Snow Trend
24 Hour Forecast
10 day forecast
A typical season at Cortina
Cortina is outside its usual snow season right now.
A typical season here runs November to April, peaking in January, with around 13m of snow in total.
- Average season
- ~13m of snow
- Snowiest month
- January (300–510cm)
- Usual season
- November to April, peaking in January
- Base to summit
- 872m – 1402m (530m vertical)
That makes Cortina the 2nd snowiest of 39 Nagano resorts we have reviewed.
Month by month
Estimated cumulative fresh snowfall at major on-mountain ski areas; actual totals vary substantially by resort, elevation, measurement location, and season.
Forecast tips for Cortina
When the live forecast shows even 10 to 20 cm of fresh in a 24 hour window, that is usually all the lower basin needs to ski deep, because the slope is short and the trees refill fast. Wind is rarely the deciding factor here; most riding sits below the ridgelines, so storms can be chased even when the rest of the Hakuba Valley is reporting hold-downs. The variable is temperature at the base. If it climbs above zero with the storm, the lower glades go heavy and only the top bowl stays light. Cold and quiet on the forecast means a buried day; warm and quiet means stick to the upper chairs.
Nearby forecasts
The closest resort we've reviewed is Norikura, 2km SW, topping out at 1,598m. When a storm misses Cortina, check these first.