Is Minnesota having a good snow season?
Minnesota had an about-average 2025-26 season: as of Apr 30, 2026 the typical complete mountain sat at the 34th percentile versus its own history (5 official gauges).
Based on official gauge data. Methodology. 5 complete / 5 mountains. The typical complete mountain sits near the middle of its own history (median percentile 34).
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 Minnesota on the map · 2025-26 nationally · Methodology
- 1Lutsen Mountains, MN68.4 in · typical 50.0 in78
- 2Giants Ridge, MN63.4 in · typical 58.3 in60
- 3Welch Village, MN27.9 in · typical 31.2 in34
- 4Afton Alps, MN29.3 in · typical 38.1 in33
- 5Spirit Mountain, MN35.0 in · typical 45.4 in31
Is Minnesota having a good snow season?
Minnesota had an about-average 2025-26 season: as of Apr 30, 2026 the typical complete mountain sat at the 34th percentile versus its own history (5 official gauges).
How much snow has Minnesota gotten this season?
Minnesota has 5 complete official gauges in 2025-26. Among complete mountains the median season percentile is 34 versus each mountain’s own history.
Which Minnesota mountain is having the best snow year?
Lutsen Mountains leads the complete Minnesota list in 2025-26 at the 78th percentile (68.4 in vs a typical 50.0 in).
Where does the Minnesota snow data come from?
Each Minnesota 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.