SnowOdds

Coast Mountains & Cascades

Pacific storms dump deep, heavy snow from Whistler down to Oregon.

North America
Painting: Coast Mountains & Cascades

When the snow comes

Average odds across 14 resorts. The most reliable weeks:

  1. 14–20 Dec87%
  2. 21–27 Dec76%
  3. 11–17 Jan71%
  1. 2–8 Nov, 38% avg oddsNov2–8 Nov: 38% average odds
  2. 9–15 Nov (this week), 57% avg odds9–15 Nov: 57% average odds
  3. 16–22 Nov, 60% avg odds16–22 Nov: 60% average odds
  4. 23–29 Nov, 57% avg odds23–29 Nov: 57% average odds
  5. 30 Nov – 6 Dec, 48% avg oddsDec30 Nov – 6 Dec: 48% average odds
  6. 7–13 Dec, 56% avg odds7–13 Dec: 56% average odds
  7. 14–20 Dec, 87% avg odds14–20 Dec: 87% average odds
  8. 21–27 Dec, 76% avg odds21–27 Dec: 76% average odds
  9. 4–10 Jan, 67% avg oddsJan4–10 Jan: 67% average odds
  10. 11–17 Jan, 71% avg odds11–17 Jan: 71% average odds
  11. 18–24 Jan, 54% avg odds18–24 Jan: 54% average odds
  12. 25–31 Jan, 42% avg odds25–31 Jan: 42% average odds
  13. 1–7 Feb, 55% avg oddsFeb1–7 Feb: 55% average odds
  14. 8–14 Feb, 52% avg odds8–14 Feb: 52% average odds
  15. 15–21 Feb, 63% avg odds15–21 Feb: 63% average odds
  16. 22–28 Feb, 63% avg odds22–28 Feb: 63% average odds
  17. 1–7 Mar, 65% avg oddsMar1–7 Mar: 65% average odds
  18. 8–14 Mar, 60% avg odds8–14 Mar: 60% average odds
  19. 15–21 Mar, 64% avg odds15–21 Mar: 64% average odds
  20. 22–28 Mar, 54% avg odds22–28 Mar: 54% average odds
  21. 29 Mar – 4 Apr, 53% avg oddsApr29 Mar – 4 Apr: 53% average odds
  22. 5–11 Apr, 53% avg odds5–11 Apr: 53% average odds
  23. 12–18 Apr, 38% avg odds12–18 Apr: 38% average odds
  24. 19–25 Apr, 30% avg odds19–25 Apr: 30% average odds
  25. 26 Apr – 2 May, 20% avg odds26 Apr – 2 May: 20% average odds

Outlined: the three most reliable weeks. Hover a bar for its dates.

Where to go

Best all season

Highest score across the whole season

  1. 1Whistler BlackcombBritish Columbia, best 22–28 Feb63
  2. 2Manning Park ResortBritish Columbia, best 21–27 Dec56
  3. 3Stevens PassWashington, best 18–24 Jan56
  4. 4Mt BakerWashington, best 22–28 Feb55
  5. 5Crystal MountainWashington, best 22–28 Feb53
  6. 6Mt. BachelorOregon, best 1–7 Mar52
  7. 7Apex Mountain ResortBritish Columbia, best 14–20 Dec48
  8. 8Willamette PassOregon, best 1–7 Mar44
  9. 9Mt. Hood Meadows Ski ResortOregon, best 22–28 Feb41
  10. 10Sun Peaks ResortBritish Columbia, best 14–20 Dec41

Best early season

First six weeks of the season

  1. 1Whistler BlackcombBritish Columbia, best 22–28 Feb62
  2. 2Manning Park ResortBritish Columbia, best 21–27 Dec54
  3. 3Stevens PassWashington, best 18–24 Jan51
  4. 4Mt BakerWashington, best 22–28 Feb50
  5. 5Apex Mountain ResortBritish Columbia, best 14–20 Dec47

Best late season

Last six weeks of the season

  1. 1Whistler BlackcombBritish Columbia, best 22–28 Feb62
  2. 2Mt BakerWashington, best 22–28 Feb51
  3. 3Mt. BachelorOregon, best 1–7 Mar50
  4. 4Crystal MountainWashington, best 22–28 Feb49
  5. 5Stevens PassWashington, best 18–24 Jan49

Hidden gems

Smaller ski areas with a big score

  1. 1Whistler BlackcombBritish Columbia, best 22–28 Feb63
  2. 2Manning Park ResortBritish Columbia, best 21–27 Dec56
  3. 3Stevens PassWashington, best 18–24 Jan56
  4. 4Mt BakerWashington, best 22–28 Feb55

Numbers are the average SnowOdds score out of 100 per week over the period shown: the odds of 10 cm4 in or more of fresh snow at the summit count most, then base, sun, rain and wind.

All 14 resorts in the Coast Mountains & Cascades