Alta Via dei Silenzi conditions

Last updated . Satellite imagery from 5 November 2026 to 8 November 2026.

Alta Via dei Silenzi: 90% snow-free as of 8 November 2026; snow on Forcella Scodovacca.

  • 90% of the line snow-free
  • 13 km still under snow
  • Snow line: 1,900 m
  • −1 points on last week.

The Alta Via dei Silenzi usually opens late June, once the high cols melt out and the huts open.

This year the line was first 95% snow-free on 24 May 2026.

The latest satellite reading, from 8 November 2026, shows 90% snow-free.

Sentinel-2 satellite imagery from 5–8 November 2026 shows 90% of the Alta Via dei Silenzi line clear of snow, with about 13 km still under snow.

That is little change from the week before.

The snow line sits at about 1,900 m.

Snow remains on stages 2, 3 and 4; the rest of the route is clear or nearly clear.

More snow than the same week in 2025, when the route was 97% snow-free.

What it means: Expect continuous snow from about 1,900 m. Micro-spikes and poles are recommended above that height, and an ice axe on steep north-facing traverses.

Cols

ColHeightStageSnow
Passo del Mulo2,356 m1Snow patches
Passo Elbel1,963 m1Snow patches
Forcella Scodovacca2,060 m3Under snow

Stage by stage

StageSnow-freeUnder snowLowest snow
1. Vittorio Veneto to Col Indes97%0.6 km1,950 m
2. Col Indes to Cimolais86%2.8 km1,800 m
3. Cimolais to Rifugio Giaf83%3.4 km1,750 m
4. Giaf to Rifugio Padova68%6.2 km1,900 m
5. Padova to Rifugio De Gasperi100%——
6. De Gasperi to Sappada100%——
7. Sappada to Sorgenti del Piave100%——

Season by season

YearFirst 95% snow-freeAutumn snow backBest reading
202624 May—100% snow-free
20251 June—100% snow-free

Update log

  1. : 90% snow-free, snow line about 1,900 m. Snow on Forcella Scodovacca.
  2. : 91% snow-free, snow line about 2,000 m.
  3. : 100% snow-free.
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  25. : 96% snow-free, snow line about 2,200 m. Snow on Passo del Mulo.
  26. : 81% snow-free, snow line about 1,500 m. Snow on Passo del Mulo, Forcella Scodovacca.
  27. : 93% snow-free, snow line about 2,100 m. Snow on Passo del Mulo, Forcella Scodovacca.
  28. : 92% snow-free, snow line about 2,000 m. Snow on Passo del Mulo, Forcella Scodovacca.
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  48. : 94% snow-free, snow line about 1,850 m. Snow on Passo del Mulo.
  49. : 94% snow-free, snow line about 1,900 m. Snow on Passo del Mulo.

How this is measured

The route is sampled every 200 m along the classic stages. Each point uses its most recent cloud-free satellite view from the 10 days before the update.

A point counts as snow when Sentinel-2 classifies it as snow or its snow index (NDSI) is high. Cloud, shadow and no-data pixels are left out.

Imagery: Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A (Earth Search STAC), 20 m. Elevation: Mapbox Terrain-DEM v1 (zoom 12).

Satellite snow cover is a planning aid, not a safety verdict. It cannot see snow under trees or thin new snow, and it says nothing about avalanche danger, cornices or ice. Check with huts, guides and local bulletins before you go.

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