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Willamette Pass

OR · Western US · 5,120 ft–6,683 ft

Base todayBare or trace

under 3 in at Cascade Summit · 1 mi · 5,100 ft · read 1 Nov

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?-1.0 °C vs normalBare or tracenormally under 3 inno call-1.0 °C
6–12 NovPoor bet?-0.7 °C vs normalBare or tracenormally under 3 inno call-0.7 °C
13–19 NovPoor bet?+0.9 °C vs normalAbout normal5 in · normally 4 inno call+0.9 °C
20–26 NovPoor bet?+0.6 °C vs normalBelow normal7 in · normally 7 inno call+0.6 °C
27 Nov – 3 DecPoor bet?+0.6 °C vs normalBelow normal9 in · normally 10 inno call+0.6 °C
4–10 DecPoor bet?+0.5 °C vs normalBelow normal15 in · normally 16 inno call+0.5 °C

Season outlook

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

Monthly score

November
Well below normal34th percentile
December
Well below normal35th percentile
January
Well below normal29th percentile
February
Well below normal33rd percentile
March
Well below normal33rd percentile
Aprilbeyond the models
52 inthe usual depth

Base depth outlook

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

November
52% below35% near13%
December
51% below35% near14%
January
54% below33%13%
February
52% below36% near11%
March
52% below39% near10%
Aprilbeyond the models
the usual depth 52 in

The mountain

Terrain by difficulty

  • Beginner17%2 mi
  • Intermediate55%8 mi
  • Advanced28%4 mi

Getting there

RDM
Drive from Redmond-Bendregional airport
1 h 5686 mi
PDX
Drive from Portlandmajor hub
4 h 01186 mi

Official site: willamettepass.com ↗

What this hill is

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

Big resortbarely
Hidden gemoutstanding
Powderstrongly
Groomersstrongly
Backcountrya little
Snowmakingbarely
Villagebarely

A typical season

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

MonthUsual baseThin to deep year?New snowTempSunshineSun
NovemberNov4 in1 in – 15 in1–15 in41 in-1 °C50%
DecemberDec28 in9 in – 44 in9–44 in81 in-3 °C45%
JanuaryJan48 in20 in – 70 in20–70 in77 in-3 °C49%
FebruaryFeb62 in28 in – 84 in28–84 in69 in-3 °C49%
MarchMar74 in30 in – 98 in30–98 in60 in-1 °C47%
AprilApr52 in24 in – 92 in24–92 in28 in1 °C48%

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