Jackson Hole vs Big Sky: which has better snow?
Jackson Hole gets snow more often than Big Sky: about 57 snowy days across the four core winter months against 47, at mid-mountain, averaged over 2016 to 2025. Big Sky goes higher, with a top lift at 3,403 m (11,200 ft).
Jackson Hole and Big Sky side by side
Snow record figures are for mid-mountain, 2016 to 2025, from ERA5 reanalysis.
| Jackson Hole | Big Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Top lift | 3,185 m (10,400 ft) | 3,403 m (11,200 ft) |
| Village | 1,924 m (6,300 ft) | 2,073 m (6,800 ft) |
| Snowy days a year | 100 | 97 |
| Snowiest month | February | April |
| Snowy days in the four winter months | 57 | 47 |
| January temperatures | −12 to −6 °C (10 to 21 °F) | −15 to −7 °C (5 to 19 °F) |
| Snow on the ground on Christmas Day | 10 of 10 years | 10 of 10 years |
| Snowiest recent winter | 2017/18, 22% above average | 2017/18, 24% above average |
| Forecast, next 7 days | Out of season | No snow this week |
What the numbers can and cannot tell you
Both resorts are measured the same way, which is what makes this a fair comparison: the same climate record, the same ten years, each at the height halfway between its village and top lift. It compares how often it snows and how cold it is, not total snowfall in centimetres, which the record underestimates in the mountains. It is also not a comparison of the skiing. Terrain, lift systems, crowds, price and how well a resort holds its snow on the slopes that matter are not in this data.
For the full picture of each, see the Jackson Hole snow forecast and the Big Sky snow forecast, which include month-by-month records and every winter since 2016.