SnowOdds

Mount Baw Baw

Victoria, Australia

Village1,455 m4,774 ftSummit1,566 m5,138 ft

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Best weeks at Mount Baw Baw

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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JunJulAugSeptOct

Summit, 1,566 m5,138 ft

9–15 Aug

3/ 100Poor

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

Snow rarely falls this week. Maybe pack a good book.

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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: Mount Baw Baw, 9–15 Aug

Out of 10WeightPoints
Fresh snow0.6× 60%4
Base0× 25%0
Powder0× 15%0
Snow4 / 100
Sun3.6× 50%18
No rain0× 30%0
Calm0× 20%0
Weather18 / 100

Weather at 18 out of 100 takes 37% off the snow points. The worse the weather, the more comes off, up to 45%.

Score4 − 37% = 3/ 100

Avg fresh snow
2 cm0.8 in
Snowy days
0.5 of 7
Avg temperature
1°C33°F
Season snowfall so far
6 cm2 in

Beyond the odds · at the summit, this week

Bluebird days
0 of 7
Wind holds
2 of 7
Dry powder
0%
Icy mornings
–

Only on SnowOdds

Beyond the odds

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

Bluebird days

0a winter

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

Wind holds

34a winter

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

Calmest 14–20 Jun

Dry powder

0%of the snow

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

Every winter since 1950

See all 76 winters, day by day
Average winter
12.026 cm5 in
Snowiest winter
28 cm11 in
1986
Leanest winter
2 cm0.8 in
2006
Change since 1950
+0.7°C+1.2°F

Mount Baw Baw

Village
1,455 m4,774 ft
Summit
1,566 m5,138 ft
Vertical drop
111 m364 ft
Pistes
6 km4 mi
Lifts
8
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Snow at Mount Baw Baw, answered

When is the best time to ski Mount Baw Baw?

Historically the best week for fresh snow at Mount Baw Baw is 9–15 Aug: in 1 of the last 20 winters at least 10 cm of new snow fell at the summit that week (5% odds), 2 cm on average. The next best weeks are 21–27 Jun and 12–18 Jul.

Which month has the most reliable snow at Mount Baw Baw?

August, with an average 1% chance of 10 cm or more of fresh snow in any given week at the summit. June is the least reliable month of the season at 0%.

How high is Mount Baw Baw?

The village sits at 1,455 m (4,774 ft) and the top lift reaches 1,566 m (5,138 ft), a vertical drop of 111 m (364 ft). The resort has about 6 km of pistes and 8 lifts.

Does it snow in the village at Mount Baw Baw?

In the best week (9–15 Aug) the village gets 10 cm or more of fresh snow in 5% of winters, against 5% at the summit. The average village temperature that week is 1°C (34°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 Mount Baw Baw
WeekSummit oddsSummit snowVillage oddsVillage snow
7–13 Jun0%0 cm0%0 cm
14–20 Jun0%0 cm0%0 cm
21–27 Jun0%1 cm0%1 cm
28 Jun – 4 Jul0%0 cm0%0 cm
5–11 Jul0%0 cm0%0 cm
12–18 Jul0%1 cm0%1 cm
19–25 Jul0%1 cm0%1 cm
26 Jul – 1 Aug0%0 cm0%0 cm
2–8 Aug0%1 cm0%1 cm
9–15 Aug5%2 cm5%2 cm
16–22 Aug0%1 cm0%1 cm
23–29 Aug0%1 cm0%1 cm
30 Aug – 5 Sept0%0 cm0%0 cm
6–12 Sept0%0 cm0%0 cm
13–19 Sept0%0 cm0%0 cm
20–26 Sept0%0 cm0%0 cm
27 Sept – 3 Oct0%0 cm0%0 cm
4–10 Oct0%0 cm0%0 cm