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Tier E — Deep timing play — aim late winter

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Whitefish Mountain Resort Snow Forecast

Closed for the season

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

Closed for the season — closed April 12

Weather data is still collected for informational purposes.

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Updated: Sep 23, 9:04 AM•Weather at base: 1,340m
SnowSure™ Score2025-26 season
Closed for the season

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

Best months to book: March, January, February. Best weeks: 10 Mar–16 Mar, 3 Mar–9 Mar, 24 Feb–2 Mar.Dec2Jan3Feb1MarAprOpens 6 DecCloses 12 Apr

March

#1 to book

40cm avg · scored 30.5

January

#2 to book

52cm avg

February

#3 to book

41cm avg · scored 27

Best weeks to book

  1. #110 Mar – 16 Marscored 44.6
  2. #23 Mar – 9 Marscored 31.3
  3. #324 Feb – 2 Marscored 25.3

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

2,066m
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Updated Sep 23, 2026 at 9:04 AM

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23 Wed
14° / 5°
24 Thu
17° / 5°
25 Fri
16° / 1°
26 Sat
5° / -1°
27 Sun
7° / -1°
28 Mon
8° / -1°
29 Tue
6° / -2°
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Summit2,066 mModeled
Temp°C7°13°8°7°16°9°10°13°5°0°4°2°1°6°1°1°7°2°1°6°1°
Feels like°C4°9°5°5°13°7°8°9°2°-4°0°-2°-2°3°-2°-2°3°-1°-3°1°-2°
Snowcm·····················
Precipmm·······1.01.2··0.5·······0.52.1
Windkm/h5124352315612121046421047118
Mid-mountain1,703 mModeled
Temp°C9°15°10°10°18°12°13°15°8°2°7°4°4°9°3°4°10°4°3°8°4°
Feels like°C7°12°8°8°16°10°11°12°5°-2°2°0°1°5°1°1°6°1°0°4°0°
Snowcm·····················
Precipmm·······1.01.2··0.5·······0.52.1
Windkm/h5124352315612121046421047118
Base1,340 mModeled
Temp°C12°18°13°12°21°14°15°18°10°5°9°6°6°11°6°6°12°7°6°10°6°
Feels like°C10°15°11°10°19°13°14°15°8°1°5°3°3°8°3°4°9°4°3°7°3°
Snowcm·····················
Precipmm·······1.01.2··0.5·······0.52.1
Windkm/h5124352315612121046421047118
Humidity%714063594056565075795377684773694569705377
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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 Whitefish Mountain Resort (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.

Building verification history for this resort.

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Snowfall Forecast Maps

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El Niño Outlook · Winter 2026-27

Whitefish Mountain Resort El Niño rank & forecast

Whitefish Mountain Resort ranks #458 of 488 SnowSure resorts — Tier E, −22% in strong El Niño winters.

Tier E — Deep timing play — aim late winter: Strong El Niño winters ran clearly below this resort’s own baseline (≤ −8%). Still skiable — schedule late season; one storm cycle can beat the climatology.

#458 of 488Tier E — Deep timing play — aim late winter

Strong-event signal: −22% vs this resort's 30-yr avg

In the three strongest El Niño winters on record ('97-98, '15-16, '23-24), Whitefish Mountain Resort averaged -22% versus its own 30-year snowfall baseline. The honest read: this is the fleet's deepest timing play. The snow still comes — it comes later and leaner, so point your winter 2026-27 trip at the historical late-winter peak, stay flexible on dates, and watch our monthly scorecard. Analog winters: '97-98 -30%, '15-16 -24%, '23-24 -11%. One caveat that always holds: a single storm cycle can beat the climatology.

'97-98 −30%'15-16 −24%'23-24 −11%

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 Whitefish Mountain Resort, ERA5 season snowfall median was 237 cm (93 in), about 11% 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

237cm

10 El Niño winters · 11% below median

All-season median

267cm

Across 30 ERA5 seasons (2026-27)

PhaseSeasonsMedianp25–p75Recent analogs
El Niñocurrent10237cm197cm – 248cm2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2009
La Niña12273cm262cm – 336cm2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2011, 2010
ENSO-neutral8288cm273cm – 350cm2025, 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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Frequently asked questions about Whitefish Mountain Resort

How much snow is Whitefish Mountain Resort getting this week?
No significant snow is forecast at Whitefish Mountain Resort over the next 7 days.
What is the 14-day snow forecast for Whitefish Mountain Resort?
The full 14-day forecast for Whitefish Mountain Resort — 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 Whitefish Mountain Resort?
We verify every forecast against what actually fell and publish the results — see our forecast verification pages for model-by-model accuracy, updated continuously.