10 years of snow depth, snowfall and conditions at Piedmont, Italy · 1510m to 2823m
Over the last 10 seasons Sauze d'Oulx, Italy has averaged 393cm of snowfall, a peak snow depth of 154cm, 5 powder days and 21 bluebird days a year, with skiable cover from around 21 November to 20 May.
Snow history & climate
10-year averages for Sauze d'Oulx
393 cm
Snowfall / season
Nov-May total
154 cm
Peak depth
typical season high
5
Powder days
15cm+ in a day
21
Bluebird days
sun after snow
22
Rain days
1mm+ of rain
171
Skiable days
30cm+ cover
Month by month
Monthly averages
Average snowfall, snow depth, rain, sunshine and day counts by month at Sauze d'Oulx, over the last 10 seasons.
Month
Snowfall
Avg depth
Rain
Sun/day
Temp
Powder
Bluebird
Rain days
Jan
61 cm
93 cm
1 mm
7.1 h
-4° / -13°
0.5
3.5
0.4
Feb
44 cm
112 cm
2 mm
8.1 h
-1° / -11°
0.3
1.7
0.3
Mar
64 cm
125 cm
3 mm
9.0 h
1° / -9°
0.9
4.0
0.8
Apr
50 cm
100 cm
14 mm
10.3 h
4° / -5°
0.7
2.6
3.1
May
33 cm
42 cm
67 mm
11.2 h
9° / -1°
0.3
2.1
13.1
Jun
1 cm
1 cm
79 mm
13.2 h
16° / 5°
0.0
0.0
14.3
Jul
1 cm
0 cm
43 mm
14.1 h
19° / 6°
0.0
0.0
9.5
Aug
1 cm
0 cm
49 mm
12.4 h
19° / 6°
0.0
0.0
9.2
Sep
2 cm
0 cm
61 mm
10.4 h
14° / 2°
0.0
0.0
9.9
Oct
17 cm
2 cm
66 mm
8.1 h
9° / -1°
0.2
0.4
7.9
Nov
75 cm
26 cm
15 mm
6.6 h
1° / -7°
1.3
3.3
3.1
Dec
65 cm
70 cm
7 mm
6.6 h
-3° / -11°
1.0
4.2
0.8
Averages across the last 10 seasons. Powder, bluebird and rain columns are the average number of such days per month.
Season by season
Season
Snowfall
Peak depth
Powder days
Bluebird days
Skiable days
2025/26
317 cm
145 cm
1
23
83
2024/25
370 cm
132 cm
4
19
168
2023/24
547 cm
215 cm
8
30
207
2022/23
350 cm
114 cm
3
25
155
2021/22leanest
240 cm
100 cm
3
7
171
2020/21
274 cm
108 cm
2
12
172
2019/20
467 cm
197 cm
10
27
187
2018/19
304 cm
132 cm
2
13
205
2017/18best
624 cm
246 cm
10
30
180
2016/17
437 cm
150 cm
7
28
184
How these numbers are calculated
Powder day — at least 15cm of new snow in 24 hours.
Bluebird day — sunshine for at least 60% of daylight, following at least 10cm of snow over the previous 3 days.
Rain day — at least 1mm of rain (not snow) at this elevation.
Skiable day — at least 30cm of settled snow on the ground.
Snow depth is modelled from Open-Meteo / ERA5 reanalysis at 2167m, not measured at the resort. Use it to compare seasons and resorts; use the resort's own report for today's conditions.
How Sauze d'Oulx compares
Measured against 40 other resorts across 18 countries, each analysed exactly the same way. The line down the middle of each bar is the median.
Snowfall per season
well above average
393 cm
Ahead of 80% of resortsMedian 283 cm
Total new snow between November and May.
Peak snow depth
well above average
154 cm
Ahead of 85% of resortsMedian 84 cm
How deep the settled base gets at its yearly high.
Powder days
well above average
5
Ahead of 80% of resortsMedian 2
Days with 15cm or more of new snow.
Bluebird days
well above average
21
Ahead of 88% of resortsMedian 10
Sun and fresh snow on the same day.
Rain days
below average
22
Drier than 72% of resortsMedian 32
Days with 1mm or more of rain, not snow.
Skiable days
well above average
171
Ahead of 85% of resortsMedian 115
Days holding 30cm or more of settled snow.
The season at Sauze d'Oulx
Typical stretch holding 30cm or more of settled snow, averaged over the record.
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Cover arrives
21 November
Season ends
20 May
Days of cover
182 days
When to go
These rarely land in the same month, so it is worth deciding which one matters most before you book.
Deepest base
March
125cm average depth
Most new snow
November
75cm and 1.3 powder days
Best bluebird odds
December
4.2 bluebird days, 6.6h sun a day
Wettest month
May
13.1 rain days
Is Sauze d'Oulx a good place to ski?
heavy snowfalla deep, reliable basefrequent powder daysplenty of bluebird daysvery little raina long season
On 10 years of record, Sauze d'Oulx stands out for heavy snowfall, a deep, reliable base, frequent powder days, plenty of bluebird days, very little rain and a long season.
All of these figures come from 2167m, the mid-mountain height, and describe an average year rather than the one you are about to book. Snow depth here is modelled from reanalysis rather than measured on the hill, so treat it as a guide to how Sauze d'Oulx usually behaves, not as a forecast.
Sauze d'Oulx snow record in detail
How much snow does Sauze d'Oulx get?
Sauze d'Oulx averages 393cm of snowfall over a full season, measured from November to May across the last 10 winters. That is well above average: more snow than 80% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, where the median season brings 283cm.
Season to season the spread is wide. The best of the last 10 winters was 2017/18 with 624cm, and the leanest was 2021/22 with 240cm — a difference of 384cm between a good year and a poor one. The most recent complete season, 2025/26, delivered 317cm.
November is reliably the snowiest month, averaging 75cm and 9 days with fresh snow.
How deep does the snow get at Sauze d'Oulx?
Snowfall totals flatter resorts that lose their snow quickly, so the more useful number is how deep the settled base actually gets. At Sauze d'Oulx the snowpack peaks at an average of 154cm each season. That is well above average, deeper than 85% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, against a median peak of 84cm.
The base is deepest in March, averaging 125cm through the month and topping out around 145cm in a typical year.
How many powder days does Sauze d'Oulx get?
Counting any day that delivers at least 15cm of new snow, Sauze d'Oulx averages 5 powder days a season. That is well above average, more powder days than 80% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, where the median is 2 a season.
Powder days are not spread evenly. November averages 1.3 of them, which is the single strongest argument for timing a trip around the middle of the season rather than the edges.
How often does Sauze d'Oulx get bluebird days?
A bluebird day means sunshine for at least 60% of daylight on the back of at least 10cm of snow in the previous 3 days — fresh snow and clear skies together, which is the combination people actually travel for. Sauze d'Oulx averages 21 of them a season. That is well above average, more than 88% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, against a median of 10.
December is the best month for it, averaging 4.2 bluebird days and 6.6 hours of sunshine a day.
Does it rain at Sauze d'Oulx?
Rain is the thing that ruins a ski week, and at mid-mountain height Sauze d'Oulx sees an average of 22 days a season with at least 1mm of rain rather than snow. That is below average: 28% of the 40 other resorts we have analysed the same way see fewer wet days, against a median of 32.
May carries the most of it, with 13.1 rain days and 67mm in an average year. Bear in mind these figures are for the middle of the mountain: the base area will be wetter and the top drier.
When is the best time to ski Sauze d'Oulx, and when does the season end?
Sauze d'Oulx typically holds at least 30cm of settled snow from around 21 November through to 20 May, which works out at roughly 182 days of skiable cover in an average year. 171 of those fall inside the November to May season. On season length that is well above average compared with the 40 other resorts we have analysed the same way.
In practice that means the snow is usually gone, or going, by 20 May. Anyone booking late in the season should be looking at the highest terrain here rather than the base, and anyone booking early should expect the upper mountain to open before the valley runs do.
If you want the deepest base, go in March. If you want the best chance of fresh snow, go in November. If you want fresh snow and sunshine together, December gives the most bluebird days. Those rarely fall in the same month, so it is worth deciding which one matters most to you before you book.
Comparisons use 40 resorts across 18 countries, each measured over 5 recent seasons at mid-mountain height. Glaciated locations, where the model never melts the snow out, are excluded. Figures for Sauze d'Oulx are taken at 2167m. Corpus last rebuilt 2026-09-02.