Howelsen Hill saw 161cm of snow across the 2025/26 season, down 30% on last winter. It was the leanest in 31 years.
0
powder daysmornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
13cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 6 Dec 2025.
66cm
deepest basemeasured on 25 Feb 2026.
46cm
snowiest monthDecember 2025 stole the show.
25cm
best weekseven days from 1 Dec 2025.
65%
of a typical winter's snowfall. A leaner year than usual.
Snow reliability
96/100
ExcellentTypically about 153 ski days a season, declining by 4 days per decade.
Snowfall by season
The leanest in 31 years.
Snowfall by month
December was an early-season standout, with 29% 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.