
18–24 Jan35%12 cm15%7 cm
25–31 Jan25%9 cm10%4 cm
1–7 Feb45%17 cm25%8 cm
8–14 Feb55%16 cm25%6 cm
15–21 Feb30%9 cm15%5 cm
22–28 Feb40%12 cm15%5 cm
1–7 Mar25%13 cm5%3 cm
8–14 Mar55%16 cm10%2 cm
15–21 Mar40%11 cm0%1 cm
22–28 Mar40%11 cm15%3 cm
29 Mar – 4 Apr50%16 cm0%2 cm
5–11 Apr35%10 cm0%0 cm
12–18 Apr45%10 cm5%1 cm
19–25 Apr40%8 cm0%0 cm
26 Apr – 2 May45%12 cm5%1 cm