Bessans saw 353cm of snow across the 2025/26 season, down 20% on last winter, with 1 fewer powder day than last year. That puts it 12th snowiest of the last 15 winters.
3
powder daysmornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
20cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 16 Feb 2026.
200cm
deepest basemeasured on 17 Feb 2026.
98cm
snowiest monthFebruary 2026 stole the show.
61cm
best weekseven days from 10 Feb 2026.
80%
of a typical winter's snowfall. A leaner year than usual.
Snow reliability
100/100
ExcellentTypically about 172 ski days a season, improving by 1 days per decade.
Snowfall by season
The 12th snowiest of the last 15 winters.
Snowfall by month
February was the mid-winter peak, with 28% 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.