Comparison
Obertauern vs Zell am See-Kaprun: which has more reliable snow?
Obertauern or Zell am See-Kaprun? 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
Obertauern has had the more reliable natural snow: mid-mountain was snow-sure in 5 months of the year, against 4 at Zell am See-Kaprun. Month by month, Obertauern has the edge in November, April and May.
Month by month
November: Obertauern 11 of 30, Zell am See-Kaprun 6 of 30 snow-sure winters (63% and 55% of days).
December: Obertauern 26 of 30, Zell am See-Kaprun 25 of 30 snow-sure winters (96% and 93% of days).
January: Obertauern 30 of 30, Zell am See-Kaprun 30 of 30 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% of days).
February: Obertauern 30 of 30, Zell am See-Kaprun 30 of 30 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% of days).
March: Obertauern 30 of 30, Zell am See-Kaprun 30 of 30 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% of days).
April: Obertauern 27 of 30, Zell am See-Kaprun 23 of 30 snow-sure winters (97% and 90% of days).
May: Obertauern 4 of 30, Zell am See-Kaprun 0 of 30 snow-sure winters (42% and 22% 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
Obertauern and Zell am See-Kaprun are 61 km apart as the crow flies. Obertauern first, then Zell am See-Kaprun: Village 1,630 m against 750 m; Mid-mountain 1,972 m against 1,890 m; Summit 2,313 m against 3,029 m. Mapped downhill runs: Obertauern 87 km, Zell am See-Kaprun 46 km (OpenStreetMap).
In February, the village had 30 cm or more of natural snow on 100% of days at Obertauern and 4% at Zell am See-Kaprun.
Questions
Which has more reliable snow, Obertauern or Zell am See-Kaprun?
Obertauern has had the more reliable natural snow: mid-mountain was snow-sure in 5 months of the year, against 4 at Zell am See-Kaprun. Month by month, Obertauern has the edge in November, April and May.
Which has better snow down to the village, Obertauern or Zell am See-Kaprun?
In February, Obertauern: its village had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 100% 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.