Comparison
St. Anton vs Verbier: which has more reliable snow?
St. Anton or Verbier? 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
Verbier has had the more reliable natural snow: mid-mountain was snow-sure in 5 months of the year, against 4 at St. Anton. Month by month, Verbier has the edge in November, December and May.
Month by month
November: St. Anton 0 of 11, Verbier 2 of 11 snow-sure winters (16% and 39% of days).
December: St. Anton 3 of 11, Verbier 8 of 11 snow-sure winters (62% and 86% of days).
January: St. Anton 10 of 11, Verbier 10 of 11 snow-sure winters (97% and 93% of days).
February: St. Anton 11 of 11, Verbier 11 of 11 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% of days).
March: St. Anton 11 of 11, Verbier 11 of 11 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% of days).
April: St. Anton 11 of 11, Verbier 11 of 11 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% of days).
May: St. Anton 7 of 11, Verbier 10 of 11 snow-sure winters (84% and 96% 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
St. Anton and Verbier are 259 km apart as the crow flies. St. Anton first, then Verbier: Village 1,304 m against 1,500 m; Mid-mountain 2,058 m against 2,415 m; Summit 2,811 m against 3,330 m. Mapped downhill runs: St. Anton 99 km, Verbier 174 km (OpenStreetMap).
In February, the village had 30 cm or more of natural snow on 21% of days at St. Anton and 81% at Verbier.
Questions
Which has more reliable snow, St. Anton or Verbier?
Verbier has had the more reliable natural snow: mid-mountain was snow-sure in 5 months of the year, against 4 at St. Anton. Month by month, Verbier has the edge in November, December and May.
Which has better snow down to the village, St. Anton or Verbier?
In February, Verbier: its village had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 81% of days, against 21%.
Does this include snowmaking?
No. These are modelled natural snow figures only, from ERA5 weather. Groomed pistes with snowmaking often ski better than this.