USA snow forecast

57 resorts · ranked by live 10-day powder score · leading right now: Alyeska (6)

The US covers every flavour of powder there is: Utah's famously light Cottonwood snow (Alta and Snowbird average well over 12 m), Colorado's high, cold continental resorts, the Pacific Northwest's deep maritime snowpack (Mt. Baker holds the world seasonal snowfall record), and Alaska's steep heli terrain. Storm cycles are less regular than Japan's, so the 10-day powder score matters more here — the trick is flying to whichever range the jet stream favours that week.

Alyeska

Alaska (Girdwood) · USA

6
Lean

8cm / 10d

Best window Jul 14 · 1d · 5cm

Maritime (extreme)

Cordova / Chugach (Points North Heli)

Alaska · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime (extreme), glaciated

Valdez / Thompson Pass (Heli)

Alaska · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime (extreme), glaciated

Kirkwood

California · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime

Mammoth Mountain

California · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime, high-elevation

Northstar

California · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime

Palisades Tahoe

California · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime (Sierra cement)

Sugar Bowl

California · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime

Heavenly

California/Nevada · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime

Arapahoe Basin

Colorado · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental, high-alpine

Aspen Highlands

Colorado · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental

Aspen Mountain

Colorado · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental

Aspen Snowmass

Colorado · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental

Breckenridge

Colorado · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental

Copper Mountain

Colorado · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental

Crested Butte

Colorado · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental

Keystone

Colorado · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental

Silverton Mountain

Colorado · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental, high-alpine

Steamboat

Colorado · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental

Telluride

Colorado · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental

Vail

Colorado · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental

Winter Park

Colorado · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental

Wolf Creek

Colorado · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental

Sun Valley

Idaho · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental

Sugarloaf

Maine · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental (Northeast)

Big Sky

Montana · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental

Whitefish

Montana · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental / Pacific-influenced

Mt. Rose

Nevada · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime/Continental transition

Whiteface

New York · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental (Northeast)

Mt. Bachelor

Oregon · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime, volcanic cone

Mt. Hood Meadows

Oregon · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime

Timberline Lodge

Oregon · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime

Alta

Utah · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Intermountain (lake-effect enhanced)

Brighton

Utah · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Intermountain (lake-effect enhanced)

Deer Valley

Utah · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Intermountain

Park City Mountain

Utah · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Intermountain

Powder Mountain

Utah · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Intermountain

Snowbasin

Utah · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Intermountain

Snowbird

Utah · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Intermountain (lake-effect enhanced)

Solitude

Utah · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Intermountain (lake-effect enhanced)

Bolton Valley

Vermont · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental (Northeast)

Jay Peak

Vermont · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental (Northeast)

Killington

Vermont · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental (Northeast)

Smugglers' Notch

Vermont · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental (Northeast)

Stowe

Vermont · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental (Northeast, wind-affected)

Sugarbush

Vermont · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental (Northeast)

Crystal Mountain

Washington · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime

Mt. Baker

Washington · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime (extreme)

Stevens Pass

Washington · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime

Grand Targhee

Wyoming · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental (heavier, west-side storm catcher)

Jackson Hole

Wyoming · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental

Loveland

Colorado · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental, Continental-Divide crest

Taos Ski Valley

New Mexico (Sangre de Cristo) · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Southern-Rockies continental — high, cold, dry

Schweitzer

Idaho (Selkirks, Sandpoint) · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Inland-northwest hybrid (maritime moisture, interior cold)

Bridger Bowl

Montana (Bozeman) · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Continental, famously low-density 'cold smoke'

Brundage Mountain

Idaho (McCall) · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Inland-northwest hybrid, dry interior powder

Alpental (Summit at Snoqualmie)

Washington (Snoqualmie Pass) · USA

0
Lean

0cm / 10d

No fresh snow in the outlook

Maritime (Cascade crest)

USA powder questions, answered

Which USA ski resorts does Powder Mission track?+

57 ski areas including Cordova / Chugach (Points North Heli), Valdez / Thompson Pass (Heli), Alyeska, Kirkwood, each scored on the live 10-day snow forecast — fresh snowfall, snow quality by temperature, and wind at summit — and re-ranked every 6 hours.

What is the snowiest ski resort in USA?+

By average annual snowfall, Alyeska at around 1,700 cm a season. Averages set the baseline, but any resort can win a given week — the live powder score shows who is actually getting the storm.

When is the ski season in USA?+

Most USA resorts typically run Nov-Apr, though openings vary year to year with the snowpack. The 10-day powder score is live year-round, so you can see exactly when the season switches on.

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