Waterville Valley saw 159cm of snow across the 2025/26 season, down 17% on last winter. That puts it 26th snowiest of the last 31 winters.
0
powder daysmornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
11cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 26 Jan 2026.
89cm
deepest snowpackmodelled at mid-mountain height on 26 Jan 2026.
38cm
snowiest monthJanuary 2026 stole the show.
19cm
best weekseven days from 20 Mar 2026.
77%
of a typical winter's snowfall. A leaner year than usual.
Snow reliability
80/100
ExcellentTypically about 136 ski days a season, declining by 2 days per decade.
Snowfall by season
The 26th snowiest of the last 31 winters.
Snowfall by month
January was the mid-winter peak, with 24% 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.