Plan: Base & Premium
View snow forecasts, snow history, base depth, and season snowfall for ski areas worldwide.
The Powder Finder Map provides the following information for ski areas:
- Snow history for the past 24 hours, 5 days, 10 days, and 15 days
- Snow forecast for the next 24 hours, 5 days, 10 days, and 15 days.
- Current base depth, and base depth compared to average.
- Season-to-date snowfall totals.
"Base" subscribers can view the snow history for the previous 10 days and the snow forecast for the next 10 days.
"Premium" subscribers can view the snow history for the previous 15 days and the snow forecast for the next 15 days.
Getting Started
- Tap the "Maps" tab.
- Tap the overlay button.
- Tap "Snow".
- Tap "Powder Finder".
- Select any chip at the top of the screen.
- Tap any ski area to view recent or forecast snowfall.
The following chips are available to choose from at the top of the screen:
- Snow Forecast: Next 24 Hours
- Snow Forecast: Next 5 Days
- Snow Forecast: Next 6-10 Days
- Snow Forecast: Next 10 Days
- Snow Forecast: Next 15 Days
- Snow History: Last 24 Hours
- Snow History: Prev 5 Days
- Snow History: Prev 6-10 Days
- Snow History: Prev 10 Days
- Snow History: Prev 15 Days
- Snow Report: Base Depth
- Snow Report: Base vs. Avg (Western U.S. Only)
- Snow Report: Season Snowfall
What are the main use cases for the Powder Finder?
Quickly view the snow forecast numbers or snow report & history numbers for multiple ski areas on an interactive map to compare.
What do the blue and orange colors mean?
Blue is for snowfall under 6 inches.
Orange is for snowfall of 6 inches or greater.
How are the snow forecast numbers calculated?
The snow forecast numbers come from our PEAKS Model. For the same forecast range you will see in the snow forecast detail for a location, the number we show in the Powder Finder is the mid-point of the forecast range.
For example, a 24-hour snow forecast of 4-8 inches would display as 6 inches for that same time period in the Powder Finder.
For example, a 24-hour snow forecast of 4-8 inches would display as 6 inches for that same time period in the Powder Finder.
How often do the snow forecasts in the Powder Finder Map update?
Twice per day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
Forecasts that were last updated in the morning cover the current day+upcoming night forecast for the 24-hour totals.
Forecasts that were last updated in the evening cover the current night+next day for the 24-hour totals.
Learn More → How do you calculate the snow forecast summary?
Where do the snow history numbers come from?
We receive 24-hour snow reports each morning, once per day, directly from the ski resorts whenever possible, and these are added up cumulatively for the 5-day, 10-day, and 15-day snow history.
If a ski area does not submit a 24-hour snow report, then we use estimated 24-hour snow reports from our forecast data instead.
Why do the snow history numbers only update once per day?
Most ski resorts submit a 24-hour snow report once per day in the morning before the resort opens. We use this number once per day as it is the most logical way to standardize reports that are received from ski areas across the world.
Where do the base depth and season snowfall numbers come from?
We get these numbers directly from ski resorts whenever possible.
If a ski resort does not submit a base depth report, then we show an estimated base depth instead, based on global snow depth modeling.
If a ski resort does not submit a season-to-date snowfall report, then we show estimated season snowfall since October 1st, using our forecast data (or since April 1st in the Southern Hemisphere).
How is base vs. average calculated?
For Western U.S. ski resorts, base depth vs. average is calculated from the 4 nearest SNOTEL (snow telemetry) sites to the resort. We use snow telemetry stations because they update automatically and provide consistent measurement over many decades.
Learn More → SNOTEL, Explained
This snowpack data, and thus base depth vs. average data, is only available for ski resorts in the Western U.S.
View → Powder Finder Map