snowingplaces

Powder then bluebird

None of the 100 ski resorts we track in season has fresh snow followed by a clear day in the next week.

Forecast updated .

The best ski days this week without fresh snow

No resort has a powder day followed by sun in the forecast, so these are the highest-graded days of the week instead.

Ski resortBest day
Mt HuttNew ZealandSaturdayGood ski day, 7.5/10. 7 cm the day before, then bluebird, light wind
ZermattSwitzerlandTuesdayGood ski day, 6.8/10. 11 cm the day before, some sun, light wind
PortilloChileSaturdayGood ski day, 6.5/10. Bluebird, light wind
Saas-FeeSwitzerlandMondayGood ski day, 6.5/10. 34 cm the day before and more falling, cloudy, breezy
BreckenridgeUnited StatesFridayGood ski day, 6.2/10. No fresh snow, bluebird, light wind
Aspen SnowmassUnited StatesFridayGood ski day, 6.1/10. No fresh snow, bluebird, light wind
TellurideUnited StatesFridayGood ski day, 6.1/10. No fresh snow, bluebird, light wind
Las LeñasArgentinaSaturdayGood ski day, 6.1/10. No fresh snow, bluebird, light wind
Valle NevadoChileTuesdayGood ski day, 6.1/10. 13 cm the day before and more falling, cloudy, breezy
Jackson HoleUnited StatesThursdayGood ski day, 6/10. No fresh snow, bluebird, light wind

What counts as powder then bluebird

A ski resort appears here when at least two of the three weather models we use forecast 10 cm or more of snow at the top lift over the one or two days before a day the models grade Bluebird or Sunny. Bluebird means at least two models clear over the ski day, none overcast and no rain or snow; Sunny means mostly clear skies and a dry day. The snow amount is the middle of the model range summed over those days.

Resorts are ranked by how that clear day grades as a ski day: fresh snow, sky, wind and temperature out of ten. Every resort page shows the same grade for each day of the week and names the best one.

For heavy snow on its own, see the powder alerts. For where it is snowing right now, see where is it snowing.