The Podium
Snow Leaders
Who's winning winter? Fresh snow, season totals, snowpack and powder-day stats for the 2026-27 season. Measured at USDA NRCS SNOTEL stations — 46 of 122 resorts have one; the rest can't be ranked honestly on measurements, so they're not. The 24-hour board also takes each resort's own report for the day.
Dates on this page are Mountain Time.
Freshest snow
Last 24 hours the resort's report, or the newest SNOTEL day
Full standings
| # | Resort | Last 24h | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crystal Mountain | 8″ | at Morse Lake SNOTEL (3.4 km), through Oct 25 |
| 2 | Silverton Mountain | 3″ | at Red Mountain Pass SNOTEL (4.3 km), through Oct 25 |
| 3 | Wolf Creek | 3″ | at Wolf Creek Summit SNOTEL (1.1 km), through Oct 25 |
| 4 | Taos Ski Valley | 2″ | at Taos Powderhorn SNOTEL (1.6 km), through Oct 25 |
| 5 | Vail | 2″ resort report | 0″ at Vail Mountain SNOTEL (4.2 km), through Oct 25 |
| 6 | Nakiska | 2″ resort report | no current SNOTEL day beside it |
| 7 | Kicking Horse | 1″ resort report | no current SNOTEL day beside it |
| 8 | Arapahoe Basin | 1″ | at Grizzly Peak SNOTEL (0.5 km), through Oct 25 |
| 9 | Keystone | 1″ | at Grizzly Peak SNOTEL (9.7 km), through Oct 25 |
| 10 | Loveland | 1″ resort report | 0″ at Loveland Basin SNOTEL (0.9 km), through Oct 25 |
Last 7 days the seven newest SNOTEL days
Full standings
| # | Resort | Last 7 days | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolf Creek | 15″ | at Wolf Creek Summit SNOTEL (1.1 km), through Oct 25 |
| 2 | Silverton Mountain | 14″ | at Red Mountain Pass SNOTEL (4.3 km), through Oct 25 |
| 3 | Aspen Snowmass | 10″ | at Schofield Pass SNOTEL (23.2 km), through Oct 25 |
| 4 | Crystal Mountain | 9″ | at Morse Lake SNOTEL (3.4 km), through Oct 25 |
| 5 | Telluride | 8″ | at Alta Lakes SNOTEL (5.3 km), through Oct 25 |
| 6 | Grand Targhee | 7″ | at Grand Targhee SNOTEL (2.6 km), through Oct 25 |
| 7 | Alyeska | 5″ | at Mt. Alyeska SNOTEL (1.2 km), through Oct 25 |
| 8 | Sugar Bowl | 5″ | at Css Lab SNOTEL (3.6 km), through Oct 25 |
| 9 | Beaver Creek | 3″ | at Mccoy Park SNOTEL (2.0 km), through Oct 25 |
| 10 | Arapahoe Basin | 2″ | at Grizzly Peak SNOTEL (0.5 km), through Oct 25 |
Season snowfall
Full standings
| # | Resort | Season total | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silverton Mountain | 26″ | Red Mountain Pass |
| 2 | Telluride | 20″ | Alta Lakes |
| 3 | Wolf Creek | 18″ | Wolf Creek Summit |
| 4 | Aspen Snowmass | 14″ | Schofield Pass |
| 5 | Crystal Mountain | 11″ | Morse Lake |
| 6 | Bridger Bowl | 9″ | Sacajawea |
| 7 | Grand Targhee | 9″ | Grand Targhee |
| 8 | Snowbird | 9″ | Snowbird |
| 9 | Loveland | 8″ | Loveland Basin |
| 10 | Steamboat | 8″ | Dry Lake |
Snowpack vs normal
Latest snow-water equivalent against the median NRCS publishes for that station and calendar day. A percentage needs a median of at least 1″.
| Resort | % of normal | SWE | NRCS median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Creek | 292% | 4.1″ | 1.4″ |
| Aspen Snowmass | 137% | 1.5″ | 1.1″ |
| Grand Targhee | 22% | 0.7″ | 3.2″ |
| Loveland | 10% | 0.2″ | 2.0″ |
| Big Sky Resort | 9% | 0.1″ | 1.1″ |
| Arapahoe Basin | 0% | 0.0″ | 1.0″ |
| Keystone | 0% | 0.0″ | 1.0″ |
| Alta | no NRCS median | 0.0″ | — |
| Alyeska | too early to call | 1.0″ | 0.7″ |
| Arizona Snowbowl | too early to call | 0.5″ | 0.0″ |
| Beaver Creek | too early to call | 0.0″ | 0.0″ |
| Breckenridge | too early to call | 0.0″ | 0.4″ |
| Bridger Bowl | too early to call | 0.1″ | 0.0″ |
| Brighton | too early to call | 0.2″ | 0.0″ |
| Copper Mountain | too early to call | 0.0″ | 0.4″ |
| Crested Butte | too early to call | 0.5″ | 0.2″ |
| Crystal Mountain | too early to call | 1.0″ | 0.0″ |
| Deer Valley | too early to call | 0.0″ | 0.4″ |
| Eldora | too early to call | 0.3″ | 0.0″ |
| Heavenly | too early to call | 0.0″ | 0.0″ |
| Jackson Hole | too early to call | 0.0″ | 0.8″ |
| Kirkwood | too early to call | 0.2″ | 0.0″ |
| Mt. Bachelor | too early to call | 0.1″ | 0.0″ |
| Mt. Baker | too early to call | 0.0″ | 0.0″ |
| Mt. Hood Meadows | too early to call | 0.1″ | 0.4″ |
| Northstar California | too early to call | 0.5″ | 0.0″ |
| Palisades Tahoe | too early to call | 0.6″ | 0.0″ |
| Park City Mountain | too early to call | 0.0″ | 0.4″ |
| Powder Mountain | no NRCS median | 0.0″ | — |
| Purgatory | too early to call | 0.2″ | 0.0″ |
| Schweitzer | too early to call | 0.0″ | 0.8″ |
| Sierra-at-Tahoe | too early to call | 0.5″ | 0.0″ |
| Silverton Mountain | too early to call | 4.3″ | 0.8″ |
| Snowbasin | too early to call | 0.0″ | 0.0″ |
| Snowbird | too early to call | 0.5″ | 0.5″ |
| Solitude | too early to call | 0.2″ | 0.0″ |
| Steamboat | too early to call | 0.1″ | 0.2″ |
| Stevens Pass | too early to call | 0.0″ | 0.0″ |
| Sugar Bowl | too early to call | 0.0″ | 0.0″ |
| Sun Valley | too early to call | 0.0″ | 0.0″ |
| Taos Ski Valley | too early to call | 0.8″ | 0.8″ |
| Telluride | no NRCS median | 2.7″ | — |
| The Summit at Snoqualmie | too early to call | 0.1″ | 0.0″ |
| Timberline Lodge | too early to call | 0.1″ | 0.4″ |
| Vail | too early to call | 0.4″ | 0.6″ |
| Winter Park | no NRCS median | 0.4″ | — |
Epic vs Ikon
Average cumulative measured snowfall per station-linked resort on each pass — averaging keeps the duel fair despite different station coverage.
Powder & bluebird days
Powder days SNOTEL days with 150 mm (about 6″) or more of new snow
Bluebird days
No bluebird mornings recorded yet this season.
Bluebird days come from the nightly vibe engine — tracked since Sep 2026 (there's no sky sensor on a snow pillow).
Snowfall is the station's measured 24-hour snow-depth rise — it reads conservative (settling hides light snow). Compare resorts to each other, not to marketing totals.