Is Pacific Northwest having a good snow season?
Pacific Northwest had an about-average 2025-26 season: as of Apr 30, 2026 the typical complete mountain sat at the 64th percentile versus its own history (11 official gauges).
Based on official gauge data. Methodology. 11 complete / 12 mountains · 1 Incomplete. The typical complete mountain sits near the middle of its own history (median percentile 64).
Official gauges only (NOAA GHCN-Daily snowfall, NRCS SNOTEL winter precipitation, CA DWR CDEC precipitation, BC ASWS PC, ECCC climate-daily). Not resort marketing, not OpenSnow, not OnTheSnow.
See Pacific Northwest on the map · 2025-26 nationally · Methodology
- 1White Pass, WA47.8 in water · typical 37.0 in water91
- 2Stevens Pass, WA81.3 in water · typical 65.6 in water85
- 3Mission Ridge, WA23.0 in water · typical 19.5 in water77
- 4Snoqualmie Pass, WA101 in water · typical 88.1 in water74
- 5Mt. Baker, WA68.2 in water · typical 57.1 in water69
- 6Crystal Mountain, WA47.2 in water · typical 43.2 in water64
- 7Mt. Spokane, WA33.0 in water · typical 34.1 in water47
- 8Mt. Hood, OR70.4 in water · typical 77.8 in water35
- 9Mt. Ashland, OR31.3 in water · typical 44.1 in water24
- 10Mt. Bachelor, OR25.5 in water · typical 31.3 in water15
- 11Anthony Lakes, OR15.7 in water · typical 21.0 in water12
- —Willamette Pass, ORIncomplete at the gaugeinc
Is Pacific Northwest having a good snow season?
Pacific Northwest had an about-average 2025-26 season: as of Apr 30, 2026 the typical complete mountain sat at the 64th percentile versus its own history (11 official gauges).
How much snow has Pacific Northwest gotten this season?
Pacific Northwest has 11 complete official gauges in 2025-26 and 1 Incomplete. Among complete mountains the median season percentile is 64 versus each mountain’s own history.
Which Pacific Northwest mountain is having the best snow year?
White Pass leads the complete Pacific Northwest list in 2025-26 at the 91st percentile (47.8 in water vs a typical 37.0 in water).
Where does the Pacific Northwest snow data come from?
Each Pacific Northwest row is an official gauge (NOAA GHCN-Daily, NRCS SNOTEL, CA DWR CDEC, BC ASWS, or ECCC climate-daily). Rankings are season percentile versus that mountain’s own November–April history, not a storm-total ranking and not snow depth or SWE.