2024-25 Ski Season Analysis as of May 16, 2025
2024-25 was overall slightly below average, mainly due to a widespread dry January. Highest snowfall vs. average extended from Oregon and far northern California into the U.S northern Rockies. The Southwest suffered severe drought while the Northeast season was its snowiest since 2016-17. Late October 2024 and early November saw moderate snowfall mostly in … Continue reading 2024-25 Ski Season Analysis as of May 16, 2025
El Nino/La Nina Defined and Ski Areas Favored by El Nino (as of 2024)
La Nina persisted for 3 ski seasons into early 2023 but two well known indices have diverged often since summer 2022. The 2023-24 El Nino topped out at +2.0 by ONI but only +1.1 by MEI. That El Nino has weakened but as of MJJ 2024 the ONI is still +0.2, … Continue Reading ››
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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 … Continue Reading ››
2024-25 Ski Season Progress Report as of April 12, 2025
Snowfall during the third week of March was strongest in northern regions. A warmup during the last week of March brought widespread spring conditions, but a new storm cycle arrived at the end of the month. By the second week of April warm weather and spring conditions were dominant again. Snowfall totals in italics are … Continue reading 2024-25 Ski Season Progress Report as of April 12, 2025
2024-25 Ski Season Progress Report as of March 31, 2025
The first half of March had heavy snow in the coastal regions and Utah/Arizona and average snowfall farther inland. Snowfall during the third week of March was strongest in northern regions. A warmup during the last week of March brought widespread spring conditions, but a new storm cycle is underway at the end of the … Continue reading 2024-25 Ski Season Progress Report as of March 31, 2025
2024-25 Ski Season Progress Report as of March 15, 2025
A warm Atmospheric River hit the Northwest during the third week of February while snowfall continued in Utah and Colorado. The last week of February was warm and dry over most of the West, bringing widespread spring conditions. The first half of March had heavy snow in the coastal regions and Utah/Arizona and average snowfall … Continue reading 2024-25 Ski Season Progress Report as of March 15, 2025
2024-25 Ski Season Progress Report as of March 1, 2025
Early February’s atmospheric river had a high rain snow line in California and Utah, with drought persisting to the south and cooler weather and moderate snowfalls to the north. During the second week a cooler storm dumped up to 5 feet in California and Utah and was also widespread into adjacent regions. A warm AR … Continue reading 2024-25 Ski Season Progress Report as of March 1, 2025
2024-25 Ski Season Progress Report as of February 15, 2025
Mid-January was mostly dry except in the north central U.S. Rockies, while the rest of the month the entire West averaged less than 6 inches of snow with only a handful of areas getting as much as a foot. Variable conditions developed aside from the most favorable altitudes/exposures. Early February’s atmospheric river had a high … Continue reading 2024-25 Ski Season Progress Report as of February 15, 2025
2024-25 Ski Season Progress Report as of January 31, 2025
Early January snowfall was strongest in the US Northern Rockies. Mid-January was mostly dry except in the north central U.S. Rockies, while the rest of the month the entire West averaged less than 6 inches of snow with only a handful of areas getting as much as a foot. Variable conditions developed aside from the … Continue reading 2024-25 Ski Season Progress Report as of January 31, 2025