2026-27 Ski Season Progress Report as of October 31, 2026

Late October 2024 saw widespread moderate snowfall but nothing major. Wolf Creek is the only area open on natural snow. November weather is predicted to continue active. Snowfall totals in italics are estimates from Open Snow

California: October snowfall: Arizona Snowbowl 12 inches, Mammoth 3, Palisades 2, Kirkwood 6,. Up to a foot is forecast in the next few days at higher elevations.

Pacific Northwest: October snowfall: Mt. Bachelor 10, Hood Meadows 17, Crystal 14, Stevens 10, Whistler 10. Minimal snow is expected next week.

Canadian Rockies and Interior B.C.: October snowfall: Lake Louise 4, Sunshine 12, Kicking Horse 10, Fernie 14, Whitewater 2, Big White 4. Minimal snow is expected next week, but Lake Louise opens Nov. 1 on snowmaking.

U. S. Northern Rockies: Snowfalls: Whitefish 16, Lookout 19, Brundage 3, Grand Targhee 11, Jackson 7, Schweitzer 13. Light snow is forecast in Montana and the Tetons.

Utah: Snowfalls: Alta 19, Solitude 13, Brian Head 3. Over a foot of snow is predicted for the Cottonwoods next week.

Northern and Central Colorado: The first snowmaking openings were A-Basin Oct. 28 and Keystone Oct. 30. Snowfalls: Beaver Creek 1, Keystone 6, Loveland 5, Vail 4, Breckenridge 3, Winter Park 2. Somewhat less than a foot of snow is predicted for early November.

Southern and Western Colorado: Wolf Creek opened October 31 on 26 inches of snow. Snowfalls: Gothic Snow Lab 3.5, Monarch 8, Wolf Creek 26, Aspen 2, Telluride 8, Purgatory 6, Taos 9. Up to a foot of snow is predicted next week, with the most in SW Colorado.

Northeast: No one has opened in New England or eastern Canada though Le Massif had 6 inches snow. Snowmaking is underway but will likely be intermittent.

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