Natural snow in May

La Plagne snow in May

May is hit and miss for natural snow at La Plagne: mid-mountain was snow-sure in only 16 of the last 30 winters.

Questions

Is there snow in La Plagne in May?

Sometimes. Mid-mountain had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 84% of May days over the last 30 winters, before any snowmaking.

Early or late May for snow at La Plagne?

Early May has been surer: 96% against 72% at mid-mountain.

How many recent winters had reliable snow at La Plagne in May?

16 of the last 30. In those winters mid-mountain had 30 cm or more of natural snow on at least 90% of May days. Thirty winters show how much one season differs from the next; how winters have changed is covered by the long record.

Does this include snowmaking?

No. These figures are modelled natural snow only, so groomed pistes often ski better than this.

Snow is modelled from thirty winters of ERA5 weather data, natural snow only. It ignores snowmaking, grooming and wind, so use it to compare places, dates and heights, not as a guarantee. Always check local avalanche bulletins before going off-piste.

Weather: ERA5, contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Live snowfall: Open-Meteo (open-meteo.com, CC BY 4.0). Terrain: AWS Terrain Tiles. Basemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles. Ski areas, pistes and lifts: OpenSkiMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0).

© 2026 Methodis Ltd