Natural snow · July

Cerro Catedral snow in July

Over the last 11 winters, mid-mountain (1,565 m) at Cerro Catedral had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 76% of July days. The summit (2,100 m) reached 95%, the village (1,030 m) 0%.

Questions

Is there snow in Cerro Catedral in July?

Usually. Mid-mountain had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 76% of July days over the last 11 winters, before any snowmaking.

Early or late July for snow at Cerro Catedral?

Late July has been surer: 84% against 67% at mid-mountain.

How many recent winters had reliable snow at Cerro Catedral in July?

6 of the last 11. In those winters mid-mountain had 30 cm or more of natural snow on at least 90% of July days. Eleven winters show how much one season differs from the next, not a long-term trend.

Does this include snowmaking?

No. These figures are modelled natural snow only, so groomed pistes often ski better than this.

Snow is modelled from eleven winters of ERA5 weather data, natural snow only. It ignores snowmaking, grooming and wind, so use it to compare places, dates and heights, not as a guarantee. Always check local avalanche bulletins before going off-piste.

Weather and live snowfall: Open-Meteo (ERA5, Copernicus). Terrain: AWS Terrain Tiles. Basemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles. Ski areas, pistes and lifts: OpenSkiMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0).

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