The Ikon Pass has got you covered with 44 iconic destinations right across the world, from South America to Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, and now Europe.ย It really is the new standard in season passes. But right now, we’re only bothered about closer to home, right? For powder-hunting Ikon Pass holders in North America, which are the best resorts to hit for guaranteed snow?
Well, we can’t guarantee you snow (I’d be a billionaire if I could), but we can tell you the average annual snowfall of all resorts available on the Ikon Pass, leaving you well informed to make your own trip plans.ย My $0.02 worth, Utah looks like the place to be…
Average Annual Snowfall of North American Ikon Resorts
Unless otherwise stated, all figures are taken from resorts’ official homepages
#1 – Alta, UT – 545″
#2 – Solitude, UT, Snowbird, UT*, Brighton, UT – 500″
#5 – Crystal Mountain, WA – 470″**
#6 – Mount Bachelor, OR – 462″
#7 – Jackson Hole, WY – 459″
#8 – Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA – 450″
#9 – The Summit at Snoqualmie, WA – 428″
#10 – Revelstoke, BC – 413″
#11 – Big Sky Resort, MT, Mammoth Mountain, CA – 400″
#13 – SkiBig3, AB – 360″
#14 – Arapahoe Basin, CO – 350″*
#15 – Steamboat, CO – 336โ
#16 – Winter Park, CO – 317.5″
#17 – Copper Mountain, CO – 305″
#18 – Aspen Snowmass, CO, Taos, NM, Deer Valley, UT*, Eldora, CO*, RED Mountain, BC – 300″
#23 – Cypress Mountain, BC – 286″
#24 – Killington, VT, Sugarbush, VT, June Mountain, CA – 250″
#27 – Sugarloaf, ME – 200″
#28 – Snowshoe, WV, Stratton, VT – 180″
#30 – Sunday River, ME – 167″
#31 – Mont Tremblant, QC – 164″
#32 – Loon Mountain, NH – 160″
#33 – Boyne Highlands, MI, Boyne Mountain, MI – 140″
#35 – Blue Mountain, Ontario – 110″**
#36 – Windham Mountain, NY – 105″*
#37 – Big Bear Mountain Resort, CA – 100โ*
*Stats are from Wikipedia
**Stats are from OnTheSnow.com
Skibig3 362″ ?!?
First off, those are 3 separately owned resorts located far apart from each other.
These are approximately their respective numbers.
Norquay 70″
Lake Louise 180″
Sunshine Village 295″
Are those your personal estimates?
No, those are 10-year snowfall averages (2009-2019)
All-time numbers are not much different: Norquay 90″, Lake Louise 175″, Sunshine Village 285″.
Website claimed numbers are as follows: Norquay 120″, Lake Louise 178″, Sunshine Village 364″ (had marketed the 300″ number for many years until just recently)