Gstaad snow report and forecast
Updated · next update 19:10 · village 1,050 m, top 2,569 m
Right now at the top
The first real snow of the season is on its way: about 47 cm up top, most of it on Sunday.
- Snow depths for
- Friday 16 October
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin (opens in a new tab)
Snow conditions by altitude
- Glacier 3000 areaTsanfleuron station · 2,569 m0 cm
- Gstaad ski areaObere Meiel station · 2,097 m0 cm
Measured snow on flat ground at the SLF's automatic stations nearest the resort: Tsanfleuron (2,569 m) and Obere Meiel (2,097 m). Pistes are groomed and have snowmaking.
Gstaad weather and snow forecast
The next six days: new snow at the top (2,971 m) and in the village (1,050 m) · temperatures at midday
Free at the start of the season
No Gstaad chalet shows a free week between 5 December and 15 January yet
Pick a week to see what's free, with the price for that week. Availability comes from each chalet's own calendar.
Calendars change, and our team often finds a place that isn't listed as free: ask us and we'll look.
Across the Alps
Where the snow is falling this week
The resorts we sell, ranked by new snow forecast at the top over the next six days.
Common questions
Gstaad snow and weather, answered
- Is there snow in Gstaad right now?
- Not yet. On Friday 16 October there was no snow lying at the top (Tsanfleuron station, 2,569 m). About 47 cm of new snow is forecast at the top over the next six days.
- Will it snow in Gstaad this week?
- Yes: about 47 cm of new snow is forecast at the top (2,971 m) over the next six days, the most on Sunday, and none in the village.
- What's the weather in Gstaad this week?
- Midday temperatures run from 7° to 20° in the village (1,050 m) and from −6° to 8° at the top (2,971 m) over the next six days. Snow is forecast on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Are there chalets free in Gstaad?
- None shows a free week between 5 December and 15 January yet. Calendars change, and our team can often find a place that isn't listed as free.
- Where do these Gstaad snow figures come from?
- Snow depth is measured at the SLF's automatic snow stations at Tsanfleuron (2,569 m) and Obere Meiel (2,097 m), the nearest to the resort. The forecast comes from MET Norway. Both update four times a day. For avalanche risk, always read the SLF avalanche bulletin.
This week in Gstaad · Friday 16 October
There is no snow lying in Gstaad yet, even at 2,569 m. The forecast brings about 47 cm at the top over the next six days, the most on Sunday, with the village staying green.
Put together from the figures on this page, and rewritten with each update.
Where this comes from
- Snow depth: measured at the SLF's automatic stations at Tsanfleuron (2,569 m) and Obere Meiel (2,097 m) (WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, CC BY 4.0).
- Forecast: MET Norway Locationforecast, CC BY 4.0 (data from The Norwegian Meteorological Institute), refreshed four times a day; snow worked out from precipitation and the temperature at each height.
- Avalanche risk: the SLF avalanche bulletin, linked rather than copied.
- Free weeks: each chalet's own availability calendar, checked through the day.
Depths are natural snow on open ground, not the groomed pistes. Never use this page for off-piste safety decisions: read the official avalanche bulletin.