49 Degrees North
WA · PNW
- Precipitation
- 33%+chance of below-normal seasonal precipitation
- Temperature
- 50%+chance of above-normal seasonal temperature
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See the seasonal temperature and precipitation outlook for your mountains. Build a winter shortlist, then find the pass that fits your ski days.
Three-month outlooksNOAA Climate Prediction Center
Show reviewed destinations for your exact pass. Day limits, shared pools, blackouts and reservations still apply. Missing rows do not prove no access. Access reviewed Oct 7, 2026.
Dec 1, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027
Precipitation issued Sep 17, 2026 · Temperature issued Sep 17, 2026
Seasonal odds, not a snowfall total.
Percentages label NOAA probability-map categories: 40%+ marks the lower edge of a mapped probability band, not an exact estimate for that mountain. These are broad three-month climate categories relative to the 1991–2020 normal. Wetter does not necessarily mean snowier: consider temperature too. Equal chances means no category is favored, not a promise of an average winter.
What the winter 2026–27 outlook means for ski tripsNOAA regional discussion · issued Sep 17, 2026
NOAA’s September discussion uses a strengthening El Niño, climate models and historical patterns to explain regional winter signals. These describe three-month temperature averages and total precipitation, not snowfall or your trip’s weather.
Northern U.S. temperature
From November–January through February–April, warmth is favored across much of the West and northern U.S. The strongest tilt is inland in the Northwest and along the northern tier.
For ski planningCompare temperature and precipitation at each mountain before committing to dates.
California: later-winter wet tilt
California’s wetter tilt strengthens in December–February through February–April, particularly near the coast. NOAA will reassess the outlook in October.
For ski planningCoastal precipitation does not establish Sierra snowfall. Check the mountain’s mapped category and booking flexibility.
Northwest coast versus inland
The winter dry tilt is modest and focused on the interior Northwest. NOAA expects the wetter area to reach central Oregon.
For ski planningCheck each mountain’s mapped category; the regional discussion cannot replace the mountain selection.
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Use the filters above. The map includes all 128 matching mountains with mapped locations.
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128 matching mountains · Showing 12. Select up to three for your pass shortlist.
Afton Alps
MN · Midwest
- Precipitation
- Equal chancesNo category favored.
- Temperature
- 50%+chance of above-normal seasonal temperature
Alta
UT · Utah
- Precipitation
- Equal chancesNo category favored.
- Temperature
- Equal chancesNo category favored.
Alyeska
AK · PNW
- Precipitation
- Equal chancesNo category favored.
- Temperature
- 40%+chance of above-normal seasonal temperature
Angel Fire Resort
NM · Southwest
- Precipitation
- 40%+chance of above-normal seasonal precipitation
- Temperature
- Equal chancesNo category favored.
Arapahoe Basin
CO · Colorado
- Precipitation
- 33%+chance of above-normal seasonal precipitation
- Temperature
- Equal chancesNo category favored.
Arizona Snowbowl
AZ · Southwest
- Precipitation
- 33%+chance of above-normal seasonal precipitation
- Temperature
- Equal chancesNo category favored.
Aspen Snowmass
CO · Colorado
- Precipitation
- Equal chancesNo category favored.
- Temperature
- Equal chancesNo category favored.
Attitash
NH · Northeast
- Precipitation
- 33%+chance of above-normal seasonal precipitation
- Temperature
- 50%+chance of above-normal seasonal temperature
Beaver Creek
CO · Colorado
- Precipitation
- Equal chancesNo category favored.
- Temperature
- Equal chancesNo category favored.
Beaver Mountain
UT · Utah
- Precipitation
- Equal chancesNo category favored.
- Temperature
- Equal chancesNo category favored.
Belleayre
NY · Northeast
- Precipitation
- 33%+chance of above-normal seasonal precipitation
- Temperature
- 50%+chance of above-normal seasonal temperature
Percentages are NOAA map probability bands, not exact mountain estimates. Each belongs to its own category. Temperature and precipitation probabilities are not a joint chance of snow, and they do not predict conditions on a particular trip date. Regions and individual mountain elevations can differ from these broad outlook areas.
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Canada / Compare the season ahead
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Compare up to three mountains across winter or focus on one seasonal window, then plan the pass that fits your ski days.
Show destinations with reviewed access for your exact tier. Shared limits, blackouts and reservations still apply. Reviewed Oct 7, 2026; current through Oct 16, 2026 (UTC). Your existing shortlist stays selected. Missing access rows do not prove a mountain is excluded.
28 matching Canadian mountains. Choose one below or explore the map. Your shortlist and ski days stay selected.
Explore Canadian mountains on the map.
28 mapped destinations match your search and pass filters. Select a mountain to compare its seasonal outlook and add it to your shortlist.
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Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. CanSIPS uses a coarse 1° grid (about 100 km), relative to the 1991–2020 normal. These regional probabilities do not resolve individual mountains or predict snowfall totals or specific ski days. Temperature and precipitation remain separate signals.
December 2026–February 2027
Model month 2026-10 · Data refreshed Oct 4, 2026 · Use before Nov 1, 2026 (UTC)
Mountain forecast skill has not been verified for this product. Published category odds are not an accuracy score.
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December 2026–February 2027 · Issued October 2026 · 2-month lead (the gap before this seasonal window starts).
- Check that the official viewer still shows the October 2026 issue. It advances each month.
- Select December 2026–February 2027. Its period selector counts the issue month as month 1: choose 3–5 month. The link opens the viewer; it does not preselect this period.
- Choose Temperature (seasonal mean daily temperature at 2m) and Precipitation (seasonal water total, including rain and snow) separately. Inspect Skill map, then Reliability.
Skill describes past category predictions; reliability compares probabilities with observed frequencies. We have not confirmed that these verification products match the model version and calibration of the fields displayed here. Canadian reliability combines many locations; it does not validate this ski area or snowfall.
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Regional grid point about 59 km from the mountain
Seasonal mean temperature
- Below normal
- 3.5%
- Near normal
- 14.8%
- Above normal
- 81.8%
Seasonal precipitation
- Below normal
- 33.5%
- Near normal
- 33.7%
- Above normal
- 32.9%
Conditions during your ski week can differ from these three-month regional probabilities. Values are rounded to one decimal place. Source precision and display rounding can make totals differ slightly from 100%. Nearby mountains may share a grid point; overlapping windows are not independent monthly forecasts.
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Dates are optional for tickets and ordinary pass cost math. Consecutive-day partner benefits need separate proposed ticket dates; blank or unconfirmed benefits are excluded. A date check treats the planned days at each mountain as one consecutive stay beginning on that date, with one mountain per ski day. Same-day visits to multiple mountains need a separate comparison and an operator check of shared-day rules. If your days are split across visits, leave dates blank; that result stays cost math, so recheck the official calendar. Any documented destination access caveat also stays cost math only until you recheck the operator.