{
  "name": "Val Gardena",
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/val-gardena/",
  "summary": "A Ladin-speaking valley in South Tyrol, on the Sella Ronda circuit and home to the Saslong World Cup downhill.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Italy",
    "region": "South Tyrol",
    "latitude": 46.56,
    "longitude": 11.7
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 2518,
    "village": 1236
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Early December",
    "closes": "Early April"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://www.valgardena.it",
  "factsVerified": true,
  "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": 6.7,
      "february": 6.3,
      "march": 7.5,
      "april": 7.1,
      "may": 6.1,
      "june": 0.2,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0.3,
      "september": 1.5,
      "october": 2.4,
      "november": 7.1,
      "december": 6.5
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 10,
      "february": 11,
      "march": 13,
      "april": 14,
      "may": 10,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 1,
      "september": 2,
      "october": 5,
      "november": 19,
      "december": 15
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -11.6,
        "high": -2.5
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -9,
        "high": 0
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -7.3,
        "high": 2.2
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -3.7,
        "high": 6
      },
      "may": {
        "low": 0.3,
        "high": 10
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 5.8,
        "high": 16.5
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 7.1,
        "high": 17.7
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 7.3,
        "high": 17.7
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 3.5,
        "high": 13.3
      },
      "october": {
        "low": 0,
        "high": 9
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -5.7,
        "high": 2.5
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -9.5,
        "high": -1.1
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 56,
      "2017/18": 114,
      "2018/19": 123,
      "2019/20": 133,
      "2020/21": 146,
      "2021/22": 79,
      "2022/23": 83,
      "2023/24": 128,
      "2024/25": 75,
      "2025/26": 62
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 9,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 7
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 9,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 5
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 8,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 6
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Val Gardena official website",
      "url": "https://www.valgardena.it/en/winter-holidays-dolomites/ski-resort-val-gardena/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Skiresort.com",
      "url": "https://www.skiresort.com/en/ski-resort/val-gardena-groeden/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Gardena"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}