Comparison
Kitzbühel vs Mayrhofen: which has more reliable snow?
Kitzbühel 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
Both have been snow-sure at mid-mountain in 3 months of the year, but Kitzbühel has had the edge more often. Month by month, Kitzbühel has the edge in March.
Month by month
November: Kitzbühel 1 of 30, Mayrhofen 0 of 30 snow-sure winters (20% and 13% of days).
December: Kitzbühel 16 of 30, Mayrhofen 16 of 30 snow-sure winters (72% and 68% of days).
January: Kitzbühel 27 of 30, Mayrhofen 26 of 30 snow-sure winters (97% and 91% of days).
February: Kitzbühel 30 of 30, Mayrhofen 29 of 30 snow-sure winters (100% and 98% of days).
March: Kitzbühel 30 of 30, Mayrhofen 28 of 30 snow-sure winters (100% and 98% of days).
April: Kitzbühel 5 of 30, Mayrhofen 4 of 30 snow-sure winters (57% and 48% 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
Kitzbühel and Mayrhofen are 50 km apart as the crow flies. Kitzbühel first, then Mayrhofen: Village 800 m against 630 m; Mid-mountain 1,400 m against 1,565 m; Summit 2,000 m against 2,500 m. Mapped downhill runs: Kitzbühel 186 km, Mayrhofen 108 km (OpenStreetMap).
In February, the village had 30 cm or more of natural snow on 29% of days at Kitzbühel and 0% at Mayrhofen.
Questions
Which has more reliable snow, Kitzbühel or Mayrhofen?
Both have been snow-sure at mid-mountain in 3 months of the year, but Kitzbühel has had the edge more often. Month by month, Kitzbühel has the edge in March.
Which has better snow down to the village, Kitzbühel or Mayrhofen?
In February, Kitzbühel: its village had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 29% 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.