Natural snow in March

Yongpyong snow in March

March is hit and miss for natural snow at Yongpyong: mid-mountain was snow-sure in only 12 of the last 30 winters.

Questions

Is there snow in Yongpyong in March?

Sometimes. Mid-mountain had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 62% of March days over the last 30 winters, before any snowmaking.

Early or late March for snow at Yongpyong?

Early March has been surer: 70% against 53% at mid-mountain.

How many recent winters had reliable snow at Yongpyong in March?

12 of the last 30. In those winters mid-mountain had 30 cm or more of natural snow on at least 90% of March 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).

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