Forecast today: Generally clear
but thanks to the plentiful snowfall and around 18km of marked off piste ski routes, this is also a good resort for advanced skiers looking for their powder fix.
You can base yourself either in the valley at Mellau – linked to the ski area via gondola – or in Damüls further up the mountain, which puts you right in the heart of the action.
Although it is not the highest as it only tops out at 2050m, the microclimate provided by its location near the Bodensee on the northern edge of the Alps means it has one of the best snow records of any Alpine ski resort. An impressive and ever-improving lift system whisks skiers and boarders up to these snowsure slopes.
Beginners are very well catered for on the edge of Damüls itself and also at the top of the Mellaubahn gondola. Progression on to longer blues is good, particularly under the new Oberdamüls six-pack chairlift. Intermediates have a great choice of groomed runs, although longer routes are hard to come by – vertical drops of less than 500m dominate here. It is then during powder days when the resort and the marked ski routes come alive for advanced and expert skiers and riders, but even without fresh snow there are some decent blacks beneath the Suttis chair.
Friedrichshafen is the nearest airport and the drive takes just over an hour, with Memmingen airport is around an hour and a half away. With more regular flights than the former two, Zürich can be reached in around two hours, whilst Munich and Innsbruck are both two and a half hours away.
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Weather | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Generally clear | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Rain and snow |
Rain and snow |
Rain/Snow shower | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Mainly fair | Rain/Snow shower |
Snow |
Snow | Occasional snow |
Light snow |
Snow | Occasional snow |
Rather cloudy |
Broken clouds | Occasional snow |
Light snow shwr |
Occasional snow | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair | Generally clear |
Occasional snow |
Overcast |
Wind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.5 cm | 0.6 cm | 0.2 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.4 cm | 8.6 cm | 7.5 cm | 4 cm | 5.4 cm | 9.4 cm | 0.9 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 3.2 cm | 1.4 cm | 1.4 cm | 0 cm | 0.5 cm | 0.8 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.4 cm |
Max temp | 3.4°c | 3.6°c | 0.8°c | 6.9°c | 6.9°c | 2.9°c | 3.5°c | 1.7°c | 1.7°c | 5.9°c | 6.1°c | 3.6°c | 2.8°c | 1.2°c | -1.8°c | -4.4°c | -4.1°c | -3.9°c | -3.5°c | -2.9°c | -4.7°c | -1.7°c | -1.7°c | -3.5°c | 0.8°c | 0.9°c | -1.1°c | 1.6°c | 1.6°c | 0.4°c |
Min temp | -1.8°c | 0.8°c | -0.3°c | 0.4°c | 2.9°c | 2.1°c | 1.2°c | 1.2°c | 1.5°c | 1.4°c | 3.6°c | 3°c | 1.2°c | -1.8°c | -3.8°c | -5°c | -4.7°c | -4.2°c | -4.9°c | -4.7°c | -5.6°c | -4.3°c | -3.5°c | -4.7°c | -4.9°c | -1.1°c | -2.6°c | -2.2°c | 0.4°c | -1.2°c |
Feels like temp | -1.8°c | 3.1°c | 0.7°c | -3°c | 6.2°c | 2.7°c | 1.5°c | -1.9°c | 1.6°c | -1.4°c | 3.9°c | 1.4°c | -0.4°c | -2.9°c | -6°c | -8.3°c | -10.4°c | -8.4°c | -9.2°c | -8.1°c | -4.7°c | -8.1°c | -5.7°c | -6.8°c | -9.3°c | 0.7°c | -4.2°c | -7.1°c | -1.5°c | -3.4°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 3.4°c | 3.6°c | 0.8°c |
Min temp | -1.8°c | 0.8°c | -0.3°c |
Feels like temp | -1.8°c | 3.1°c | 0.7°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 6.9°c | 6.9°c | 2.9°c |
Min temp | 0.4°c | 2.9°c | 2.1°c |
Feels like temp | -3°c | 6.2°c | 2.7°c |
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Weather | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Generally clear | Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Rain |
Rain shower |
Light drizzle | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Mainly fair | Light rain |
Snow |
Snow | Light snow |
Light snow |
Snow | Occasional snow |
Mainly cloudy |
Broken clouds | Occasional snow |
Light snow shwr |
Occasional snow | Mainly fair |
Generally clear |
Mainly fair | Generally clear |
Occasional rain |
Overcast |
Wind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3.2 cm | 6.5 cm | 3.3 cm | 4.4 cm | 8.5 cm | 0.7 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 2 cm | 0.8 cm | 1.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.7 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm |
Max temp | 6.5°c | 7°c | 2.6°c | 9.9°c | 9.9°c | 4.6°c | 4.6°c | 4.5°c | 3.6°c | 9°c | 9.1°c | 5.4°c | 4.4°c | 3.6°c | 0.1°c | -1.5°c | -0.9°c | -1.9°c | -0.4°c | 0.1°c | -2.5°c | 1.6°c | 1.6°c | -1.2°c | 4.1°c | 4.1°c | 1.2°c | 5.1°c | 5.1°c | 2.8°c |
Min temp | 0.4°c | 2.6°c | 0.8°c | 1.5°c | 4.6°c | 3.4°c | 4.1°c | 3.6°c | 3.1°c | 2.9°c | 5.4°c | 4.2°c | 3.4°c | 0.1°c | -2.4°c | -3.1°c | -1.9°c | -2.6°c | -3.4°c | -2.5°c | -3.9°c | -2.9°c | -1.2°c | -3.1°c | -3.4°c | 1.2°c | -1°c | -0.6°c | 2.8°c | 0.6°c |
Feels like temp | 0.4°c | 6°c | 2.4°c | -1.1°c | 9°c | 4.3°c | 4.3°c | 2.1°c | 3.4°c | 0.8°c | 8.2°c | 5°c | 1.6°c | 0.6°c | -2.9°c | -6°c | -5.6°c | -4.9°c | -6.7°c | -3.8°c | -2.5°c | -2.9°c | -1.5°c | -1.2°c | -6.5°c | 3.7°c | -1.3°c | -4.3°c | 2.9°c | 0.2°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 6.5°c | 7°c | 2.6°c |
Min temp | 0.4°c | 2.6°c | 0.8°c |
Feels like temp | 0.4°c | 6°c | 2.4°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 9.9°c | 9.9°c | 4.6°c |
Min temp | 1.5°c | 4.6°c | 3.4°c |
Feels like temp | -1.1°c | 9°c | 4.3°c |
Snowfall | Last Snowfall | 13/03/2024 |
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Next 3 days | 1.3 cm | |
Depths | Upper piste depth | 190 cm |
Lower piste depth | 120 cm | |
Snow conditions | Snow quality | Hard packed |
Lifts | Lifts open | 20 out of 21 |
Resort opening date | Fri 08 Dec 2023 | |
Resort closing date | Sun 07 Apr 2024 |
The next week is looking very promising for most of the Austrian Alps with lots of snow from the Swiss and French Alps making its way over. Temperature levels seem to be hanging around the -5 to 0 degrees for most of the weekend and slowly creep into the + degrees at the start of next week.
Freezing level drops to 500m over the weekend but then shoots up to 2000m and stays at that altitude from Monday onwards.
High Pressure dominates the weekend and then makes a welcome return on Wednesday and looks as though it is here to stay for a while after.
The most up-to-date avalanche forecasting for Austria is provided at a state level – check out the European Avalanche Warning Services to find the relevant organisation for your destination.
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