Washington

A Friday-through-weekend system refreshes the Pacific Northwest mountains, and then a colder, more unsettled pattern keeps the door open for a much bigger snow cycle into next week. Snow levels trend downward through the weekend, helping keep most resort terrain in snow and setting up improving quality as colder air settles in. After a brief lull, additional rounds of mountain […]

Dry, mild weather holds through Friday, then a weekend storm cycle runs from Friday night into Tuesday with a warm start and a colder finish. Snow levels start high on Saturday, so upper mountain terrain and northern locations do the best with wet snow while some lower slopes mix with rain. Colder air arrives Sunday night into Tuesday, dropping snow […]

A warm, moisture-limited Pacific Northwest pattern keeps snowfall modest this weekend, with generally high snow levels and mostly dense to wet snow quality. The best accumulation favors Whistler and Mt Baker, while the Washington Cascades and Mt Hood see lighter totals with periods of wind. After Monday, high pressure builds in and turns the region drier and unseasonably mild, limiting […]

This forecast was created at 11 a.m. PST on Monday, January 26, 2026. A midweek storm cycle brings the Pacific Northwest a round of modest snowfall with rising snow levels, then the pattern leans warmer with fewer clean powder windows heading into early February. The best midweek accumulation favors higher terrain, with Whistler and Oregon’s upper elevations leading totals, while […]

This forecast was created at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2025. A midweek punch of cold, stormy weather will deliver widespread new snow across the Pacific Northwest, with the biggest totals focused on the Washington Cascades and the Oregon volcanoes. Snow starts with a lighter Sunday night into Monday refresh as snow levels step down, then ramps up sharply […]

An active Pacific Northwest pattern continues through Monday night, with snow levels starting high and then steadily dropping to improve snow quality late in the weekend. The biggest accumulations stack up at Whistler and on Mt Hood, while the Washington Cascades see a wetter start that transitions to more consistently snowy conditions as snow levels fall. Expect the densest snow […]

This forecast was created at 10 a.m. PST on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. A pair of warm, relatively dense early-season storms will build bases across the Washington and Oregon Cascades this week while open Whistler sees only a light refresh before a cooler, drier weekend. Expect low- to mid-double-digit snow totals at several Washington passes, modest but wind-affected accumulations on […]