SnowOdds

Riserva Bianca

Cuneo, Italy

Village1,064 m3,491 ftSummit2,054 m6,739 ft

Painting of Riserva Bianca

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Best weeks at Riserva Bianca

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, 2,054 m6,739 ft

25–31 Jan

63/ 100Great

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

Great odds up top. The village may stay a little green.

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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: Riserva Bianca, 25–31 Jan

Out of 10WeightPoints
Fresh snow8.1× 60%49
Base4.4× 25%11
Powder3.9× 15%6
Snow66 / 100
Sun8.9× 50%45
No rain8.2× 30%25
Calm10× 20%20
Weather90 / 100

Weather at 90 out of 100 takes 5% off the snow points. The worse the weather, the more comes off, up to 45%.

Score66 − 5% = 63/ 100

Avg fresh snow
14 cm6 in
Snowy days
2.2 of 7
Avg temperature
-5°C23°F
Season snowfall so far
1.4 m54 in

Beyond the odds · at the summit, this week

Bluebird days
0.3 of 7
Wind holds
0 of 7
Dry powder
34%
Icy mornings
1 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

4.6a winter

More than 95% of resorts

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

Wind holds

1.9a winter

Calmer than 95% of resorts

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

Dry powder

22%of the snow

Drier than 17% of resorts

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

Driest 1–7 Feb

Icy mornings

25a winter

Less icy than 29% 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
2.8 m109 in
Snowiest winter
6.3 m248 in
Leanest winter
64 cm25 in
Change since 1950/51
+2.8°C+5.1°F

Snow at Riserva Bianca, answered

When is the best time to ski Riserva Bianca?

Historically the best week for fresh snow at Riserva Bianca is 25–31 Jan: in 13 of the last 20 winters at least 10 cm of new snow fell at the summit that week (65% odds), 14 cm on average. The next best weeks are 8–14 Feb and 8–14 Mar.

Which month has the most reliable snow at Riserva Bianca?

February, with an average 43% 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 14%.

How high is Riserva Bianca?

The village sits at 1,064 m (3,491 ft) and the top lift reaches 2,054 m (6,739 ft), a vertical drop of 990 m (3,248 ft). The resort has about 42 km of pistes and 18 lifts.

Does it snow in the village at Riserva Bianca?

In the best week (25–31 Jan) the village gets 10 cm or more of fresh snow in 65% of winters, against 65% at the summit. The average village temperature that week is -1°C (31°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 Riserva Bianca
WeekSummit oddsSummit snowVillage oddsVillage snow
2–8 Nov10%4 cm10%4 cm
9–15 Nov15%5 cm15%5 cm
16–22 Nov30%15 cm30%15 cm
23–29 Nov40%11 cm40%11 cm
30 Nov – 6 Dec35%9 cm35%9 cm
7–13 Dec30%10 cm30%10 cm
14–20 Dec37%16 cm37%16 cm
21–27 Dec21%10 cm21%10 cm
4–10 Jan30%10 cm30%10 cm
11–17 Jan25%9 cm25%9 cm
18–24 Jan25%10 cm25%10 cm
25–31 Jan65%14 cm65%14 cm
1–7 Feb45%13 cm45%13 cm
8–14 Feb50%17 cm50%17 cm
15–21 Feb40%10 cm40%10 cm
22–28 Feb35%9 cm35%9 cm
1–7 Mar40%17 cm40%17 cm
8–14 Mar60%19 cm60%19 cm
15–21 Mar35%12 cm35%12 cm
22–28 Mar25%8 cm25%8 cm
29 Mar – 4 Apr35%9 cm35%9 cm
5–11 Apr15%5 cm15%5 cm
12–18 Apr15%5 cm15%5 cm
19–25 Apr5%1 cm5%1 cm
26 Apr – 2 May0%2 cm5%2 cm