Comparison
Cortina d'Ampezzo vs Obergurgl: which has more reliable snow?
Cortina d'Ampezzo or Obergurgl? 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
Obergurgl has had the more reliable natural snow: mid-mountain was snow-sure in 4 months of the year, against 3 at Cortina d’Ampezzo. Month by month, Obergurgl has the edge in November, December, January, February and May.
Month by month
November: Cortina d’Ampezzo 0 of 11, Obergurgl 2 of 11 snow-sure winters (14% and 45% of days).
December: Cortina d’Ampezzo 4 of 11, Obergurgl 7 of 11 snow-sure winters (50% and 70% of days).
January: Cortina d’Ampezzo 6 of 11, Obergurgl 9 of 11 snow-sure winters (65% and 89% of days).
February: Cortina d’Ampezzo 9 of 11, Obergurgl 11 of 11 snow-sure winters (89% and 100% of days).
March: Cortina d’Ampezzo 11 of 11, Obergurgl 11 of 11 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% of days).
April: Cortina d’Ampezzo 10 of 11, Obergurgl 11 of 11 snow-sure winters (92% and 100% of days).
May: Cortina d’Ampezzo 2 of 11, Obergurgl 8 of 11 snow-sure winters (54% and 90% 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 Obergurgl are 92 km apart as the crow flies. Cortina d’Ampezzo first, then Obergurgl: Village 1,224 m against 1,793 m; Mid-mountain 2,078 m against 2,436 m; Summit 2,932 m against 3,080 m. Mapped downhill runs: Cortina d’Ampezzo 39 km, Obergurgl 64 km (OpenStreetMap).
In February, the village had 30 cm or more of natural snow on 4% of days at Cortina d’Ampezzo and 60% at Obergurgl.
Questions
Which has more reliable snow, Cortina d’Ampezzo or Obergurgl?
Obergurgl has had the more reliable natural snow: mid-mountain was snow-sure in 4 months of the year, against 3 at Cortina d’Ampezzo. Month by month, Obergurgl has the edge in November, December, January, February and May.
Which has better snow down to the village, Cortina d’Ampezzo or Obergurgl?
In February, Obergurgl: its village had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 60% of days, against 4%.
Does this include snowmaking?
No. These are modelled natural snow figures only, from ERA5 weather. Groomed pistes with snowmaking often ski better than this.