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Tier C — ENSO-proof

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Red Mountain Snow Forecast

Closed for the season

Best months to book: January, March, February · last season + 30-yr record

Off-season — closed April 4

Weather data is still collected for informational purposes.

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Updated: Sep 22, 9:04 PM•Weather at base: 1,185m
SnowSure™ Score2025-26 season
Off-season

Red Mountain is closed for the season. Here is when it is usually best to book.

Best months to book: January, March, February. Best weeks: 8 Mar–14 Mar, 15 Mar–21 Mar, 22 Mar–28 Mar.Dec1Jan3Feb2MarAprOpens 7 DecCloses 4 Apr

January

#1 to book

58cm avg

March

#2 to book

44cm avg · scored 25

February

#3 to book

40cm avg · scored 27.4

Best weeks to book

  1. #18 Mar – 14 Marscored 27.1
  2. #215 Mar – 21 Marscored 24.9
  3. #322 Mar – 28 Marscored 23.8

Ranked on 25% last season's SnowSure score (2025-26) · 75% 30-year snowfall and base-depth record. The live score returns when the lifts turn.

Snow Summary

2,075m
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Updated Sep 22, 2026 at 9:04 PM

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22 Tue
16° / 2°
23 Wed
12° / 0°
24 Thu
14° / -1°
25 Fri
6° / 1°
26 Sat
3° / -2°
27 Sun
6° / -4°
28 Mon
8° / -4°
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Summit2,075 mModeled
Temp°C6°16°6°4°11°3°3°12°4°4°5°3°0°3°0°-2°5°-1°1°7°0°
Feels like°C4°12°3°1°7°1°0°9°1°2°3°1°-3°-1°-2°-5°2°-4°-3°4°-4°
Snowcm············0.1·1.3······
Precipmm·········1.24.28.70.32.72.7······
Windkm/h383292443343693321322
Mid-mountain1,630 mModeled
Temp°C9°19°9°7°14°6°6°15°7°7°8°6°3°5°3°1°8°2°4°10°3°
Feels like°C7°16°6°4°10°4°3°12°4°6°6°4°1°2°1°-1°5°-1°1°7°0°
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Precipmm·········1.24.28.70.32.72.7······
Windkm/h383292443343693321322
Base1,185 mModeled
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Precipmm·········1.24.28.70.32.72.7······
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Sunhours

Freeze line is the height where rain turns to snow. Plain: straight from the models. Marked ○: estimated from temperature. Sun is hours of actual sunshine, not day length; blank means we have no reading.

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SnowSure™ blend — verified model weighting

The black line is not a simple average. For Red Mountain (rockies), we combine seven global weather models using weights learned from daily forecast verification — comparing each model's prediction to measured snowfall (SNOTEL, resort reports, ERA5).

  • 1.Horizon buckets: days 1–3, 4–7, and 8–14 each get separate weights — short-range skill differs from long-range.
  • 2.Regional calibration: weights come from verified error in this geography (Rockies, Alps, Japan, etc.), recalculated weekly.
  • 3.Ground truth only: we never grade a forecast against another model — only against measured snow.

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Pacific Northwest & BC region

El Niño Outlook · Winter 2026-27

Red Mountain El Niño rank & forecast

Red Mountain ranks #178 of 488 SnowSure resorts — Tier C, +3% in strong El Niño winters.

Tier C — ENSO-proof: Strong El Niño winters looked like a normal year here — within about ±3% of this resort’s own 30-year snowfall average. Not a jackpot, not a bust: a hedge if you’re planning around El Niño.

#178 of 488Tier C — ENSO-proof

Strong-event signal: +3% vs this resort's 30-yr avg

In the three strongest El Niño winters on record ('97-98, '15-16, '23-24), Red Mountain averaged +3% versus its own 30-year snowfall baseline. El Niño has historically made little difference here — this is an ENSO-proof mountain, for winter 2026-27 as in past events. Analog winters: '97-98 -14%, '15-16 -14%, '23-24 +36%. A pattern, not a promise.

'97-98 −14%'15-16 −14%'23-24 +36%

Signal = average snowfall in the three strongest El Niño winters since 1996 ('97-98, '15-16, '23-24) vs this resort's own 30-year ERA5 baseline. n=3 — a lean, not a law. Updated monthly against measured snowfall Dec–Mar.

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ENSO seasonal analog

History · not a forecast

In 10 past El Niño winters at Red Mountain, ERA5 season snowfall median was 254 cm (100 in), about 12% below this resort’s long-term median. This is a historical analog from reanalysis — not a prediction of this winter’s storm track.

Prevailing ONI

El Niño

JJA 2026 · ANOM +1.8°C

Analog season median

254cm

10 El Niño winters · 12% below median

All-season median

289cm

Across 30 ERA5 seasons (2026-27)

PhaseSeasonsMedianp25–p75Recent analogs
El Niñocurrent10254cm229cm – 269cm2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2009
La Niña12306cm271cm – 376cm2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2011, 2010
ENSO-neutral8310cm273cm – 364cm2025, 2024, 2016, 2013, 2012, 2003

Season snowfall from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis (~9 km). ENSO phase from NOAA CPC Oceanic Niño Index. Relative phase differences are more trustworthy than absolute cm totals. Source: NOAA CPC Oceanic Niño Index + Open-Meteo ERA5 via SnowSure season archive.

Local Reports

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How accurate is this forecast?

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Frequently asked questions about Red Mountain

How much snow is Red Mountain getting this week?
The SnowSure™ blend forecasts about 1 cm (0 in) of snow at Red Mountain over the next 7 days.
What is the 14-day snow forecast for Red Mountain?
The full 14-day forecast for Red Mountain — the SnowSure™ blend and every model we track, day by day — is part of SnowSure Pro. The first 7 days are free on this page.
How accurate are SnowSure forecasts for Red Mountain?
We verify every forecast against what actually fell and publish the results — see our forecast verification pages for model-by-model accuracy, updated continuously.