Comparison
Cardrona vs The Remarkables: which has more reliable snow?
Cardrona or The Remarkables? Natural snow month by month, at the village, mid-mountain and summit, from eleven winters of weather data.
Month by month
Each cell is one month: the share of days with 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow at mid-mountain over the last 11 winters, from brown (often thin) to deep blue (snow-sure). Blank means almost none.
The short answer
Cardrona has had the more reliable natural snow: mid-mountain was snow-sure in 2 months of the year, against 1 at The Remarkables. Month by month, Cardrona has the edge in August.
Month by month
June: Cardrona 1 of 11, The Remarkables 0 of 11 snow-sure winters (12% and 12% of days).
July: Cardrona 2 of 11, The Remarkables 2 of 11 snow-sure winters (34% and 32% of days).
August: Cardrona 10 of 11, The Remarkables 8 of 11 snow-sure winters (96% and 80% of days).
September: Cardrona 11 of 11, The Remarkables 11 of 11 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% of days).
October: Cardrona 6 of 11, The Remarkables 7 of 11 snow-sure winters (82% and 86% of days).
November: Cardrona 0 of 11, The Remarkables 0 of 11 snow-sure winters (17% and 16% of days).
A snow-sure winter is one where mid-mountain had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on at least 90% of that month’s days.
Height and terrain
Cardrona and The Remarkables are 23 km apart as the crow flies. Cardrona first, then The Remarkables: Village 1,670 m against 1,586 m; Mid-mountain 1,765 m against 1,764 m; Summit 1,860 m against 1,943 m. Mapped downhill runs: Cardrona 37 km, The Remarkables 16 km (OpenStreetMap).
In August, the village had 30 cm or more of natural snow on 89% of days at Cardrona and 70% at The Remarkables.
Questions
Which has more reliable snow, Cardrona or The Remarkables?
Cardrona has had the more reliable natural snow: mid-mountain was snow-sure in 2 months of the year, against 1 at The Remarkables. Month by month, Cardrona has the edge in August.
Which has better snow down to the village, Cardrona or The Remarkables?
In August, Cardrona: its village had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 89% of days, against 70%.
Does this include snowmaking?
No. These are modelled natural snow figures only, from ERA5 weather. Groomed pistes with snowmaking often ski better than this.