Is New Mexico having a good snow season?
New Mexico had a well-below-average 2025-26 season: as of Apr 30, 2026 the typical complete mountain sat at the 13th percentile versus its own history (6 official gauges).
Based on official gauge data. Methodology. 6 complete / 6 mountains. The typical complete mountain is having a lean year versus its own history (median percentile 13).
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 New Mexico on the map · 2025-26 nationally · Methodology
- 1Ski Apache, NM10.4 in water · typical 12.9 in water35
- 2Ski Santa Fe, NM10.0 in water · typical 17.2 in water14
- 3Taos Ski Valley, NM12.9 in water · typical 19.7 in water13
- 4Pajarito, NM4.5 in water · typical 11.2 in water7
- 5Sipapu, NM6.4 in water · typical 11.3 in water5
- 6Red River, NM4.1 in water · typical 10.3 in water0
Is New Mexico having a good snow season?
New Mexico had a well-below-average 2025-26 season: as of Apr 30, 2026 the typical complete mountain sat at the 13th percentile versus its own history (6 official gauges).
How much snow has New Mexico gotten this season?
New Mexico has 6 complete official gauges in 2025-26. Among complete mountains the median season percentile is 13 versus each mountain’s own history.
Which New Mexico mountain is having the best snow year?
Ski Apache leads the complete New Mexico list in 2025-26 at the 35th percentile (10.4 in water vs a typical 12.9 in water).
Where does the New Mexico snow data come from?
Each New Mexico 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.