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White Pass

WA · Western US · 4,500 ft–6,550 ft

Base today4 inestimated at mid-mountain, 5,525 ft

measured 3 in at White Pass E.S. · 1 mi · 4,440 ft · read 1 Nov

87th percentile for this week of the year · usually 0 in, 0–3 in in nine seasons of ten

The next 6 weeks

Each week against its own normal. Models initialized 30 Oct.

Weekly scoreBase depthSnowfall?Temp. vs normal
30 Oct – 5 NovPoor bet?-0.2 °C vs normalBare or tracenormally under 3 inno call-0.2 °C
6–12 NovPoor bet?-0.6 °C vs normalAbove normal4 in · normally 4 inno call-0.6 °C
13–19 NovPoor bet?+1.2 °C vs normalBelow normal6 in · normally 7 inno call+1.2 °C
20–26 NovPoor bet?+1.0 °C vs normalWell below normal8 in · normally 10 inno call+1.0 °C
27 Nov – 3 DecPoor bet?+1.0 °C vs normalWell below normal12 in · normally 16 inno call+1.0 °C
4–10 DecPoor bet?+1.0 °C vs normalWell below normal19 in · normally 23 inno call+1.0 °C

Season outlook

Expected base depth each month vs. normal, from models initialized October 2026.

Monthly score

November
Well below normal30th percentile
December
Well below normal24th percentile
January
Well below normal21st percentile
February
Well below normal20th percentile
March
Well below normal20th percentile
Aprilbeyond the models
77 inthe usual depth

Base depth outlook

The chance this month's base is below, near or above this mountain's normal.

November
52% below37% near11%
December
65% below26%9%
January
69% below23%
February
71% below21%
March
71% below21%
Aprilbeyond the models
the usual depth 77 in

The mountain

Terrain by difficulty

  • Beginner30%7 mi
  • Intermediate57%13 mi
  • Advanced12%3 mi

Getting there

SEA
Drive from Seattle-Tacomaregional airport
2 h 4099 mi

Official site: skiwhitepass.com ↗

What this hill is

The mountain's own character, scored the same way for every resort on the site.

Big resortfairly
Hidden gemoutstanding
Powderstrongly
Groomersstrongly
Backcountrystrongly
Snowmakinga little
Villagea little

A typical season

Long-term normals from the snow stations mapped to this mountain.

MonthUsual baseThin to deep year?New snowTempSunshineSun
NovemberNov8 in3 in – 18 in3–18 in50 in-1 °C37%
DecemberDec30 in18 in – 49 in18–49 in87 in-4 °C37%
JanuaryJan56 in36 in – 73 in36–73 in84 in-3 °C37%
FebruaryFeb70 in47 in – 91 in47–91 in69 in-4 °C41%
MarchMar84 in57 in – 106 in57–106 in60 in-2 °C37%
AprilApr77 in52 in – 107 in52–107 in25 in0 °C40%

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