SnowOdds

49° North Mountain Resort

Washington, United States

Village1,190 m3,904 ftSummit1,756 m5,761 ft

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Best weeks at 49° North Mountain Resort

SnowOdds score at the summit, out of 100

Pick your week

Bars show each week's SnowOdds score at the summit: fresh snow and base first, then sun, rain and wind.

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50
NovDecJanFebMarApr

Summit, 1,756 m5,761 ft

21–27 Dec

49/ 100Good

11 of 20 winters had 10 cm4 in or more of fresh snow this week

A coin flip for a proper refresh. Still a solid week on the upper slopes.

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How the score works

The SnowOdds score

Every week at every resort gets a score out of 100. Snow sets it, and bad weather can take up to 45% off. The percentages show how much each part counts within snow or weather.

Snow

  • Fresh snow

    60%
  • Base

    25%
  • Powder

    15%

Weather

  • Sun

    50%
  • No rain

    30%
  • Calm

    20%

Example: 49° North Mountain Resort, 21–27 Dec

Out of 10WeightPoints
Fresh snow6.6× 60%40
Base4.6× 25%12
Powder5.7× 15%9
Snow61 / 100
Sun3.6× 50%18
No rain6.4× 30%19
Calm9.3× 20%19
Weather56 / 100

Weather at 56 out of 100 takes 20% off the snow points. The worse the weather, the more comes off, up to 45%.

Score61 − 20% = 49/ 100

Avg fresh snow
11 cm4 in
Snowy days
3.2 of 7
Avg temperature
-9°C15°F
Season snowfall so far
66 cm26 in

Beyond the odds · at the summit, this week

Bluebird days
0.2 of 7
Wind holds
0.1 of 7
Dry powder
58%
Icy mornings
0 of 7

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Beyond the odds

Our own measures, from every day of the last 20 winters at the summit.

Bluebird days

0.8a winter

More than 25% of resorts

A clear day with no new snow, right after 10 cm4 in or more fell in the two days before.

Wind holds

2.9a winter

Calmer than 90% of resorts

Days with gusts of 70 km/h43 mph or more at the summit: enough to stop most chairlifts.

Dry powder

42%of the snow

Drier than 49% of resorts

Snow that fell on days that stayed below -5°C23°F at the summit: light and dry. The rest is heavier.

Driest 21–27 Dec

Icy mornings

14a winter

Less icy than 68% of resorts

Mornings after a day above 0°C32°F and a night at -3°C27°F or colder, with no new snow: hard, icy pistes until the sun softens them.

Every winter since 1950/51

See all 76 winters, day by day
Average winter
1.6 m64 in
Snowiest winter
3.0 m117 in
Leanest winter
57 cm22 in
Change since 1950/51
+2.5°C+4.5°F

Snow at 49° North Mountain Resort, answered

When is the best time to ski 49° North Mountain Resort?

Historically the best week for fresh snow at 49° North Mountain Resort is 21–27 Dec: in 11 of the last 20 winters at least 10 cm of new snow fell at the summit that week (53% odds), 11 cm on average. The next best weeks are 11–17 Jan and 4–10 Jan.

Which month has the most reliable snow at 49° North Mountain Resort?

December, with an average 45% chance of 10 cm or more of fresh snow in any given week at the summit. April is the least reliable month of the season at 2%.

How high is 49° North Mountain Resort?

The village sits at 1,190 m (3,904 ft) and the top lift reaches 1,756 m (5,761 ft), a vertical drop of 566 m (1,857 ft). The resort has about 52 km of pistes and 7 lifts.

Does it snow in the village at 49° North Mountain Resort?

In the best week (21–27 Dec) the village gets 10 cm or more of fresh snow in 53% of winters, against 53% at the summit. The average village temperature that week is -5°C (22°F).

Every week of the season, in numbers

Odds of 10 cm or more of fresh snow in the week, and average fresh snow, at 49° North Mountain Resort
WeekSummit oddsSummit snowVillage oddsVillage snow
2–8 Nov5%3 cm5%3 cm
9–15 Nov25%6 cm20%6 cm
16–22 Nov35%7 cm35%7 cm
23–29 Nov30%7 cm30%7 cm
30 Nov – 6 Dec35%6 cm35%6 cm
7–13 Dec35%7 cm35%7 cm
14–20 Dec58%13 cm58%13 cm
21–27 Dec53%11 cm53%11 cm
4–10 Jan40%9 cm40%9 cm
11–17 Jan50%11 cm50%11 cm
18–24 Jan40%8 cm40%8 cm
25–31 Jan20%6 cm20%6 cm
1–7 Feb15%6 cm15%6 cm
8–14 Feb10%4 cm10%4 cm
15–21 Feb15%7 cm15%7 cm
22–28 Feb25%6 cm25%6 cm
1–7 Mar25%6 cm25%6 cm
8–14 Mar10%4 cm10%4 cm
15–21 Mar15%4 cm15%4 cm
22–28 Mar5%3 cm5%3 cm
29 Mar – 4 Apr5%3 cm5%2 cm
5–11 Apr5%2 cm5%2 cm
12–18 Apr0%1 cm0%1 cm
19–25 Apr0%1 cm0%0 cm
26 Apr – 2 May0%0 cm0%0 cm