2022-23 ski season.
Welcome to
My statistical analysis of 80 snow locations was augmented by
experience based comments from the editors of Powder Magazine
and published as their 10-page cover article in the October 1995
issue. This website was constructed in August 1996 with 85 areas, and now covers 119 locations with the statistics
recalculated through the 2022-23 ski season.
Additions / Revisions in 2022-23
North American Snowsports Journalist Association member since 1999.
Harold Hirsch Award Winner 2008 for Internet Writing.
E-mail comments, suggestions, data for additional areas to: crockeraf@aol.com
Powder's Introduction: The reliability of the following
charts lies in the fact that they are the result of a completely
independent, methodically competent analysis of an enormous database
of snow statistics, and their worth lies in what they can tell
you about where you want to ski:
Areas are grouped and analyzed in the following regions:
History of Southern California Snow Conditions is a color-coded weekly chart from 1975-76 through the present.
Online snow reports over the past decade have enabled me to construct More Snow Conditions Charts:
You might also be interested in:
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This is material NOT already published in Powder.
El Nino/La Nina Analysis of Snowfall updated in June, 2023.
2023-24 Progress Report as of April 13, 2024.I have written over 50 articles for ski publications since 1997. Most of these are archived or linked on my Inside Tracks page.
Personal Ski Records from 1975 have been updated through July 2022. Detail is organized by region for easier reading. As of November
2019, links to trip reports within each region are below the table of days/vertical/season skied in that region.
Trip Reports from selected travels, both skiing and other adventures, are archived here, expanded in October 2019.
Regional tables of historical stats (updated June 2023) include December-to-March percentage of days with 6+ inches new snow.
The Snow Quality Page now includes graphs comparing the distribution of snow densities at Alta, Mammoth and Mt. Mansfield.
What is the Probability of a Powder Day? also analyzes the range of probable powder days over a one week vacation.
Alphabetical List of Areas
Alpine Meadows, Calif. 7,000
Alta Collins, Utah 9,600
Alta Guard UDOT, Utah 8,700
Alyeska 1, Alaska 1,500
Alyeska 2, Alaska 2,750
Arapahoe Basin, Colo. 10,820
Arizona Snowbowl 1, Ariz. 9,500
Arizona Snowbowl 2, Ariz. 10,800
Aspen Mtn, Colo. 11,190
Aspen Highlands, Colo. 11,100
Mt. Bachelor, Ore. 6,350
Mt. Baker, Wash. 4,300
Bear Valley, Calif. 7,750
Beaver Creek, Colo. 11,200
Berthoud Pass, Colo. 11,315
Big Sky, Mont. 8,920
Big White, B. C. 6,200
Blackcomb, B. C. 5,002
Central Sierra Snow Lab - Boreal, Calif. 7,200
Breckenridge 1, Colo. 11,100
Breckenridge 2, Colo. 12,000
Brian Head, Utah 9,770
Bridger Bowl, Mont. 7,100
Brighton, Utah 9,502
Brundage, Idaho 6,000
Cannon Mt., N. H. 1,800
Castle Mt., Alb. 5,700
Copper Mtn, Colo. 11,000
Crater Lake (Mt. Bailey), Ore. 6,800
Crested Butte, Colo. 10,150
Crystal Mtn 1, Wash. 4,400
Crystal Mtn 2, Wash. 6,100
Deer Valley, Utah 8,200
Fernie Snow Valley, B. C. 5,400
Mt. Fidelity (Selkirks), B. C. 6,150
Gore, N.Y. 1,500
Gothic, Colo. 9,400
Grand Targhee, Wyo. 8,200
Heavenly Valley 1, Calif. 8,400
Heavenly Valley 2, Calif. 10,000
Mt. Hood Meadows, Ore. 5,400
Jackson Hole, Wyo. 8,250
Jay Peak, Vt. 3,000
June Mtn, Calif. 8,700
Jupiter Bowl, Utah 10,000
Keystone, Colo. 11,641
Killington, Vt. 4,241
Kicking Horse, B. C. 6,757
Kirkwood (Carson Pass), Calif. 8,526
Lake Louise, Alb. 6,700
Le Massif, Que. 2,600
Lookout Pass, Idaho/Mont. 5,600
Loon, N.H. 2,000
Loveland, Colo. 11,200
Mammoth Mtn, Calif. 9,600 or 8,900
Mary Jane at Winter Park, Colo. 10,800
Monarch, Colo.
Mt. Bohemia, Mich. 800
Mt. Sutton, Que. 2,000
Mt. Mansfield Stake, Vt. 3,950
Mt. Norquay, Alb. 5,350
Northstar, Calif. 7,800
Okemo, Vt. 3,300
Park City 1, Utah 7,140
Park City 2, Utah 9,300
Purgatory, Colo. 10,000
Mt. Rainier Paradise, Wash. 5,420
Red Mt. 1, B. C. 3,800
Red Mt. 2, B. C. 6,650
Red Mt. Pass, Colo. 11,090
Revelstoke, B. C. 6,429
Mt. Rose, Nev. 8,600
Mt. St. Anne, Que. 2,000
Schweitzer, Idaho 4,700
Sierra at Tahoe, Calif. 7,746
Silverlake-Brighton, Utah 8,740
Silver Mt., Idaho 6,200
Silver Star, B. C. 5,200
Smuggler's Notch, Vt. 1,600
Snoqualmie Pass, Wash. 3,000
Mt. Snow, Vt. 3,600
Snow Basin, Utah 7,700
Snowbird Tram Base, Utah 8,100
Snowbird Mid-Gad, Utah 9,600
Snowmass, Colo. 11,000
Snowshoe, W. V. 4,848
Solitude 1, Utah 8,000
Solitude 2, Utah 9,400
Southern California Composite 7,000 - 8,000
Squaw Valley 1, Calif. 6,200
Squaw Valley 2, Calif. 8,000
Steamboat, Colo. 9,200
Stevens Pass, Wash. 4,061
Stowe, Vt. 3,014
Stratton, Vt. 3,875
Sugar Bowl, Calif. 7,000
Sugarbush, Vt. 3,000
Sugarloaf, Maine 3,695
Sun Valley, Idaho 8,800
Sunlight, Colo.
Sun Peaks (Tod Mt.), B. C. 6,100
Sunshine Village, Alb. 7,028
Taos, N. Mex. 11,200
Telluride, Colo. 11,170
Teton Pass, Wyo. 8,000
Thompson Pass (Chugach), Alaska 2,450
Vail, Colo. 11,250
Mt. Washington, B.C. 3,926
Mt. Washington, N. H. 6,262
Waterville Valley, N. H. 3,000
Whistler Base, B. C. 2,200
Whistler Roundhouse, B. C. 6,000
Whiteface (Lake Placid), N. Y. 3,660
Whitefish, Mont. 6,700
Whitewater, B. C. 5,500
Winter Park Base, Colo. 9,265
Wolf Creek, Colo. 10,642
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