USA snow forecast
57 resorts · ranked by live 10-day powder score · leading right now: Alyeska (69)
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
92cm / 10d
Best window Oct 20 · 2d · 47cm
Valdez / Thompson Pass (Heli)
Alaska · USA
51cm / 10d
Best window Oct 12 · 4d · 26cm
Silverton Mountain
Colorado · USA
57cm / 10d
Best window Oct 13 · 2d · 48cm
Telluride
Colorado · USA
48cm / 10d
Best window Oct 13 · 2d · 42cm
Snowbird
Utah · USA
56cm / 10d
Best window Oct 12 · 3d · 43cm
Alta
Utah · USA
56cm / 10d
Best window Oct 12 · 3d · 43cm
Brighton
Utah · USA
42cm / 10d
Best window Oct 12 · 3d · 34cm
Crested Butte
Colorado · USA
31cm / 10d
Best window Oct 13 · 3d · 30cm
Solitude
Utah · USA
38cm / 10d
Best window Oct 12 · 3d · 30cm
Aspen Snowmass
Colorado · USA
42cm / 10d
Best window Oct 13 · 3d · 42cm
Park City Mountain
Utah · USA
25cm / 10d
Best window Oct 12 · 2d · 23cm
Breckenridge
Colorado · USA
21cm / 10d
Best window Oct 13 · 3d · 21cm
Winter Park
Colorado · USA
15cm / 10d
Best window Oct 14 · 2d · 14cm
Deer Valley
Utah · USA
25cm / 10d
Best window Oct 12 · 2d · 16cm
Arapahoe Basin
Colorado · USA
24cm / 10d
Best window Oct 13 · 3d · 24cm
Jackson Hole
Wyoming · USA
17cm / 10d
Best window Oct 20 · 2d · 15cm
Loveland
Colorado · USA
19cm / 10d
Best window Oct 13 · 3d · 19cm
Vail
Colorado · USA
20cm / 10d
Best window Oct 13 · 3d · 20cm
Powder Mountain
Utah · USA
29cm / 10d
Best window Oct 12 · 2d · 27cm
Big Sky
Montana · USA
6cm / 10d
Best window Oct 21 · 1d · 5cm
Copper Mountain
Colorado · USA
14cm / 10d
Best window Oct 13 · 3d · 14cm
Snowbasin
Utah · USA
22cm / 10d
Best window Oct 13 · 1d · 21cm
Kirkwood
California · USA
6cm / 10d
Best window Oct 20 · 1d · 5cm
Keystone
Colorado · USA
22cm / 10d
Best window Oct 13 · 3d · 22cm
Grand Targhee
Wyoming · USA
17cm / 10d
Best window Oct 21 · 1d · 10cm
Mammoth Mountain
California · USA
5cm / 10d
Best window Oct 20 · 1d · 5cm
Palisades Tahoe
California · USA
5cm / 10d
Best window Oct 20 · 1d · 5cm
Sugar Bowl
California · USA
5cm / 10d
Best window Oct 20 · 1d · 5cm
Aspen Highlands
Colorado · USA
27cm / 10d
Best window Oct 13 · 3d · 27cm
Mt. Hood Meadows
Oregon · USA
6cm / 10d
Best window Oct 20 · 1d · 6cm
Aspen Mountain
Colorado · USA
24cm / 10d
Best window Oct 13 · 3d · 24cm
Wolf Creek
Colorado · USA
31cm / 10d
Best window Oct 13 · 2d · 29cm
Mt. Bachelor
Oregon · USA
4cm / 10d
Best window Oct 20 · 1d · 3cm
Sugarbush
Vermont · USA
6cm / 10d
Best window Oct 17 · 1d · 6cm
Bridger Bowl
Montana (Bozeman) · USA
4cm / 10d
Best window Oct 21 · 1d · 4cm
Sun Valley
Idaho · USA
6cm / 10d
Best window Oct 12 · 1d · 3cm
Whiteface
New York · USA
3cm / 10d
Best window Oct 17 · 1d · 3cm
Stowe
Vermont · USA
5cm / 10d
Best window Oct 17 · 1d · 5cm
Sugarloaf
Maine · USA
17cm / 10d
Best window Oct 13 · 1d · 12cm
Jay Peak
Vermont · USA
5cm / 10d
Best window Oct 17 · 1d · 5cm
Smugglers' Notch
Vermont · USA
5cm / 10d
Best window Oct 17 · 1d · 5cm
Bolton Valley
Vermont · USA
4cm / 10d
Best window Oct 17 · 1d · 4cm
Cordova / Chugach (Points North Heli)
Alaska · USA
11cm / 10d
Best window Oct 20 · 1d · 8cm
Northstar
California · USA
2cm / 10d
Best window Oct 20 · 1d · 2cm
Timberline Lodge
Oregon · USA
6cm / 10d
Best window Oct 20 · 1d · 6cm
Brundage Mountain
Idaho (McCall) · USA
10cm / 10d
Best window Oct 20 · 1d · 10cm
Steamboat
Colorado · USA
8cm / 10d
Best window Oct 14 · 2d · 7cm
Crystal Mountain
Washington · USA
7cm / 10d
Best window Oct 19 · 1d · 6cm
Killington
Vermont · USA
2cm / 10d
Best window Oct 17 · 1d · 2cm
Mt. Rose
Nevada · USA
1cm / 10d
No fresh snow in the outlook
Mt. Baker
Washington · USA
3cm / 10d
Best window Oct 20 · 1d · 3cm
Stevens Pass
Washington · USA
2cm / 10d
Best window Oct 19 · 1d · 2cm
Heavenly
California/Nevada · USA
0cm / 10d
No fresh snow in the outlook
Whitefish
Montana · USA
0cm / 10d
No fresh snow in the outlook
Taos Ski Valley
New Mexico (Sangre de Cristo) · USA
0cm / 10d
No fresh snow in the outlook
Schweitzer
Idaho (Selkirks, Sandpoint) · USA
0cm / 10d
No fresh snow in the outlook
Alpental (Summit at Snoqualmie)
Washington (Snoqualmie Pass) · USA
0cm / 10d
No fresh snow in the outlook
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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