Top 12 of 25 skiing destinations scored for March · ERA5 reanalysis 2015-2024 · updated monthly
March opens the season at Aspen Snowmass and closes it at Chamonix. Of the 25 skiing destinations in the dataset, 18 score 68 or better in March and 17 reach the prime band above 80, making it the strongest month of the year for skiing.
Whistler leads on 92 at 572 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.
Ranked by score out of 100. Each strip shows all twelve months, so you can see whether March is the spot's peak or its shoulder.
1. Whistler British Columbia, Canada
92
Prime
Monthly score for Whistler, January to December. March is highlighted.
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4 knmean daily max wind
130 cmsnowfall this month
1.5 °Cair temperature
Nov-Aprbest run of months
March is Whistler's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 92. The melt-adjusted base reaches 572 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.
Monthly score for St. Anton, January to December. March is highlighted.
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89 cmsnowfall this month
0.7 °Cair temperature
Dec-Aprbest run of months
March is St. Anton's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 91. The melt-adjusted base reaches 353 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.
Monthly score for Zermatt, January to December. March is highlighted.
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4 knmean daily max wind
83 cmsnowfall this month
-0.7 °Cair temperature
Nov-Aprbest run of months
March is Zermatt's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 90. The melt-adjusted base reaches 348 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
Monthly score for Verbier, January to December. March is highlighted.
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3 knmean daily max wind
81 cmsnowfall this month
0.5 °Cair temperature
Dec-Aprbest run of months
March is Verbier's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 90. The melt-adjusted base reaches 319 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.
Monthly score for Tignes, January to December. March is highlighted.
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4 knmean daily max wind
110 cmsnowfall this month
-3.5 °Cair temperature
Nov-Maybest run of months
March is effectively as good as it gets at Tignes: 89, within 2 points of its best month (April, 91). The melt-adjusted base reaches 486 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
Monthly score for Hakuba, January to December. March is highlighted.
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5 knmean daily max wind
61 cmsnowfall this month
2.4 °Cair temperature
Dec-Marbest run of months
March is Hakuba's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 89. The melt-adjusted base is 259 cm, but a mean temperature of 2.4 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The season is turning over here — the months before this one score better.
Monthly score for Nozawa Onsen, January to December. March is highlighted.
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76
5%days with working wind
7 knmean daily max wind
49 cmsnowfall this month
2.5 °Cair temperature
Dec-Marbest run of months
March is effectively as good as it gets at Nozawa Onsen: 89, within 1 point of its best month (February, 90). The melt-adjusted base is 271 cm, but a mean temperature of 2.5 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The season is turning over here — the months before this one score better.
Monthly score for Val Thorens, January to December. March is highlighted.
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4 knmean daily max wind
94 cmsnowfall this month
-4.3 °Cair temperature
Nov-Maybest run of months
March is effectively as good as it gets at Val Thorens: 88, within 2 points of its best month (April, 90). The melt-adjusted base reaches 436 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
Monthly score for Jackson Hole, January to December. March is highlighted.
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71
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6 knmean daily max wind
49 cmsnowfall this month
-2.1 °Cair temperature
Dec-Aprbest run of months
March is effectively as good as it gets at Jackson Hole: 88, within 2 points of its best month (April, 90). The melt-adjusted base reaches 247 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. Conditions are still building, so later in the season scores higher.
Monthly score for Livigno, January to December. March is highlighted.
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77
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5 knmean daily max wind
43 cmsnowfall this month
-2.9 °Cair temperature
Dec-Maybest run of months
March is effectively as good as it gets at Livigno: 87, within 2 points of its best month (April, 89). The melt-adjusted base reaches 237 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
Monthly score for Uludağ, January to December. March is highlighted.
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6 knmean daily max wind
47 cmsnowfall this month
-2.0 °Cair temperature
Jan-Aprbest run of months
March is Uludağ's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 87. The melt-adjusted base reaches 218 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. This is the top of the curve locally: both neighbouring months score lower.
Monthly score for Mammoth Mountain, January to December. March is highlighted.
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28%days with working wind
10 knmean daily max wind
136 cmsnowfall this month
-7.5 °Cair temperature
Dec-Junbest run of months
March is among Mammoth Mountain's best three months for skiing (87), behind May at 91. The melt-adjusted base reaches 521 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. It is also the wet end of the year: 194 mm against a monthly average of 87 mm.
Whistler, Canada scores highest in March at 92/100, based on ten years of ERA5 climatology scored for skiing. Its best run of months is Nov-Apr.
Is March a good month to ski?
Yes — 17 destinations in the dataset reach the prime band (80+) in March, 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
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