Vail saw 118cm of snow across the 2025/26 season, down 36% on last winter. It was the leanest in 15 years.
0
powder daysmornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
11cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 6 Mar 2026.
70cm
deepest basemeasured on 7 Mar 2026.
29cm
snowiest monthDecember 2025 stole the show.
21cm
best weekseven days from 30 Nov 2025.
59%
of a typical winter's snowfall. A leaner year than usual.
Snow reliability
90/100
ExcellentTypically about 150 ski days a season, declining by 16 days per decade.
Snowfall by season
The leanest in 15 years.
Snowfall by month
December was an early-season standout, with 25% 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.