{
  "name": "Sestriere",
  "alternateNames": [
    "Sestrières",
    "セストリエーレ",
    "세스트리에레",
    "Sestrieras",
    "塞斯特列雷"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/sestriere/",
  "summary": "A purpose-built resort in Piedmont at the centre of the Vialattea ski area, which crosses into France.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Italy",
    "region": "Piedmont",
    "latitude": 44.95,
    "longitude": 6.88
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 2789,
    "village": 2035
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Early December",
    "closes": "Mid-April"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://www.vialattea.it",
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "status": "out of season",
    "resumes": "October"
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 9.9,
      "february": 7.1,
      "march": 9.4,
      "april": 8.3,
      "may": 6.5,
      "june": 0.1,
      "july": 0.1,
      "august": 0.1,
      "september": 0.8,
      "october": 2.8,
      "november": 9.8,
      "december": 10
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 13,
      "february": 11,
      "march": 15,
      "april": 12,
      "may": 10,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 1,
      "october": 5,
      "november": 16,
      "december": 16
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -13.4,
        "high": -5.3
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -11.3,
        "high": -2.6
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -10.6,
        "high": -1.5
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -6.8,
        "high": 1.6
      },
      "may": {
        "low": -2.9,
        "high": 6
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 2.7,
        "high": 13.7
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 4.8,
        "high": 16.9
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 4.5,
        "high": 16.8
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 1,
        "high": 12
      },
      "october": {
        "low": -2.3,
        "high": 7.5
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -8.4,
        "high": -0.3
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -11.7,
        "high": -4
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 97,
      "2017/18": 146,
      "2018/19": 89,
      "2019/20": 120,
      "2020/21": 80,
      "2021/22": 60,
      "2022/23": 93,
      "2023/24": 145,
      "2024/25": 89,
      "2025/26": 82
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 8
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 6
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 4
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 1
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Sestriere tourism",
      "url": "https://sestriere.it/en/winter-in-sestriere/ski-area/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Skiresort.com",
      "url": "https://www.skiresort.com/en/ski-resort/via-lattea-sestriere-sauze-doulx-san-sicario-claviere-montgenevre/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestriere"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}