Best ski resorts in February for sunshine & bluebird

Ranked on what actually fell, not on marketing copy. Chamonix comes out on top for sunshine and bluebird days in February: 4.5 bluebird days and 7.5 hours of sun a day.

1
Chamonix
Haute-Savoie, France · 3,396ft – 12,605ft
100
match score
Chamonix in February: 4.5 bluebird days and 7.5 hours of sun a day.
Bluebird days
4.5 in February
Sunshine
7.5h a day
Rain days
0.5 in the month
Snow history 9 off-piste zones
2
Alpe d'Huez
Isère, France · 3,609ft – 10,925ft
93
match score
Alpe d'Huez in February: 3.7 bluebird days and 7.7 hours of sun a day.
Bluebird days
3.7 in February
Sunshine
7.7h a day
Rain days
0.4 in the month
Snow history 3 off-piste zones
3
Les Deux Alpes
Isère, France · 4,265ft – 11,811ft
93
match score
Les Deux Alpes in February: 3.7 bluebird days and 7.7 hours of sun a day.
Bluebird days
3.7 in February
Sunshine
7.7h a day
Rain days
0.4 in the month
Snow history 4 off-piste zones
4
La Plagne
Savoie, France · 4,101ft – 10,663ft
92
match score
La Plagne in February: 3.9 bluebird days and 7.4 hours of sun a day.
Bluebird days
3.9 in February
Sunshine
7.4h a day
Rain days
0.8 in the month
Snow history 5 off-piste zones
5
Mürren
Bern, Switzerland · 5,413ft – 9,744ft
91
match score
Mürren in February: 3.7 bluebird days and 7.2 hours of sun a day.
Bluebird days
3.7 in February
Sunshine
7.2h a day
Rain days
0 in the month
Snow history
6
Tignes
Savoie, France · 5,085ft – 11,339ft
91
match score
Tignes in February: 3.5 bluebird days and 7.6 hours of sun a day.
Bluebird days
3.5 in February
Sunshine
7.6h a day
Rain days
0 in the month
Snow history 4 off-piste zones
7
Val d'Isère
Savoie, France · 6,070ft – 11,339ft
91
match score
Val d'Isère in February: 3.5 bluebird days and 7.6 hours of sun a day.
Bluebird days
3.5 in February
Sunshine
7.6h a day
Rain days
0 in the month
Snow history 7 off-piste zones
8
St. Anton
Tyrol, Austria · 4,278ft – 9,222ft
90
match score
St. Anton in February: 3.9 bluebird days and 6.9 hours of sun a day.
Bluebird days
3.9 in February
Sunshine
6.9h a day
Rain days
0.6 in the month
Snow history 4 off-piste zones
9
Mayrhofen
Tyrol, Austria · 2,067ft – 10,663ft
90
match score
Mayrhofen in February: 3.7 bluebird days and 7 hours of sun a day.
Bluebird days
3.7 in February
Sunshine
7h a day
Rain days
0.3 in the month
Snow history
10
Vail
Colorado, USA · 8,120ft – 11,575ft
88
match score
Vail in February: 2.8 bluebird days and 8.4 hours of sun a day.
Bluebird days
2.8 in February
Sunshine
8.4h a day
Rain days
0 in the month
Snow history 4 off-piste zones

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How this ranking is built

Bluebird days and sunshine hours in your month, penalised for rain.

Snow figures come from the same ten-year ERA5 record shown on each resort's snow history page, measured at mid-mountain height. Terrain splits come from each resort's own trail breakdown. Scores are relative to the other resorts searched, not absolute quality marks.

We ranked 48 resorts with a full climate record, out of 253 on the site, against a benchmark of 40 resorts across 18 countries. A resort without a record is left out rather than guessed at. Search it yourself.