About SnowScope

How the snow map is made

The snow depth is computed every day by a snowpack model driven by weather analyses and forecasts, then shaped by the terrain (altitude and slope orientation). The free map shows it at about 1 km for the Alps, Pyrenees, US and Atlas; Pro shows it at about 500 m. Values are estimates for an area, not a measurement at one point. Resort values are the deepest snow within about 1.5 km of the resort.

Wind and freezing level come from global weather forecasts. Satellite snow shows what satellites saw on the last clear day. Avalanche danger levels are copied unchanged from the official warning services, with a link to their bulletin.

Sources and credits

• Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.
• Weather forecasts: ECMWF, DWD and other national weather services, through Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
• Terrain: Copernicus GLO-90 digital elevation model.
• Satellite snow: Copernicus Sentinel-2 and NASA MODIS snow products.
• Pistes and lifts: OpenSkiMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
• Avalanche levels: the EAWS member services in Europe and avalanche.org in the US.
• Base map: © Mapbox or © OpenFreeMap / OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

How SnowScope is paid for

Free visitors see ads. Hotel links and hotel maps marked “Partner” come from Stay22: if you book through them we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. Pro members support SnowScope directly and see no ads.

Safety

Snow and weather values are forecasts and estimates. SnowScope never replaces the official avalanche bulletin, a mountain guide or your own judgement.

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