Comparison
Trysil vs Åre: which has more reliable snow?
Trysil or Åre? 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
Åre has had the more reliable natural snow: mid-mountain was snow-sure in 4 months of the year, against 3 at Trysil. Month by month, Åre has the edge in December, January, April and May.
Month by month
November: Trysil 2 of 30, Åre 3 of 30 snow-sure winters (23% and 30% of days).
December: Trysil 15 of 30, Åre 21 of 30 snow-sure winters (69% and 82% of days).
January: Trysil 27 of 30, Åre 29 of 30 snow-sure winters (97% and 99% of days).
February: Trysil 30 of 30, Åre 30 of 30 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% of days).
March: Trysil 30 of 30, Åre 30 of 30 snow-sure winters (100% and 100% of days).
April: Trysil 12 of 30, Åre 25 of 30 snow-sure winters (75% and 96% of days).
May: Trysil 0 of 30, Åre 2 of 30 snow-sure winters (3% and 33% 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
Trysil and Åre are 236 km apart as the crow flies. Trysil first, then Åre: Village 415 m against 380 m; Mid-mountain 758 m against 827 m; Summit 1,100 m against 1,274 m. Mapped downhill runs: Trysil 101 km, Åre 115 km (OpenStreetMap).
In February, the village had 30 cm or more of natural snow on 68% of days at Trysil and 37% at Åre.
Questions
Which has more reliable snow, Trysil or Åre?
Åre has had the more reliable natural snow: mid-mountain was snow-sure in 4 months of the year, against 3 at Trysil. Month by month, Åre has the edge in December, January, April and May.
Which has better snow down to the village, Trysil or Åre?
In February, Trysil: its village had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 68% of days, against 37%.
Does this include snowmaking?
No. These are modelled natural snow figures only, from ERA5 weather. Groomed pistes with snowmaking often ski better than this.