SnowOdds

Laterns-Gapfohl

Vorarlberg, Austria

Village1,141 m3,743 ftSummit1,770 m5,807 ft

Painting of Laterns-Gapfohl

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Best weeks at Laterns-Gapfohl

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, 1,770 m5,807 ft

11–17 Jan

65/ 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.

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: Laterns-Gapfohl, 11–17 Jan

Out of 10WeightPoints
Fresh snow6.9× 60%41
Base10× 25%25
Powder6.5× 15%10
Snow76 / 100
Sun6.9× 50%35
No rain5.4× 30%16
Calm8.7× 20%17
Weather68 / 100

Weather at 68 out of 100 takes 14% off the snow points. The worse the weather, the more comes off, up to 45%.

Score76 − 14% = 65/ 100

Avg fresh snow
16 cm6 in
Snowy days
2.9 of 7
Avg temperature
-8°C18°F
Season snowfall so far
1.4 m56 in

Beyond the odds · at the summit, this week

Bluebird days
0.1 of 7
Wind holds
0.4 of 7
Dry powder
56%
Icy mornings
0.8 of 7

Only on SnowOdds

Beyond the odds

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

Bluebird days

1.9a winter

More than 54% of resorts

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

Wind holds

5.8a winter

Calmer than 77% of resorts

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

Dry powder

33%of the snow

Drier than 35% of resorts

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

Driest 11–17 Jan

Icy mornings

40a winter

Less icy than 5% 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 2–8 Nov

Every winter since 1950/51

See all 76 winters, day by day
Average winter
3.1 m122 in
Snowiest winter
5.3 m208 in
Leanest winter
1.7 m65 in
Change since 1950/51
+2.6°C+4.7°F

Snow at Laterns-Gapfohl, answered

When is the best time to ski Laterns-Gapfohl?

Historically the best week for fresh snow at Laterns-Gapfohl is 11–17 Jan: 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 7–13 Dec and 15–21 Feb.

Which month has the most reliable snow at Laterns-Gapfohl?

December, with an average 53% chance of 10 cm or more of fresh snow in any given week at the summit. April is the least reliable month of the season at 28%.

How high is Laterns-Gapfohl?

The village sits at 1,141 m (3,743 ft) and the top lift reaches 1,770 m (5,807 ft), a vertical drop of 629 m (2,064 ft). The resort has about 24 km of pistes and 8 lifts.

Does it snow in the village at Laterns-Gapfohl?

In the best week (11–17 Jan) the village gets 10 cm or more of fresh snow in 55% of winters, against 55% 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 Laterns-Gapfohl
WeekSummit oddsSummit snowVillage oddsVillage snow
2–8 Nov35%10 cm45%10 cm
9–15 Nov25%6 cm25%6 cm
16–22 Nov40%11 cm40%11 cm
23–29 Nov35%11 cm35%11 cm
30 Nov – 6 Dec70%19 cm70%19 cm
7–13 Dec55%13 cm55%13 cm
14–20 Dec32%10 cm32%10 cm
21–27 Dec53%10 cm53%10 cm
4–10 Jan55%16 cm55%16 cm
11–17 Jan55%16 cm55%16 cm
18–24 Jan40%13 cm40%13 cm
25–31 Jan35%10 cm40%10 cm
1–7 Feb50%15 cm50%15 cm
8–14 Feb35%9 cm35%9 cm
15–21 Feb50%10 cm50%10 cm
22–28 Feb30%10 cm30%10 cm
1–7 Mar35%10 cm35%10 cm
8–14 Mar50%10 cm50%10 cm
15–21 Mar45%11 cm45%12 cm
22–28 Mar25%8 cm25%8 cm
29 Mar – 4 Apr40%11 cm40%11 cm
5–11 Apr25%8 cm25%9 cm
12–18 Apr20%5 cm20%6 cm
19–25 Apr35%7 cm35%7 cm
26 Apr – 2 May20%5 cm20%6 cm