Comparison
Cortina d'Ampezzo vs Mayrhofen: which has more reliable snow?
Cortina d'Ampezzo or Mayrhofen? Natural snow month by month, at the village, mid-mountain and summit, from thirty winters of weather data.
The season at a glance
Each cell is one month: the share of days with 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow at mid-mountain over the last 30 winters, from brown (often thin) to deep blue (snow-sure). Blank means almost none.
The short answer
Cortina d’Ampezzo has had the more reliable natural snow: mid-mountain was snow-sure in 4 months of the year, against 3 at Mayrhofen. Month by month, Cortina d’Ampezzo has the edge in November, December, January, March, April and May.
Month by month
November: Cortina d’Ampezzo 6 of 30, Mayrhofen 0 of 30 snow-sure winters (48% and 13% of days).
December: Cortina d’Ampezzo 23 of 30, Mayrhofen 16 of 30 snow-sure winters (90% and 68% of days).
January: Cortina d’Ampezzo 29 of 30, Mayrhofen 26 of 30 snow-sure winters (99% and 91% of days).
February: Cortina d’Ampezzo 30 of 30, Mayrhofen 29 of 30 snow-sure winters (100% and 98% of days).
March: Cortina d’Ampezzo 30 of 30, Mayrhofen 28 of 30 snow-sure winters (100% and 98% of days).
April: Cortina d’Ampezzo 28 of 30, Mayrhofen 4 of 30 snow-sure winters (98% and 48% of days).
May: Cortina d’Ampezzo 5 of 30, Mayrhofen 0 of 30 snow-sure winters (53% and 0% 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
Cortina d’Ampezzo and Mayrhofen are 73 km apart as the crow flies. Cortina d’Ampezzo first, then Mayrhofen: Village 1,224 m against 630 m; Mid-mountain 2,078 m against 1,565 m; Summit 2,932 m against 2,500 m. Mapped downhill runs: Cortina d’Ampezzo 39 km, Mayrhofen 108 km (OpenStreetMap).
In February, the village had 30 cm or more of natural snow on 28% of days at Cortina d’Ampezzo and 0% at Mayrhofen.
Questions
Which has more reliable snow, Cortina d’Ampezzo or Mayrhofen?
Cortina d’Ampezzo has had the more reliable natural snow: mid-mountain was snow-sure in 4 months of the year, against 3 at Mayrhofen. Month by month, Cortina d’Ampezzo has the edge in November, December, January, March, April and May.
Which has better snow down to the village, Cortina d’Ampezzo or Mayrhofen?
In February, Cortina d’Ampezzo: its village had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 28% of days, against 0%.
Does this include snowmaking?
No. These are modelled natural snow figures only, from ERA5 weather. Groomed pistes with snowmaking often ski better than this.