El Colorado saw 570cm of snow across the 2026 season, up 95% on last winter, with 6 more powder days than last year. That puts it fourth snowiest of the last 32 winters.
12
powder daysmornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
57cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 17 Jul 2026.
144cm
deepest basemeasured on 17 Aug 2026.
255cm
snowiest monthJuly 2026 stole the show.
170cm
best weekseven days from 15 Jul 2026.
165%
of a typical winter's snowfall. A properly big season.
Snow reliability
73/100
GoodTypically about 118 ski days a season, declining by 4 days per decade.
Snowfall by season
The fourth snowiest of the last 32 winters.
Snowfall by month
July 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.