El Niño Outlook · Winter 2026-27
Val d'Isère El Niño rank & forecast
Val d'Isère ranks #118 of 488 SnowSure resorts — Tier B, +7% 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: +7% vs this resort's 30-yr avg
In the three strongest El Niño winters on record ('97-98, '15-16, '23-24), Val d'Isère averaged +7% 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, Val d'Isère sits on the favorable side of the ledger. Analog winters: '97-98 -21%, '15-16 -1%, '23-24 +43%. A pattern, not a promise.






