Livigno, Jackson Hole, Uludağ and 2 others come into the prime band in February after missing it in January. Of the 25 skiing destinations in the dataset, 18 score 68 or better in February and 17 reach the prime band above 80, making it the strongest month of the year for skiing.
St. Anton leads on 90 at 331 cm base. Across the top ten the spread is Europe (6), North America (2), Asia (2). The month belongs entirely to the northern hemisphere: every one of the ten best sits above the equator.
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Ranked by score out of 100. Each strip shows all twelve months, so you can see whether February is the spot's peak or its shoulder.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 90 | 91 | 83 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 83 |
February is effectively as good as it gets at St. Anton: 90, within 1 point of its best month (March, 91). The melt-adjusted base reaches 331 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 90 | 92 | 82 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 89 |
February is effectively as good as it gets at Whistler: 90, within 2 points of its best month (March, 92). The melt-adjusted base reaches 611 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 90 | 89 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 76 |
February is Nozawa Onsen's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 90. The melt-adjusted base reaches 345 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 89 | 79 | 44 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 74 |
February is Chamonix's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 89. The melt-adjusted base reaches 213 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. The season is turning over here — the months before this one score better.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 89 | 90 | 84 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 80 |
February is effectively as good as it gets at Verbier: 89, within 1 point of its best month (March, 90). The melt-adjusted base reaches 291 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 89 | 89 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 77 |
February is Hakuba's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 89. The melt-adjusted base reaches 311 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 85 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 74 | 86 |
February is effectively as good as it gets at Tignes: 88, within 3 points of its best month (April, 91). The melt-adjusted base reaches 397 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 73 | 83 |
February is effectively as good as it gets at Zermatt: 88, within 2 points of its best month (March, 90). The melt-adjusted base reaches 279 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 88 | 82 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 79 |
February is Revelstoke's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 88. The melt-adjusted base reaches 266 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. The season is turning over here — the months before this one score better.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 87 | 85 | 68 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 70 |
February is Baqueira Beret's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 87. The melt-adjusted base reaches 192 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 70 | 84 |
February is effectively as good as it gets at Val Thorens: 87, within 3 points of its best month (April, 90). The melt-adjusted base reaches 360 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 68 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 59 | 79 |
Mammoth Mountain works in February — 86 against a peak of 91 in May — so you are inside the season without being at the top of it. The melt-adjusted base reaches 407 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. It is also the wet end of the year: 174 mm against a monthly average of 87 mm.
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St. Anton, Austria scores highest in February at 90/100, based on ten years of ERA5 climatology scored for skiing. Its best run of months is Dec-Apr.
Yes — 17 destinations in the dataset reach the prime band (80+) in February, so you have real choice rather than one option.
These scores are climatology, not a forecast. They are computed from ten years of ERA5 reanalysis (2015-2024) and answer which month and which spot to book — not whether this Saturday is on. For live conditions, open the interactive map.