A weather-model figure, worked out the same way for every ski area, and lower than what actually falls. Use it to compare ski areas, not against the resort’s own totals. How we measure →
- Snow 24h
- 0 cm
- Next 24h
- 0 cm
- Temperature
- 1°C
- Max wind
- 20 km/h
- Elevation
- 226 m
- Across
- 0.5 km
Updated: 10 Nov 2026, 12:15
Elevation of the ski area’s centre point, taken from a digital elevation model. It is not the base-to-summit range.
We do not show a snow depth here. The weather model we use reports snow lying on the ground — it knows nothing about grooming or snowmaking, and it is not the base depth a ski area publishes. In Japan we can check our figures against 234 weather stations. Outside Japan there is nothing to check them against, so we do not print a number we have not verified. Snow report on the official site ↗
7-day outlook
| Date | Weather | Snow (cm) | Low / high (°C) | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | −1 to 4 | 20 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Snow | 1 | −3 to −1 | 10 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Snow | 3 | −3 to 0 | 17 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Snow showers | 13 | −1 to 1 | 23 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Snow | 5 | −3 to 0 | 21 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Snow showers | 0 | −3 to 3 | 26 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Snow showers | 0 | −5 to 3 | 23 |
Score breakdown
The five add up to the 100-point Powder Score: more fresh snow, more on the way and colder air all push it up. How we measure
Saukkovaaran laskettelukeskus is a ski area in Finland, at about 226 m. Its mapped area is about 0.5 km across.
Over the last twelve winters the ERA5 weather model gives it 127 cm of snowfall a season, 2,001st (tied) of 3,069 worldwide and 7th in Finland. It swings a lot from year to year: the biggest winter, 2014/15 (160 cm), brought more than twice as much as the leanest, 2025/26 (74 cm). December brings as much snow as January here (40 and 32 cm on average).
Runs and lifts
Counted from the marked runs and lifts on the map, within 2.5 km of the centre of the ski area. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Lift types
- T-bar2
Source: OpenStreetMap (ODbL 1.0). How finely ski areas are drawn varies by region, so treat the counts as indicative. Difficulty uses the European grades, which do not map onto North American green / blue / black.
How much snow it gets
Modelled from weather data the same way at all 3,069 ski areas we cover. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Compared with what is nearby
Within 50 km in a straight line. Ski areas in the same weather-model cell (about 30 km across) get the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paljakan matkailu- ja hiihtokeskus | 24.0 km | 142 cm | 1775 |
| Hiihtokeskus Ukkohalla | 27.0 km | 134 cm | 1892 |
| Vuokatinrinteet | 40.0 km | 116 cm | 2148 |
| Vimpelinvaaran laskettelurinne | 41.0 km | 110 cm | 2236 |
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
The most snow falls in December. March brings 84% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Finland (80%). In amount, March brings 27 cm, more than the median of 23 cm.
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 127 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2025/26 with 74 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 160 cm (2.2 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
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