2025-26 Ski Season Progress Report as of December 16, 2025
Delayed openings at areas like Alta, Snowbird, Grand Targhee, Palisades and Mt. Bachelor were red flags for December commitments nearly everywhere in the western U.S. Utah and Colorado had decent storms during the first week of December, but not enough to save Christmas with the ensuing 10+ day dry spell. Farther north in the U.S … Continue reading 2025-26 Ski Season Progress Report as of December 16, 2025
El Nino/La Nina Defined and Ski Areas Favored by El Nino (as of 2024)
La Nina persisted for 3 seasons into early 2023 but the two indices diverged during 2022-23 when La Nina remained consistent by ONI while strengthening by MEI. The La Nina dissipated by early spring for both but the ensuing 2023-24 El Nino topped out at +2.0 by ONI but only +1.1 by MEI. … Continue … Continue reading El Nino/La Nina Defined and Ski Areas Favored by El Nino (as of 2024)
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FirstTracksOnline was founded in 1994 by Marc Guido, who grew up in New England and patrolled at Jay Peak for many years. In 2005 he moved to the skier’s Promised Land of Utah, where he enjoys his Alta season pass (picture above). Tony Crocker, based in Glendale, California, wrote the October 1995 Powder Magazine cover … Continue reading Welcome!
2025-26 Ski Season Progress Report as of December 9, 2025
Mid-October 2025 saw widespread moderate snowfall. Late October and early November storms were confined to northern regions, with the most snow in western Canada. There was not an inch of snow south of Oregon/Wyoming during the first half of November. Third week of November storms spread from California into the Southwest but much of it … Continue reading 2025-26 Ski Season Progress Report as of December 9, 2025
2025-26 Ski Season Progress Report as of November 30, 2025
Mid-October 2025 saw widespread moderate snowfall. Late October and early November storms were confined to northern regions, with the most snow in western Canada. There was not an inch of snow south of Oregon/Wyoming during the first half of November. Third week of November storms spread from California into the Southwest but much of it … Continue reading 2025-26 Ski Season Progress Report as of November 30, 2025
2025-26 Ski Season Progress Report as of November 23, 2025
There was not an inch of snow south of Oregon/Wyoming during the first half of November. Last week’s storms spread from California into the Southwest but much of it was warm with a high rain/snow line. Snowfall totals in italics are estimates from Open Snow. Due to the very lean November, October snowfall is … … Continue reading 2025-26 Ski Season Progress Report as of November 23, 2025
2025-26 Ski Season Progress Report as of November 14, 2025
Mid-October 2025 saw widespread moderate snowfall. Late October and early November storms were confined to northern regions, with the most snow in western Canada. There was not an inch of snow south of Oregon/Wyoming during the first half of November. That is changing now but it’s warm with a high rain/snow line. Later some snow … Continue reading 2025-26 Ski Season Progress Report as of November 14, 2025
2025-26 Ski Season Progress Report as of November 1, 2025
Mid-October 2025 saw widespread moderate snowfall. Late October and upcoming early November storms are confined to northern regions, with the most snow in western Canada. Snowfall totals in italics are estimates from Open Snow California: Snow totals are all from Oct. 14-16: Heavenly 10 inches, Sugar Bowl 10, Mammoth 17. Most of this snow has … Continue reading 2025-26 Ski Season Progress Report as of November 1, 2025
2024-25 Ski Season Summary
The following major weather patterns affected the 2024-25 ski season. Late October to mid-November: There was moderate snowfall in northern regions and an isolated larger storm in the Southwest. Second half of November: Ongoing Northwest storms spread into adjacent regions. December: Snowfall remained strongest in the Northwest and average elsewhere aside from a dry Southwest. … Continue reading 2024-25 Ski Season Summary