Best time to ski in the USA
Across 15 resorts in the USA, March has had the most snow over the last three winters (about 93 cm on average at mid-mountain). Snow by month: Dec 61 cm, Jan 71 cm, Feb 75 cm, Mar 93 cm, Apr 38 cm. For snow and short queues together, aim for mid-January or the first half of March, outside school holidays.
| # | Resort | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Mammoth Mountain | 140 | 147 | 179 | 237 | 24 | 6.6 |
| 2 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Palisades Tahoe | 127 | 125 | 144 | 194 | 26 | 6.1 |
| 3 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Snowbird | 72 | 101 | 98 | 118 | 65 | 6.2 |
| 4 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Alta | 71 | 101 | 97 | 117 | 57 | 6.1 |
| 5 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Jackson Hole | 75 | 63 | 102 | 100 | 42 | 6.2 |
| 6 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Park City | 54 | 87 | 76 | 94 | 37 | 5.8 |
| 7 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Steamboat | 75 | 80 | 72 | 73 | 47 | 7.0 |
| 8 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Telluride | 30 | 54 | 45 | 69 | 39 | 7.3 |
| 9 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Aspen Snowmass | 40 | 43 | 47 | 67 | 39 | 7.2 |
| 10 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Big Sky | 37 | 38 | 52 | 61 | 51 | 7.2 |
| 11 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Vail | 51 | 52 | 49 | 59 | 41 | 7.0 |
| 12 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Stowe | 49 | 53 | 43 | 58 | 21 | 5.2 |
| 13 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Killington | 39 | 52 | 34 | 52 | 18 | 4.9 |
| 14 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Taos Ski Valley | 18 | 30 | 43 | 51 | 21 | 5.1 |
| 15 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Breckenridge | 37 | 41 | 37 | 47 | 49 | 6.3 |
Average snowfall in cm per month at mid-mountain, last three winters (ERA5).
Scores and stats are computed from open data (OpenStreetMap, ERA5 snowfall, live Open-Meteo forecasts). How Snowlist scores resorts.
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