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Gstaad

CH · European Alps · 1,000 m–3,000 m

Season outlook

Expected base depth each month vs. normal, from models initialized September 2026.

November
Well below normal32nd percentile
December
Well below normal35th percentile
January
Below normal41st percentile
February
Below normal41st percentile
March
Below normal40th percentile
Aprilbeyond the models
39 cmthe usual depth

The mountain

Terrain by difficulty

  • Beginner62%24 km
  • Intermediate24%10 km
  • Advanced14%5 km

Getting there

BRN
Drive from Bernregional airport
1 h 2382 km
BRN
Train from Bernregional airport
2 h 10
GVA
Drive from Genevamajor hub
2 h 13150 km
GVA
Train from Genevamajor hub
3 h 06

What this hill is

The mountain's own character, scored the same way for every resort on the site.

Big resortoutstanding
Hidden gembarely
Powderbarely
Groomersoutstanding
Backcountrya little
Snowmakingstrongly
Villageoutstanding

A typical season

Long-term normals from the snow stations mapped to this mountain.

MonthUsual baseThin to deep year?TempSunshine
November11 cm1 cm – 28 cm-2 °C45%
December39 cm12 cm – 92 cm-4 °C48%
January57 cm19 cm – 120 cm-6 °C52%
February113 cm34 cm – 211 cm-4 °C52%
March99 cm35 cm – 187 cm-2 °C46%
April39 cm4 cm – 120 cm1 °C41%

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