Natural snow in November

Zell am See-Kaprun snow in November

November is a gamble for natural snow at Zell am See-Kaprun: mid-mountain was snow-sure in just 6 of the last 30 winters.

Questions

Is there snow in Zell am See-Kaprun in November?

Rarely, as natural snow. Mid-mountain had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 55% of November days over the last 30 winters, before any snowmaking.

Early or late November for snow at Zell am See-Kaprun?

Late November has been surer: 72% against 38% at mid-mountain.

How many recent winters had reliable snow at Zell am See-Kaprun in November?

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