The Podium
Snow Leaders
Who's winning winter? Fresh snow, season totals, snowpack and powder-day stats for the 2025-26 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 | Alta | 1″ | at Atwater SNOTEL (0.3 km), through Sep 10 |
| 2 | Mt. Bachelor | 1″ | at Three Creeks Meadow SNOTEL (16.0 km), through Sep 10 |
| 3 | Alyeska | 0″ | at Mt. Alyeska SNOTEL (1.2 km), through Sep 09 |
| 4 | Arapahoe Basin | 0″ | at Grizzly Peak SNOTEL (0.5 km), through Sep 10 |
| 5 | Arizona Snowbowl | 0″ | at Snowslide Canyon SNOTEL (5.1 km), through Sep 10 |
| 6 | Aspen Snowmass | 0″ | at Schofield Pass SNOTEL (23.2 km), through Sep 10 |
| 7 | Beaver Creek | 0″ | at Mccoy Park SNOTEL (2.0 km), through Sep 10 |
| 8 | Big Sky Resort | 0″ | at Lone Mountain SNOTEL (2.3 km), through Sep 10 |
| 9 | Breckenridge | 0″ | at Copper Mountain SNOTEL (9.1 km), through Sep 10 |
| 10 | Bridger Bowl | 0″ | at Sacajawea SNOTEL (6.8 km), through Sep 10 |
Last 7 days the seven newest SNOTEL days
Full standings
| # | Resort | Last 7 days | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alta | 1″ | at Atwater SNOTEL (0.3 km), through Sep 10 |
| 2 | Crested Butte | 1″ | at Butte SNOTEL (1.1 km), through Sep 10 |
| 3 | Crystal Mountain | 1″ | at Morse Lake SNOTEL (3.4 km), through Sep 10 |
| 4 | Mt. Bachelor | 1″ | at Three Creeks Meadow SNOTEL (16.0 km), through Sep 10 |
| 5 | Powder Mountain | 1″ | at Powder Mountain SNOTEL (1.3 km), through Sep 10 |
| 6 | Alyeska | 0″ | at Mt. Alyeska SNOTEL (1.2 km), through Sep 09 |
| 7 | Arapahoe Basin | 0″ | at Grizzly Peak SNOTEL (0.5 km), through Sep 10 |
| 8 | Arizona Snowbowl | 0″ | at Snowslide Canyon SNOTEL (5.1 km), through Sep 10 |
| 9 | Aspen Snowmass | 0″ | at Schofield Pass SNOTEL (23.2 km), through Sep 10 |
| 10 | Beaver Creek | 0″ | at Mccoy Park SNOTEL (2.0 km), through Sep 10 |
Season snowfall
Full standings
| # | Resort | Season total | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mt. Hood Meadows | 290″ | Mt Hood Test Site |
| 2 | Timberline Lodge | 290″ | Mt Hood Test Site |
| 3 | Crystal Mountain | 272″ | Morse Lake |
| 4 | Grand Targhee | 247″ | Grand Targhee |
| 5 | Snowbird | 224″ | Snowbird |
| 6 | Sugar Bowl | 220″ | Css Lab |
| 7 | The Summit at Snoqualmie | 218″ | Olallie Meadows |
| 8 | Alta | 216″ | Atwater |
| 9 | Palisades Tahoe | 212″ | Palisades Tahoe |
| 10 | Schweitzer | 203″ | Schweitzer Basin |
Snowpack vs normal
How each snowpack PEAKED against the median peak NRCS publishes for that station — the off-season scoreboard. A percentage needs a median of at least 1″.
| Resort | % of normal | Peak SWE | NRCS median peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Snowbowl | 83% | 14.0″ | 16.8″ |
| Big Sky Resort | 78% | 16.7″ | 21.4″ |
| Grand Targhee | 77% | 37.5″ | 48.8″ |
| Northstar California | 75% | 13.4″ | 17.8″ |
| Schweitzer | 73% | 37.0″ | 51.0″ |
| Sun Valley | 73% | 9.1″ | 12.5″ |
| Jackson Hole | 72% | 20.4″ | 28.5″ |
| Brighton | 69% | 16.4″ | 23.8″ |
| Kirkwood | 69% | 20.8″ | 30.1″ |
| Solitude | 69% | 16.4″ | 23.8″ |
| Stevens Pass | 65% | 24.6″ | 38.0″ |
| Steamboat | 62% | 13.9″ | 22.3″ |
| Crested Butte | 61% | 8.4″ | 13.7″ |
| Crystal Mountain | 60% | 34.4″ | 57.8″ |
| Deer Valley | 58% | 14.3″ | 24.7″ |
| Park City Mountain | 58% | 14.3″ | 24.7″ |
| Snowbird | 58% | 25.5″ | 43.8″ |
| Eldora | 56% | 7.8″ | 14.0″ |
| Loveland | 56% | 13.7″ | 24.4″ |
| Sugar Bowl | 56% | 21.4″ | 37.9″ |
| Heavenly | 55% | 13.2″ | 23.8″ |
| Aspen Snowmass | 54% | 19.0″ | 35.1″ |
| Arapahoe Basin | 52% | 10.2″ | 19.6″ |
| Keystone | 52% | 10.2″ | 19.6″ |
| Palisades Tahoe | 50% | 25.5″ | 50.8″ |
| Sierra-at-Tahoe | 50% | 21.7″ | 43.0″ |
| Snowbasin | 50% | 17.9″ | 35.9″ |
| Mt. Baker | 49% | 17.5″ | 35.7″ |
| Beaver Creek | 47% | 6.8″ | 14.6″ |
| Breckenridge | 47% | 8.2″ | 17.4″ |
| Copper Mountain | 47% | 8.2″ | 17.4″ |
| The Summit at Snoqualmie | 47% | 26.3″ | 55.9″ |
| Bridger Bowl | 46% | 6.5″ | 14.1″ |
| Taos Ski Valley | 46% | 9.3″ | 20.0″ |
| Vail | 46% | 9.5″ | 20.8″ |
| Wolf Creek | 43% | 15.2″ | 35.5″ |
| Alyeska | 42% | 14.4″ | 34.3″ |
| Silverton Mountain | 41% | 10.3″ | 25.0″ |
| Mt. Hood Meadows | 39% | 23.0″ | 59.4″ |
| Timberline Lodge | 39% | 23.0″ | 59.4″ |
| Purgatory | 38% | 3.9″ | 10.4″ |
| Mt. Bachelor | 12% | 2.3″ | 18.7″ |
| Alta | no NRCS median | 26.8″ | — |
| Powder Mountain | no NRCS median | 17.8″ | — |
| Telluride | no NRCS median | 12.2″ | — |
| Winter Park | no NRCS median | 12.4″ | — |
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.