At the end of the regional sections, I list selected Ski Central or RSN month-to-date snow totals which were posted during the season. These can have missing data or double counting, but were the best contemporary estimates. The blue tables are "official numbers" compiled by ski patrols or avalanche forecasters, which I use to update my data.

California: While season snowfall was close to average, the Sierra had a successful season due to a strong early start. Squaw's KT22 and Heavenly's Mott Canyon opened by December 7. The Sierra had the best holiday conditions in North America with 3-4 feet of new snow. Most of January was dry, but 2-3 feet of new snow late in the month restored the surfaces over a 5-10 foot base. The surface was refreshed a few times in February, but spring conditions emerged for a couple of weeks. Winter returned for most March, with 6-9 feet new snow at Tahoe and 4-5 feet at Mammoth. Late March and most of April were unusually warm, but 2-3 feet of late April snow kept spring skiing going. See Current California Ski Conditions for more details on Southern California and Mammoth. Natural snow dependent areas in Arizona and Southern California experienced near-record drought and were open only a few days on a very restricted basis this season.
RSN December Snow: Northstar 122, Heavenly 117.
RSN January Snow: Alpine Meadows 59, Northstar 44, Heavenly 38.
RSN February Snow: Alpine Meadows 38, Northstar 18, Heavenly 30.
RSN March Snow: Alpine Meadows 109, Northstar 70, Heavenly 67.

Pacific Northwest: The entire region built a deep base with heavy snowfall from late November through mid-December. The Northwest received mostly rain the first week of January, but since then Washington and Oregon got 2 feet new per week for over a month, building the base to 6-14 feet and producing several outstanding powder weekends. Whistler received about half as much January snow, but got 90 inches in February, probably the most snow of any western area. The Northwest powderfest continued in March, with Washington and Oregon having by far the most snow in North America this season. Mt. Bachelor and Whistler have excellent spring skiing through the end of May on their deep bases.
RSN December Snow: Mt. Bachelor 149.
RSN January Snow: Mt. Bachelor 106.
RSN February Snow: Mt. Bachelor 54.
RSN March Snow: Mt. Bachelor 122.

Canadian Rockies and Interior B.C.: Big White had the earliest natural snow skiing in North America, opening October 20 with 2 high speed lifts over 20% of the terrain. Sun Peaks and the Okanagan areas have been in full operation since before Christmas and base depths were 5-9 feet for most of the season. Red's Granite Mt. and Fernie opened Dec. 7 with better conditions than they had all last season and maintained 6-foot bases through the holidays. Since New Year's most of the Northwest storms continued into Canada, bringing consisent snow to all regions but highest in the Kootenay area along the border. Winter conditions persisted into spring, as this was the only western region with new snow in late March/early April. Expect good spring skiing at Sunshine through mid-May.
RSN December Snow: Fernie 103, Red Mt. 64, Sunshine 42.
RSN January Snow: Fernie 101, Red Mt. 40, Sunshine 61.
RSN February Snow: Fernie 68, Red Mt. 37, Sunshine 51.
RSN March Snow: Fernie 105, Red Mt. 50, Sunshine 54.

U. S. Northern Rockies: Yellowstone/Teton snowfall was below average due to 2 dry months in November and February. Fortunately December was the best month so most terrain was open by Christmas. Schweitzer and Big Mountain had bigger seasons, similar to their Canadian neighbors. Big Mountain's season snowfall through April 7 closing was 351 inches at the peak (118% of normal) and 223 inches at the base, with 7 feet in March.
RSN December Snow: Big Sky 33, Bridger 57, Targhee 82, Schweitzer 120.
RSN January Snow: Big Sky 43, Bridger 82, Targhee 85, Schweitzer 84.
RSN February Snow: Big Sky 56, Bridger 58, Targhee 39, Schweitzer 46.
RSN March Snow: Big Sky 21, Bridger 23, Targhee 58, Schweitzer 50.

Utah: Utah's late November storm sequence was one of the strongest on record. The Cottonwood Canyon resorts did not reach full operation until early December when the snow could be stabilized. The Park City region received about 10 feet of snow from these storms, so all 3 areas reached full operation on 5-foot bases during the second week of December. The Wasatch was mostly dry from Christmas to mid-January with variable conditions, but the surface was restored by a 2-3 foot dump at the end of January. February weather was very cooperative for the Olympics, clear and cool with just a few days of new snow to keep the surface nice. March was another big powder month in the Wasatch. Brian Head missed the big November storms, just reached full operation by New Year's, and continued to get about half as much snow as the areas farther north.
RSN December Snow: Snowbird 84, Solitude 82, The Canyons 50, Brian Head 45.
RSN January Snow: Snowbird 74, Solitude 62, The Canyons 41, Brian Head 24.
RSN February Snow: Snowbird 39, Solitude 37, The Canyons 23, Brian Head 14.
RSN March Snow: Snowbird 102, Solitude 93, The Canyons 79, Brian Head 37.

Northern and Central Colorado: The big November Utah storm continued into Colorado but only hit Vail and Steamboat with any strength. Thus these were the only areas in the region to reach full operation before Christmas. Other areas opened their advanced terrain gradually in January and early February. This region normally has abundant snowfall in March and April, but both months were record lows this season. Therefore Summit County and Continental Divide base depths barely reached 4 feet and terrain started to close again in late March. A-Basin's Pallivicini was open less than a month during the driest ski season on record for the Continental Divide.
RSN December Snow: Copper 60, Loveland 43.
RSN January Snow: Copper 46, Loveland 33.
RSN February Snow: Copper 46, Loveland 24.
RSN March Snow: Copper 40, Loveland 28.

Southern and Western Colorado: Wolf Creek's season snowfall through April 7 closing was 238 inches (70% of normal) with 4 feet in March after a dry February. Crested Butte's North Face partially opened in mid-January, bringing the area to 80+% operation. Telluride was close to full operation including the new Prospect Bowl since Christmas and Aspen/Snowmass reported 90+% operation since early February. 2-4 feet of March snow maintained coverage at about 4-5 feet, but this is well below normal for the usually peak month for this region. Gothic is between Aspen and Crested Butte and gets much more snow than either. Farther south in Taos the whole 2nd half of the season was very dry. This was the poorest overall season for this region since 1990.
RSN December Snow: Telluride 64.
RSN January Snow: Aspen 48, Crested Butte 29, Telluride 21, Taos 43.
RSN February Snow: Aspen 30, Crested Butte 25, Telluride 18, Taos 13.
RSN March Snow: Aspen 48, Crested Butte 32, Telluride 33, Taos 19.

Northeast: After struggling through a warm and rainy November, most areas closed during a record heat wave the first week of December. The weather finally turned cold for the rest of December. For the holidays most areas were only 20-40% open and even at snowmaking leaders about 50-70% of runs were open. Significant natural snow during December was confined to far northern Vermont. Conditions steadily improved through January, with excellent conditions over the MLK weekend. The Northeast then had a January thaw followed by some rain/snow mix, but the major areas remained 80+% open. Maine and Quebec held up the best in late January. February conditions were difficult much of the time on a base of only 2-4 feet, though most areas remained 80-90% open. The East experienced a premature spring the weekend of March 9-10, which melted down many areas to under 50% open. After barely hanging on awhile, the Northeast had its best natural snow week of the season March 18-25 with 2-3 feet new snow. Most of New England had a poor season overall, although the northern Vermont snowbelt was only 10-15% below average.
RSN December Snow: Sugarloaf 19, Wildcat 17, Jay 63, Stowe 50, Killington 20, Stratton 17, Tremblant 20, Snowshoe 11.
RSN January Snow: Sugarloaf 41, Jay 86, Stowe 77, Sugarbush 51, Killington 50, Stratton 45, Mt. Tremblant 18.
RSN February Snow: Sugarloaf 14, Jay 36, Stowe 47, Sugarbush 26, Killington 41, Stratton 33, Mt. Tremblant 27, Mt. St. Anne 47.
RSN March Snow: Sugarloaf 31, Jay 81, Stowe 53, Sugarbush 42, Killington 34, Stratton 46, Mt. Tremblant 43, Mt. St. Anne 37.

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