wheretobike reports

Trail forecast

Where the trails will be dry in the days ahead, written from our weather forecast and how each park dries after rain.

  1. Dry start to the week, a wet Wednesday in the north, then calmer
    • Hero dirt all week in Ticino, at Bormio and Val di Sole
    • Tuesday is the pick: dry, mild and calm across the Alps
    • Rain likely Wednesday around Zug, Rigi massiv and the Vorarlberg
    • Muddy Valais and Chamonix get two dry days to recover
    • Heavy rain and gales Monday at New Zealand's Rocky Mountain
  2. A dry Saturday in the south before a soaking Sunday north of the Alps
    • Hero dirt Saturday and Sunday in Ticino at Monte Tamaro and Arosio
    • Finale Ligure dries out fast and stays dry all weekend
    • Sunday washout in western Switzerland and the northern French Alps
    • Austria, Graubünden and Germany stay wet or muddy
    • La Palma dry, warm and in hero dirt all three days
  3. Ride Monday and Tuesday before a wet Wednesday sweeps the Alps
    • Dry hero dirt Monday and Tuesday in Schladming, Lenzerheide and Kronplatz
    • Wednesday looks wet across nearly all Alpine regions
    • Ticino and Finale Ligure soaked early in the week
    • Fast-draining Chur and Zermatt should recover quickest
    • Far away, La Palma South and Whistler stay dry
  4. Ride Friday and Saturday, then head east as Sunday rain sweeps Switzerland
    • Dry all weekend at Schladming, Kronplatz and Maribor Pohorje
    • Rain from Saturday at Bern Gurten, Biel and Zürich Uetliberg
    • Heavy Sunday rain in Ticino, up to around 60 mm
    • Southern French Alps stay dry until Sunday and drain fast
    • Whistler wet Saturday, Rocky Mountain in New Zealand still muddy
  5. Dry south and west all week, while a wet band crosses the northern Alps
    • Dry all week at Zermatt, Serre Chevalier and Ticino
    • Rain on Tuesday across the Bernese Oberland, central Switzerland and western Austria
    • Wednesday looks wet at Leogang, Schladming and Saalbach
    • Thursday looks like the driest, warmest day of the week
    • Carinthia and Maribor wet today but drying quickly
  6. Rain clears the southeast today, then moves onto the northern Alps tomorrow
    • Dry both days at Serre Chevalier, Arosio and Zermatt
    • Rain tomorrow in the Bernese Oberland, central Switzerland and western Tyrol
    • Wet today at Maribor and Gerlitzen, drying out tomorrow
    • Germany stays variable and gets windy on Tuesday
    • La Palma and Whistler hold steady in hero dirt
  7. Dry south of the Alps, rain in Germany today and Slovenia tomorrow
    • Hero dirt both days in Ticino, Valais and the Italian Alps
    • Serre Chevalier and Breuil-Cervinia firming into the dry band
    • Heavy rain and wind today at Winterberg and Willingen
    • Rain tomorrow in Carinthia and at Maribor, so ride them today
    • Northern Switzerland dry overhead but still wet underfoot
  8. Dry Sunday and Monday in the south, showers on the northern edge
    • Hero dirt both days at Val di Sole, Kronplatz and the Dolomites
    • Airolo leads Ticino, the only Alpine park already in the dry band
    • Sunday showers over central Switzerland, Carinthia and the German parks
    • Around 9 mm at Maribor Pohorje on Monday
  9. Rain soaks central Switzerland today while Ticino and Italy stay dry
    • Dry both days at Airolo Bikepark, Breuil-Cervinia and across Ticino
    • Les Orres and Serre Chevalier stay dry in the southern French Alps
    • Heavy Saturday rain at Höhoren Wildspitz, Zug and Hoch Ybrig
    • Sunday dries out almost everywhere; Graubünden and Valais recover fast
    • Willingen and Winterberg stay wet with more rain Sunday
  10. Hero dirt holds in the high south while rain soaks the north on Saturday
    • Hero dirt all weekend at Zermatt, Breuil-Cervinia and Aletsch Arena
    • Heavy Saturday rain across central Switzerland and the northern French Alps
    • Tyrol recovers by Sunday, Carinthia stays wet both days
    • Germany wet with strong gusts on Sunday
    • Ticino dry but still soft after earlier rain
  11. Ride today before a wet Saturday sweeps the northern Alps
    • Hero dirt today at Zermatt, Sölden and Maribor
    • Saturday rain of 10 to 17 mm across central and northern Switzerland
    • South stays dry but most Ticino and Italian trails are still wet
    • Winterberg and Willingen wet both days
    • La Palma West dry and sunny, the highest score on the sheet
  12. Dry Friday in Austria before a wet Saturday north of the Alps
    • Friday is the pick at Innsbruck, Schladming and Sölden
    • Saturday soaks central Switzerland, up to 18 mm at Höhoren Wildspitz
    • Carinthia, Maribor and Chur stay light until Sunday
    • French Alps and Finale Ligure remain muddy despite little rain
  13. Heavy rain across the Alps today, then a drier Friday almost everywhere
    • Friday's best bets: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Kronplatz and Zermatt
    • Heavy rain today in central Switzerland and Vorarlberg
    • Chur and Thusis drain fast after today's rain
    • French Alps and Ticino are wet now but dry tomorrow
    • Whistler dry today, around 19 mm on Friday
  14. One dry day north of the Alps before heavy rain on Thursday
    • Ride today at Chur Alpenbikepark, Pilatus and across Austria
    • Heavy rain Thursday along the northern Alps, up to around 60 mm
    • French Alps and Ticino wet on both days
    • Dolomites dry today, lighter rain at Kronplatz tomorrow
    • La Palma South stays dry; Finale Ligure dries out Thursday
  15. Dry in the east today, rain moving into the western Alps on Wednesday
    • Hero dirt both days at Schladming, Stans and Kronplatz
    • Showers and soft trails today in the Tyrol and around Livigno
    • Rain on Wednesday for the French Alps, Ticino and Finale Ligure
    • Ride Ticino and western Switzerland today, not tomorrow
  16. Rain soaks Tyrol today while the west and south stay dry
    • Hero dirt in Valais and the northern French Alps, dry through Tuesday
    • Around 10 mm today at Innsbruck, Sölden and Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis
    • Showers in Graubünden and the Dolomites, mostly clearing on Tuesday
    • Finale Ligure firm and fast at the dry end of the scale
    • Champéry still scores wet despite dry skies
  17. Rain moves from the French Alps today to Tyrol and the Dolomites tomorrow
    • Dry both days in central Switzerland, Ticino, Germany and Maribor Pohorje
    • Showers today at Les Orres, Les Gets and Champéry, dry tomorrow
    • Tomorrow's rain: around 11 mm at Innsbruck, around 6 mm in the Dolomites
    • Finale Ligure is dusty and windy today
  18. Showers in the west on Sunday, eastern Austria turns wet on Monday
    • Hero dirt both days at Engelberg-Titlis, Pilatus and Lenzerheide
    • Heavy rain Sunday at Les Gets, showers at Champéry and Morgins
    • Eastern Austria wet on Monday, with Schladming catching most
    • Finale Ligure dusty and windy, La Palma dry and warm
  19. Wet weekend around Morzine and Champéry, dry trails to the east and south
    • Hero dirt both days at Val di Sole, Arosio and Gerlitzen
    • Heavy Sunday rain at Morzine and Les Gets area parks
    • Southern French Alps wet today, recovering by Sunday
    • Central Switzerland stays dry low down, showers on the high Oberland
    • Finale Ligure is dry and windy, St Moritz still wet
  20. Dry south and east for the weekend, rain around Champéry and Morzine
    • Hero dirt both days at Val di Sole, Kronplatz and Tonale
    • Dry and firm at Cortina, Maribor and Chur
    • Heavy Saturday rain at Champéry, more on Sunday around Morzine
    • Light showers and mixed ground across central Switzerland
    • Serre Chevalier and Les Orres clear up for Sunday