Last snowfall:
Resort report:
Packed powder or groomed snow | |
1 cm Tue 09 Mar (PM) | |
4 cm Wed 10 Mar (AM) | |
Season closes: | 11 April 2021 |
20 out of 26 | |
Rosa Khutor snow conditions
- 1Bluebird Powder days
- 4Powder days
- 3Bluebird days
The Rosa Khutor snow report is: 20 out of 26 Lifts open. 62 of 102 km of pistes open. Our model predicted that 14cm (6 inches) of snow fell over 12 hours between Saturday 06 of March at 9PM and Sunday 07 of March at 9AM MSK at the mid mountain level. Compacted depth will be less. Rosa Khutor Piste State: Packed powder or groomed snow.
Upper snow depth: | 305 cm | |
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Lower snow depth: |
Our Snow Report for Rosa Khutor brings daily updates on the snow conditions, snow depths, piste and offpiste conditions and the number of open ski lifts. The latest Rosa Khutor snow report shown below was updated on 8 Mar 2021. Snow Reports are provided regularly throughout the ski season courtesy of our own network of ski resort managers, the Skiclub of Great Britain and Skiresort Service International GmbH. In addition to the current report on ski conditions, we also provide webcams (including a 4 week cam archive), current live observations from nearby weather stations and also historical snow data for Rosa Khutor.
1 cm Tue 09 Mar (PM) | |
4 cm Wed 10 Mar (AM) | |
Season closes: | 11 April 2021 |
20 out of 26 | |
Latest snow reports near Rosa Khutor:
Snow falling heavily in Krasnaya Polyana Resort. from Krasnaya Polyana Resort
It is snowing steadily in Krasnaya Polyana Resort. from Krasnaya Polyana Resort
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Latest snow reports near Rosa Khutor:
Snow falling heavily in Krasnaya Polyana Resort. from Krasnaya Polyana Resort
It is snowing steadily in Krasnaya Polyana Resort. from Krasnaya Polyana Resort
Recorded snow depths for the upper and lower slopes in Rosa Khutor 2020 - 2021. The long term average for the upper slopes is also shown for comparison.
Find the best conditions for skiing and snowboarding near Rosa Khutor using our Snowfinder page.
Resort | Issued: 2 days ago 1 km away | Issued: yesterday 2 km away | Issued: yesterday 3 km away | Issued: yesterday 73 km away | Issued: yesterday 124 km away |
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Snow Depth | Upper Lower - - | Upper Lower - - | Upper Lower - - | Upper Lower - - | Upper Lower - - |
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Off Piste | - | - | - | - | - |
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Last Snow | Amount: Date: 13 cm 2 days ago | Amount: Date: 10 cm 2 days ago | Amount: Date: 15 cm 2 days ago | Amount: Date: 16 cm yesterday | Amount: Date: 30 cm yesterday |
Next 9 Days | 0-3 3-6 6-9 19 cm 19 cm 9 cm | 0-3 3-6 6-9 17 cm 16 cm 7 cm | 0-3 3-6 6-9 21 cm 20 cm 10 cm | 0-3 3-6 6-9 12 cm 18 cm 3 cm | 0-3 3-6 6-9 20 cm 35 cm 7 cm |
Weather | Tue Wed Thu Mid station 1394 m | Tue Wed Thu Mid station 1174 m | Tue Wed Thu Mid station 1580 m | Tue Wed Thu Mid station 2211 m | Tue Wed Thu Mid station 2312 m |
The snow report describes the piste and off-piste ski conditions at Rosa Khutor. You can submit an updated snow report here. Piste and off-piste are often different so we ask snow reporters to describe Rosa Khutor piste and off-piste conditions separately. If these details are missing from the Rosa Khutor snow report, you can predict off-piste conditions using the snow depth, the date of the most recent snowfall at Rosa Khutor, the Rosa Khutor weather report and the forecast.
Members can check the hindcast for a timeline of Rosa Khutor weather conditions. This detailed weather log makes it easy to predict snow conditions at Rosa Khutor, even when the snow report is too old to be useful. The hindcast shows when our weather model last predicted snowfall at Rosa Khutor. It shows how much snow we think fell then, and the way freezing level, wind and weather have varied through time. You will be able to predict whether to expect off-piste powder, slush, spring snow, ice or wind crust.
If you see a report of powder or fresh snow conditions several days after snow last fell, there is usually a good reason. At crowded ski resorts, off-piste new snow will be tracked out within hours of a fresh fall but wherever crowds are light in relation to the accessible terrain, it will be possible to stay fresh much later, perhaps several days later. Alternatively, strong winds sometimes redistribute powder snow enough to cover old tracks, or it may simply be that the ski area was not fully open for some period after the snow fell, so fresh snow that fell a while ago has remained un-tracked until this report.
Whenever weather conditions change, Rosa Khutor snow conditions will change too, so it is important to check the time and date of the Rosa Khutor snow report and to guess what effect the weather will have had on snow quality between then and now. For example, the Rosa Khutor snow report on Friday afternoon may indicate fresh powder but if Friday night is mild and rainy then ski conditions will be very poor on Saturday morning. Conversely, if the weather stays stable and cold, the same snow report can be valid for more than a week. We advise that you check the Rosa Khutor snow forecast to see if conditions are likely to change before your visit.
Many skiers enjoy moguls and fast icy pistes but for off-piste skiers and free-ride snowboarders, fresh snow starts to deteriorate from the moment it settles. Wind, rain and periods of above-freezing temperature are the primary cause of the evolution from fresh powder to windslab, ice or slush. High altitude slopes that are shaded from the sun and sheltered from the wind preserve powder stashes longer after fresh snowfall. If the snow report mentions pockets of powder at Rosa Khutor, study the Rosa Khutor piste map in relation to the wind direction to determine the most likely locations.
We stress the importance of checking the date on the Rosa Khutor snow report particularly around weekends. For example, the snow report for Rosa Khutor on Friday may indicate powder after recent snowfall but following a sunny and busy weekend, when the locals hit the mountains en masse, the ski conditions (at any resort) can deteriorate rapidly and late arrivals may see very different ski conditions. Of course some people look for deteriorating conditions in the snow report for the likely development of mogul fields but for powder lovers and particularly snowboarders this can mean tracked out off-piste snow. Of course, this doesn’t always happen quickly after fresh snowfall particularly at quiet North facing resorts at high altitude where genuine powder stashes may be found days or even weeks later. It is worth checking the piste map for Rosa Khutor (found in menu above) for the location of favourable slopes that may be described in the "Rosa Khutor Snow Conditions" part of the snow report. In addition to checking the Rosa Khutor snow report we recommend that you check the snow forecasts found in the menu at the top of the page along with our ski resort guide.