Cataloochee Ski Area saw 33cm of snow across the 2025/26 season, up 38% on last winter. That puts it 21th snowiest of the last 31 winters.
0
powder daysmornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
9cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 31 Jan 2026.
19cm
deepest snowpackmodelled at mid-mountain height on 12 Dec 2025.
15cm
snowiest monthJanuary 2026 stole the show.
11cm
best weekseven days from 30 Jan 2026.
73%
of a typical winter's snowfall. A leaner year than usual.
Snow reliability
0/100
MarginalTypically about 0 ski days a season.
Snowfall by season
The 21th snowiest of the last 31 winters.
Snowfall by month
January was the mid-winter peak, with 45% of the season's snow.
Modelled base-altitude snowfall from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus), EM Snow archive. The grid sits near resort base, not the summit, so treat totals as a valley-level estimate.