Jasná vs Zakopane: which has more reliable snow?

The short answer

Very little separates them: both have been snow-sure at mid-mountain in 3 months of the year over the last 30 winters.

Month by month

November: Jasná 0 of 30, Zakopane 1 of 30 snow-sure winters (16% and 20% of days).

December: Jasná 14 of 30, Zakopane 14 of 30 snow-sure winters (68% and 67% of days).

January: Jasná 29 of 30, Zakopane 29 of 30 snow-sure winters (100% and 99% of days).

February: Jasná 30 of 30, Zakopane 30 of 30 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% of days).

March: Jasná 30 of 30, Zakopane 30 of 30 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% of days).

April: Jasná 3 of 30, Zakopane 3 of 30 snow-sure winters (54% and 58% 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

Jasná and Zakopane are 43 km apart as the crow flies. Jasná first, then Zakopane: Village 950 m against 1,000 m; Mid-mountain 1,477 m against 1,494 m; Summit 2,004 m against 1,987 m. Mapped downhill runs: Jasná 48 km, Zakopane 10 km (OpenStreetMap).

In February, the village had 30 cm or more of natural snow on 81% of days at Jasná and 85% at Zakopane.

Questions

Which has more reliable snow, Jasná or Zakopane?

Very little separates them: both have been snow-sure at mid-mountain in 3 months of the year over the last 30 winters.

Which has better snow down to the village, Jasná or Zakopane?

In February, Zakopane: its village had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 85% of days, against 81%.

Does this include snowmaking?

No. These are modelled natural snow figures only, from ERA5 weather. Groomed pistes with snowmaking often ski better than this.