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United States
From the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada in the west to the Green Mountains of New England.
United States snow forecast
Snow is expected at 18 of 36 places in United States in the next 7 days.
| Rank | Place | Snow in the next 7 days | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palisades Tahoe | 45–90 cm | Likely |
| 2 | Mammoth Mountain | 50–65 cm | Likely |
| 3 | Heavenly | 10–55 cm | Likely |
| 4 | Alta | 20–35 cm | Likely |
| 5 | Snowbird | 20–35 cm | Likely |
| 6 | Deer Valley | 10–30 cm | Likely |
| 7 | Park City | 10–30 cm | Likely |
| 8 | Sun Valley | 10–25 cm | Likely |
| 9 | Jackson Hole | 10–30 cm | Likely |
| 10 | Telluride | 5–25 cm | Likely |
| 11 | Steamboat | 5–20 cm | Likely |
| 12 | Big Sky | 5–20 cm | Likely |
| 13 | Aspen Snowmass | 5–15 cm | Likely |
| 14 | Anchorage | 2–15 cm | Likely |
| 15 | Vail | 5–10 cm | Likely |
| 16 | Beaver Creek | 4–15 cm | Likely |
| 17 | Taos Ski Valley | 3–8 cm | Likely |
| 18 | Breckenridge | 0–4 cm | Possible |
Snow in the United States
The United States has three main ski regions. The Rocky Mountains hold the big Colorado resorts of Vail, Breckenridge, Aspen Snowmass, Beaver Creek, Steamboat and Telluride, the Utah resorts of Alta, Snowbird, Park City and Deer Valley in the Wasatch, and Jackson Hole, Big Sky and Sun Valley in the northern Rockies. The Sierra Nevada in California has Palisades Tahoe, Heavenly and Mammoth Mountain. In the east, Killington and Stowe in Vermont are the largest of the New England resorts.
Each region has its own snow. The Colorado Rockies are high, with several resorts topping out above 3,800 m, and their snow is cold and dry; the Wasatch above Salt Lake City catches storms funnelled by the Great Salt Lake; the Sierra gets huge, wet falls from Pacific storms; and Vermont’s snow is lighter and its winters colder and shorter. In our record the US resorts average 11 to 12 snowy days at mid-mountain from December to March.
When it snows
Most western resorts open between mid-November and early December and close in April, with Mammoth often skiing into late May or June. Vermont runs from late November to April. The Sierra and the Pacific Northwest depend on a few very big storms; the Rockies get steadier, smaller falls.
Getting there
Denver serves Colorado, with most resorts two to four hours away; Salt Lake City airport is under an hour from the Wasatch resorts; Reno serves Lake Tahoe; Jackson, Bozeman and Sun Valley have their own small airports; and Boston and Burlington serve Vermont.