Saas Balen saw 316cm of snow across the 2025/26 season, down 15% on last winter, with 4 fewer powder days than last year. That puts it 25th snowiest of the last 31 winters.
1
powder daymornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
36cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 14 Mar 2026.
193cm
deepest basemeasured on 15 Mar 2026.
97cm
snowiest monthMarch 2026 stole the show.
61cm
best weekseven days from 9 Mar 2026.
71%
of a typical winter's snowfall. A leaner year than usual.
Snow reliability
100/100
ExcellentTypically about 174 ski days a season.
Snowfall by season
The 25th snowiest of the last 31 winters.
Snowfall by month
March was a late-season surge, with 31% of the season's snow.
Modelled base-altitude snowfall from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus), EM Snow archive. The grid sits near resort base, not the summit, so treat totals as a valley-level estimate.