9 Deepest Snowpacks in North America This Weekend Spring is here, and spring skiing is in full swing. Which resorts have had the best winter to set them up with a deep snowpack for incredible skiing in April, May, and beyond? Related: Why Do Ski Resorts Close When Their Snowpack Is Still So Deep? The deepest snowpack here is over 17 FEET! Wow. Get in the Snow – SnowBrains […] SnowBrains | April 18, 2025 3 Comments
9 Deepest Snowpacks in North America This Weekend It’s almost spring, so bases are reaching their peak right now. Although, who knows, maybe we’ll see a Miracle March?! The deepest snowpack here is over 12 FEET! Wow. Get in the Snow – SnowBrains Weekly Email Delivers Our Most Popular Articles, Social Posts, and Exclusive Deals to Your Inbox These are the nine resorts reporting the deepest snowpacks this […] SnowBrains | February 23, 2024 0 Comments
The Top 13 DEEPEST Snowpacks in North America Right Now: The snow finally returned to California last weekend, but they’re going to need much, much more to catch up with some of these resorts. Could the 4-FEET forecast for Tahoe this weekend make up for a dry February? Alpental and Mt. Baker, WA are still the only resorts to smash through the 200″ mark. British Columbia is also having a pretty […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 13, 2020 14 Comments
The Deepest Snowpacks in North America Right Now… Not decided yet where to ride this festive season? Got a multi-resort pass and have too many options? Well, let us help you out with the deepest snowpacks in North America right now. First, it was Colorado and the East Coast, then California caught up, and this last week or so the PNW and Canada have been getting the goods. […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | December 18, 2018 3 Comments
Top 10 DEEPEST Snowpacks in North America Right Now In to spring now, and the final weeks of skiing many resorts. March has been pretty eventful, California the clear winners, with almost 20-feet of snow falling on some CA resorts, really giving their snowpacks a boost meaning we see them in this deepest snowpacks list for the first time this season (better late than never, right?!). In fact, due to […] Weather Steven Agar | March 27, 2018 0 Comments
Top 10 Deepest Snowpacks in North America: El Nino has been good to Western North American snowpacks. As per normal, the West Coast is dominating this list with only one ski resort in the Top 10 being outside the West Coast. Props to Wolf Creek for raking in the snow this year. California, Oregon, Washington, B.C., Alaska. This is where the big snow falls and this is […] SnowBrains | February 17, 2016 0 Comments
Top 15 Deepest Snowpacks in the USA: California, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Nevada, and Colorado have all been getting hefty amounts of early season snowfall and their current snowpacks reflect that. It’s only December 4th and we’ve got 11 ski resorts with 30″ of snow on the ground or more. Sweet. 2015/16 is off to a great start with El Nino forecast to kick in starting in January. […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | December 4, 2015 2 Comments
The Top 5 Deepest Snowpacks on the West Coast: It’s been a challenging snowfall year on the West Coast but there have been some bright spots. Those bright spots are also the high spots. Mt. Bachelor, OR is the highest elevation ski resort in all of Washington and Oregon. Mt. Rose is the highest ski resort in Nevada (and Tahoe). Mammoth is the highest ski resort in California. These higher elevation ski resorts hang onto snow and get through warm spells better than their lower elevation counterparts. If you’re searching for snow this spring, search high. These snowpack numbers are taken from the ski resorts’ websites from their upper mountains on Thursday, […] SnowBrains | March 19, 2015 0 Comments
Top 10 Deepest Snowpacks in the USA: The East Coast has the 2nd deepest snowpack in the USA right now? The East Coast owns 5 of the top 10 deepest snowpacks in the USA right now? The answer to both of these questions is YES. The East Coast is on fire right now. It’s a bizarre year, there’s no doubt about it. The Pacific Northwest usually dominates this list but right now there’s only one PNW ski resort on this list right now, Mt. Bachelor in Oregon. The Northern Rockies also make a strong showing taking 3 of the top 4 spots. Lets hope things stay snowy in the Rockies and East while the snow machine finally turns on […] SnowBrains | February 23, 2015 13 Comments
Top 5 Deepest Snowpacks in the Pacific Northwest: It’s been a strange year in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) this year yet there have been some bright spots. Mt. Bachelor ski resort in Oregon is the highest elevation ski resort in the PNW and it shows. When high snow levels show up, Bachelor is often high enough to get snow and their higher elevation helps them hang onto snow longer. Mt Hood in Oregon is doing well also. Likely due to their higher elevation as well. The ski resorts in the PNW with lower elevations are struggling this year due to the higher snow levels. We’ve got our fingers crossed and we’re […] SnowBrains | February 13, 2015 2 Comments
Top 10 Deepest Snowpacks in the USA: It’s been a heck of a great snow year in the Northern Rockies this season. Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana are dominating this list right now. The Pacific Northwest usually dominates this list but this year, they only have one resort in the top 10. The other 9 resorts are Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. After looking at this list, you shouldn’t have any doubts as to where you should plan your ski trip this winter. These numbers are taken from the ski resorts’ websites. We’re showing the upper mountain numbers only. […] SnowBrains | January 13, 2015 21 Comments
Top 5 Deepest Snowpacks in The Pacific Northwest Right Now: The Pacific Northwest is having a bit of a funky year with some cold, some warm, some snow, and some rain. Even with the funkiness, they’re doing pretty damned good in the snow department with some of the deepest snowpacks in the USA, as per usual. These snow totals are taken from mid-mountain from the ski resort’s websites. […] SwellBrains | January 9, 2015 0 Comments
Top 10 Deepest Snowpacks in North America: It’s been an interesting year for snow in North America. That said, the ski resorts with the most snow in North America aren’t too different from a usual year. Alaska, Washington, and British Columbia are usually at the top of the list and this year is no exception. Everyone keeps talking about what a bad year Washington is having, but they have 100 inches of snow on the ground. How bad could it be? […] SnowBrains | January 31, 2014 15 Comments