The Scoreboard
Which weather model actually knows these mountains? Every night we freeze each provider's snow forecast 1, 2, and 3 days out — then score it against what SNOTEL stations measured.
Most accurate this winter
Open-Meteo
0.0″ average miss, 1-day lead
Days scored
31
with measurable snow, season 2025-26
1 day out
| Provider | Scored days | Average miss | Tendency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open-Meteo | 768 | 0.0″ | honest |
2 days out
| Provider | Scored days | Average miss | Tendency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open-Meteo | 725 | 0.0″ | honest |
3 days out
| Provider | Scored days | Average miss | Tendency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open-Meteo | 679 | 0.0″ | honest |
Scoring: each frozen forecast's snow total vs the resort's primary SNOTEL station's measured 24-hour depth rise on that date (station-linked resorts only). "Average miss" is mean absolute error; "tendency" is the signed average. Method: docs/08.