El Niño Outlook · Winter 2026-27
Alta Badia El Niño rank & forecast
Alta Badia ranks #135 of 488 SnowSure resorts — Tier B, +6% in strong El Niño winters.
Tier B — Favored: Modest El Niño upside (+3% to +8% vs normal). Often a solid pick, without the biggest Andes-style swings.
Strong-event signal: +6% vs this resort's 30-yr avg
In the three strongest El Niño winters on record ('97-98, '15-16, '23-24), Alta Badia averaged +6% versus its own 30-year snowfall baseline. The pattern has historically been a friend here. With a record-strength event forecast for winter 2026-27, Alta Badia sits on the favorable side of the ledger. Analog winters: '97-98 -9%, '15-16 -5%, '23-24 +32%. A pattern, not a promise.







