VeabirdSnow

United States ski resorts: snow forecast & terrain

Veabird forecasts snow run by run at 86 ski resorts in the United States, across 19 regions; the most are in Colorado (19), Utah (10) and Vermont (10). Aspen Snowmass has the most vertical, 4,397 ft, and Arapahoe Basin the highest summit, 13,052 ft. 15 are on the Epic Pass and 32 are on the Ikon Pass. By terrain mix, the best fits for beginners are Sun Valley, Taos Ski Valley and Stowe; for experts, Snowbird, Arapahoe Basin and Alta.

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This week, resort by resort

Alaska

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Alyeska2,507 ft8 / 45 / 47%IkonOpens ~Nov 22

Arizona

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Arizona Snowbowl2,300 ft21 / 52 / 27%Opens ~Nov 22

California

Best for beginners: Sierra-at-Tahoe, Big Bear Mountain, Mammoth Mountain · intermediates: Palisades Tahoe, Mammoth Mountain, Heavenly · experts: Kirkwood, Palisades Tahoe, Northstar

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Big Bear Mountain1,690 ft30 / 43 / 27%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Heavenly3,517 ft8 / 64 / 28%EpicOpens ~Nov 22
June Mountain2,592 ft22 / 47 / 31%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Kirkwood2,005 ft12 / 36 / 52%EpicOpens ~Nov 22
Mammoth Mountain3,101 ft20 / 64 / 16%IkonOpens ~Nov 8
Northstar2,280 ft7 / 59 / 34%EpicOpens ~Nov 22
Palisades Tahoe2,822 ft9 / 55 / 36%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Sierra-at-Tahoe2,307 ft41 / 34 / 24%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Sugar Bowl1,470 ft25 / 47 / 27%Opens ~Nov 22

Colorado

Best for beginners: Beaver Creek, Crested Butte, Purgatory · intermediates: Aspen Snowmass, Crested Butte, Wolf Creek · experts: Arapahoe Basin, Steamboat, Keystone

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Arapahoe Basin2,270 ft6 / 36 / 57%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Aspen Snowmass4,397 ft10 / 63 / 28%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Beaver Creek4,045 ft53 / 26 / 21%EpicOpens ~Nov 22
Breckenridge3,242 ft23 / 43 / 34%EpicOpens ~Nov 22
Copper Mountain2,713 ft28 / 31 / 41%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Crested Butte3,058 ft31 / 52 / 17%EpicOpens ~Nov 22
Eldora1,289 ft10 / 54 / 36%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Keystone2,677 ft19 / 35 / 45%EpicOpens ~Nov 22
Loveland2,103 ft19 / 55 / 26%Opens ~Nov 22
Monarch Mountain1,165 ft21 / 45 / 35%Opens ~Nov 22
Powderhorn1,575 ft20 / 36 / 44%Opens ~Nov 22
Purgatory2,074 ft24 / 51 / 25%Opens ~Nov 22
Silverton Mountain2,687 ft–Opens ~Nov 22
Steamboat3,668 ft22 / 33 / 45%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Sunlight Mountain1,975 ft28 / 37 / 34%Opens ~Nov 22
Telluride3,845 ft26 / 42 / 32%EpicOpens ~Nov 22
Vail3,448 ft25 / 37 / 39%EpicOpens ~Nov 22
Winter Park3,061 ft27 / 37 / 36%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Wolf Creek1,549 ft18 / 53 / 29%Opens ~Nov 22

Idaho

Best for beginners: Sun Valley, Brundage Mountain, Tamarack · intermediates: Schweitzer, Bogus Basin, Tamarack · experts: Schweitzer, Tamarack, Sun Valley

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Bogus Basin1,837 ft13 / 60 / 27%Opens ~Nov 22
Brundage Mountain1,837 ft29 / 40 / 31%Opens ~Nov 22
Schweitzer2,461 ft2 / 55 / 43%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Sun Valley3,402 ft44 / 25 / 31%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Tamarack2,723 ft24 / 42 / 34%Opens ~Nov 22

Maine

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Saddleback1,824 ft30 / 39 / 32%Opens ~Nov 22
Sugarloaf2,825 ft45 / 31 / 24%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Sunday River2,362 ft37 / 31 / 32%IkonOpens ~Nov 22

Michigan

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Boyne Mountain459 ft54 / 23 / 23%Opens ~Nov 22

Minnesota

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Lutsen Mountains837 ft6 / 74 / 21%Opens ~Nov 22

Montana

Best for beginners: Bridger Bowl, Montana Snowbowl, Big Sky · intermediates: Whitefish Mountain, Bridger Bowl, Red Lodge Mountain · experts: Big Sky, Red Lodge Mountain, Montana Snowbowl

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Big Sky4,367 ft27 / 38 / 35%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Bridger Bowl2,595 ft26 / 53 / 20%Opens ~Nov 22
Montana Snowbowl2,625 ft38 / 35 / 28%Opens ~Nov 22
Red Lodge Mountain2,461 ft18 / 43 / 39%Opens ~Nov 22
Whitefish Mountain2,356 ft19 / 53 / 28%Opens ~Nov 22

Nevada

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Mt. Rose1,434 ft33 / 38 / 29%Opens ~Nov 22

New Hampshire

Best for beginners: Loon Mountain, Bretton Woods, Wildcat Mountain · intermediates: Loon Mountain, Cannon Mountain, Bretton Woods · experts: Cannon Mountain, Wildcat Mountain, Loon Mountain

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Bretton Woods1,542 ft30 / 50 / 19%Opens ~Nov 22
Cannon Mountain2,100 ft15 / 51 / 34%Opens ~Nov 22
Loon Mountain2,100 ft24 / 55 / 21%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Wildcat Mountain2,133 ft29 / 48 / 23%EpicOpens ~Nov 22

New Mexico

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Ski Santa Fe1,716 ft27 / 40 / 33%Opens ~Nov 22
Taos Ski Valley3,278 ft41 / 24 / 35%IkonOpens ~Nov 22

New York

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Gore Mountain2,625 ft13 / 50 / 36%Opens ~Nov 22
Whiteface3,183 ft22 / 43 / 36%Opens ~Nov 22

Oregon

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Mt. Bachelor3,363 ft16 / 55 / 29%IkonOpens ~Nov 25
Mt. Hood Meadows2,789 ft16 / 58 / 25%Opens ~Nov 22
Timberline Lodge3,609 ft24 / 52 / 24%Opens ~Nov 22

Utah

Best for beginners: Deer Valley, Powder Mountain, Brian Head · intermediates: Park City, Brighton, Solitude · experts: Snowbird, Alta, Snowbasin

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Alta2,021 ft15 / 29 / 56%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Brian Head1,401 ft32 / 39 / 29%Opens ~Nov 22
Brighton1,749 ft22 / 48 / 29%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Deer Valley2,999 ft35 / 44 / 22%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Park City3,179 ft8 / 55 / 37%EpicOpens ~Nov 22
Powder Mountain2,395 ft36 / 26 / 38%Opens ~Nov 22
Snowbasin2,953 ft9 / 52 / 39%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Snowbird3,242 ft10 / 32 / 58%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Solitude2,500 ft8 / 67 / 25%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Sundance2,149 ft24 / 49 / 27%Opens ~Nov 22

Vermont

Best for beginners: Stowe, Killington, Bolton Valley · intermediates: Stowe, Jay Peak, Mount Snow · experts: Sugarbush, Mad River Glen, Okemo

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Bolton Valley1,050 ft41 / 31 / 28%Opens ~Nov 22
Jay Peak2,060 ft28 / 50 / 22%Opens ~Nov 22
Killington3,078 ft35 / 41 / 24%IkonOpens ~Nov 8
Mad River Glen2,034 ft24 / 37 / 39%Opens ~Nov 22
Mount Snow1,690 ft19 / 65 / 17%EpicOpens ~Nov 22
Okemo2,198 ft36 / 34 / 30%EpicOpens ~Nov 22
Smugglers' Notch2,608 ft20 / 57 / 23%Opens ~Nov 22
Stowe3,114 ft25 / 57 / 18%EpicOpens ~Nov 22
Stratton2,001 ft38 / 36 / 26%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Sugarbush2,608 ft17 / 44 / 40%IkonOpens ~Nov 22

Washington

Best for beginners: White Pass, Mt. Baker, Stevens Pass · intermediates: Crystal Mountain, Stevens Pass, Mt. Baker · experts: Crystal Mountain, Mission Ridge, Summit at Snoqualmie

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Crystal Mountain2,602 ft16 / 50 / 34%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
Mission Ridge2,231 ft9 / 64 / 27%Opens ~Nov 22
Mt. Baker1,509 ft21 / 57 / 22%Opens ~Nov 22
Stevens Pass1,782 ft16 / 66 / 19%EpicOpens ~Nov 22
Summit at Snoqualmie2,428 ft13 / 66 / 21%IkonOpens ~Nov 22
White Pass1,509 ft30 / 57 / 12%Opens ~Nov 22

West Virginia

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Snowshoe1,247 ft40 / 28 / 32%Opens ~Nov 22

Wyoming

ResortVerticalBeg / Int / AdvPassThis week
Grand Targhee2,579 ft25 / 61 / 15%Opens ~Nov 22
Jackson Hole4,137 ft9 / 58 / 32%IkonOpens ~Nov 29

Grades for the next few days from Veabird's snow model, updated Oct 3, 19:00 UTC. Higher is better: A+ to F.

Terrain shares are mapped run length from OpenSkiMap (OpenStreetMap contributors); advanced includes expert terrain. Passes are 2025-26 partners; confirm before you buy.

Coordinates approximate; forecasts are estimates, not safety guidance.