Non Region Specific - Which Ski Areas in North America are Faring Best Under El Niño?

[Dave Petersen]

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With the current El Niño climate pattern, in your experience which areas are doing the best (or worst) as far as plentiful snowfall and winter temperatures?

 

[Sibhusky]

Summary of Montana conditions.

Ski areas, resort communities across Montana struggling with warm and dry winter

Resorts, skiers hope a predicted storm will bring much-needed snow.

montanafreepress.org

Basically, not good.

 

[Dave Petersen]

It appears Alyeska has been doing well.

 

[Tricia]

Funny I was just at the Dr, struck up a conversation about skiing and he said he's heading to Alyeska because they're the only US resort getting snow.

 

[BC.]

Big Snow American Dream…..East Rutherford, NJ is killing it.

 

[James]

Not the East.

 

[dan ross]

I spent last season with my nose pressed up against the glass watching what was a record year in the west. Now that I’ve rehabbed and am ready to go, there is no snow . I hope my July 3rd reboot at mammoth isn’t the best snow I see in the near future.

 

[neonorchid]

You guys are freaking me out!!!

Funny I was just at the Dr, struck up a conversation about skiing and he said he's heading to Alyeska because they're the only US resort getting snow.

snowboarders find powder in CO., best we can do is tell everyone to go to Alaska

https://www.powder.com/trending-news/meteorologist-2-feet-of-snow-pnw?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=powder010324_8683155

 

[David Chaus]

Here’s what‘s coming (it should be noted that Alpental has not been open yet this season yet):

 

[scott43]

So my home bump, Mount St Louis-Moonstone is currently reporting 32/36 runs open, packed powder with 25-55cm of base. Coldwater, Ontario folks. 500' vertical folks, don't get too excited!!

 

[Even_Stevens]

If accurate, this could solve the PNW low snowpack woes. I’ll be out the door early Saturday

 

[crgildart]

NC resorts should all be 100% open tomorrow.



Granted they'll struggle to hang on through St Patrick's Day. But it's totally GAME ON down here now..

 

[4aprice]

Well it looks like the current storm is taking a southern track across the Rockies. Think New Mexico, So Colorado. That’s usually a trend during an El Niño event.

Upside looks like it’s getting active

 

[DanoT]

In B.C., Panorama has something like 140 of 144 runs open mostly due to tons of snowmaking on most of the mountain.

Sun Peaks has 109 of 140 runs open, mostly due to a small amount of snow making and 30+ years of on going summer grooming. Rock skis not needed.

There was fresh snow and slightly colder temps this morning at SP and it is snowing this evening with more snow and cold predicted.

 

[LeVieuxCrouton]

In Quebec , the average is 33% of the runs open on every hills , big and small .
A disaster for the economy .

We are as dry as the Sahara : what can be skied is only man-made snow and very little of it because they lost close to everything due to the rain and high temp at Xmas . Consistency of concrete with bare patches and small pebbles .
And now , here , where I live , close to the border , the forecast is rain - again - in 4 days .

We should make an offering , a sacrifice !
Sadly , I have no cat left ( lack of waves last year ... ) so we should go for chickens , lot of chickens !!

This is not what I envisioned for my old age ....

 

[jcjpdx]

It may be finally happening on Mt Hood...

 

[Even_Stevens]

Got 11 inches in the last 24 hours at Snoqualmie. Knee deep powder in some areas off the Wildside chair today.

 

[jcjpdx]

Last night Timberline Lodge got 20" of snow in 24 hours, with more snow predicted through next week. I have attached the area's graph of the current snowfall compared to average snowfall. The red X and the last graph segment are my additions. Although the recent snowfall is a great boost and the mountain may be fully open by next weekend, the mountain is still quite low on snow accumulation. Maybe close to caught up by the middle of the month???

 

[Mike Rogers]

Lake louise has above average snow fall.

It doesn't get much snow on average though.

2023-24 Ski Season Progress Report