A weather-model figure, worked out the same way for every ski area, and lower than what actually falls. Use it to compare ski areas, not against the resort’s own totals. How we measure →
- Snow 24h
- 2 cm
- Next 24h
- 14 cm
- Temperature
- 3°C
- Max wind
- 22 km/h
- Elevation (est.)
- 1,133–1,133 m
- Across
- 6.5 km
Updated: 10 Nov 2026, 12:15
Elevation range is estimated by sampling points across the ski area.
We do not show a snow depth here. The weather model we use reports snow lying on the ground — it knows nothing about grooming or snowmaking, and it is not the base depth a ski area publishes. In Japan we can check our figures against 234 weather stations. Outside Japan there is nothing to check them against, so we do not print a number we have not verified. Snow report on the official site ↗
7-day outlook
| Date | Weather | Snow (cm) | Low / high (°C) | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 9 Nov | Snow | 3 | 0 to 3 | 22 |
| Tue 10 Nov | Snow | 12 | 1 to 6 | 25 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Showers | 0 | 6 to 7 | 34 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Showers | 0 | 5 to 7 | 12 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Showers | 0 | 4 to 5 | 13 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Showers | 0 | 2 to 4 | 9 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Showers | 0 | 1 to 3 | 15 |
Score breakdown
The five add up to the 100-point Powder Score: more fresh snow, more on the way and colder air all push it up. How we measure
Dakota Ridge Recreation Site is a ski area in Canada, on slopes between roughly 1,133 and 1,133 m. Its mapped area is about 6.5 km across.
Over the last twelve winters the ERA5 weather model gives it 574 cm of snowfall a season, 50th (tied) of 3,069 worldwide and 5th in Canada. It swings a lot from year to year: the biggest winter, 2017/18 (786 cm), brought more than 12 times as much as the leanest, 2014/15 (61 cm). December brings as much snow as January here (170 and 164 cm on average).
The nearest city of any size is Vancouver, about 44 km away in a straight line.
How much snow it gets
Modelled from weather data the same way at all 3,069 ski areas we cover. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Compared with what is nearby
Within 50 km in a straight line. Ski areas in the same weather-model cell (about 30 km across) get the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Mountain | 33.0 km | 314 cm | 430 |
| Grouse Mountain | 41.0 km | 631 cm | 33 |
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
The most snow falls in December. March brings 87% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Canada (79%). In amount, March brings 142 cm, more than the median of 32 cm.
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 574 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2014/15 with 61 cm; the biggest was 2017/18 with 786 cm (12.9 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
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