Comparison
Cervinia vs Zermatt: which has more reliable snow?
Cervinia or Zermatt? 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
Very little separates them: both have been snow-sure at mid-mountain in 6 months of the year over the last 11 winters.
Month by month
November: Cervinia 4 of 11, Zermatt 4 of 11 snow-sure winters (59% and 55% of days).
December: Cervinia 9 of 11, Zermatt 10 of 11 snow-sure winters (90% and 90% of days).
January: Cervinia 10 of 11, Zermatt 10 of 11 snow-sure winters (98% and 98% of days).
February: Cervinia 11 of 11, Zermatt 11 of 11 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% of days).
March: Cervinia 11 of 11, Zermatt 11 of 11 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% of days).
April: Cervinia 11 of 11, Zermatt 11 of 11 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% of days).
May: Cervinia 11 of 11, Zermatt 11 of 11 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% 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
Cervinia and Zermatt are 13 km apart as the crow flies. Cervinia first, then Zermatt: Village 2,050 m against 1,620 m; Mid-mountain 2,765 m against 2,752 m; Summit 3,480 m against 3,883 m.
In February, the village had 30 cm or more of natural snow on 77% of days at Cervinia and 40% at Zermatt.
Questions
Which has more reliable snow, Cervinia or Zermatt?
Very little separates them: both have been snow-sure at mid-mountain in 6 months of the year over the last 11 winters.
Which has better snow down to the village, Cervinia or Zermatt?
In February, Cervinia: its village had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 77% of days, against 40%.
Does this include snowmaking?
No. These are modelled natural snow figures only, from ERA5 weather. Groomed pistes with snowmaking often ski better than this.