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Mt Rose

Mt. Rose

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Mt Rose Snow Totals
Upcoming Snow Potential
3-Day
1"
5-Day
4"
10-Day
5"
This is Less Than Average for Mt Rose
Mt Rose skiing by month:
Mt Rose
By Month

Core Strengths

Mt Rose
Travel Ease
92.1
Overall
67.4
Snow Quality
66.0
Overall
Overall PAF Score

Overall
Rank

62

Rank in
Region

9

Rank in
State

1

This resort is often compared with:

Palisades Tahoe
Alpine Meadows
Heavenly
Mt Rose Snow Quality Across Full Winter
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Mt Rose Snowfall Last 10 Days (inches)

Powder
Forecast

Powder Forecast
ZRANKINGS EXCLUSIVE
Thursday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Friday
Day
1"
Night
1"
Saturday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Sunday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Monday
Day
2"
Night
1"
True Snow: 344" per year
Snow Quality Rank

49

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Dump Potential Rank

86

Mt. Rose is ranked No. 86 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Historical Powder Odds
Daily Lottery

% of days with more than 6" of snow

14.4%

Extended Stay

% of months with more than 90" of snow

25.0%

Drought Threat

% of months with less than 30" of snow

33.6%

*Special thanks to Tony Crocker and Bestsnow.net.

Dump Potential Rank

86

Mt. Rose is ranked No. 86 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Snow
Quality
Rank

49

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Total Snow Score

This score accounts for total snow quantity, its moisture content, the resort's latitude, elevation, and its slope aspects, which affect total snow preservation.

Comparables

Mt. Rose

Trail Breakdown

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Vertical Drop

1800 ft

9700 ft
Base Elevation: 8260 ft

Slope Aspects

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A few words on the Snow at Mt. Rose

Mt. Rose has very good snow frequency of 15.0% of winter days with 6 inches or more and 26% of winter months with 90 inches or more, but also endures 36% of winter months with less than 30 inches. Mt. Rose’s 8,200 foot base is the highest at Tahoe, so rain is rare. Average snow density of 12% is not the blower of the Rockies but easily managed on modern fat rockered skis.

Accumulation and Preservation

The original Rose and Slide terrain is fully open for the holidays in about ¾ of seasons. However, it takes a very snowy start to get the precipitous Chutes open by Christmas. Sierra droughts can be extreme, so even the snowiest areas are less than ¼ open at Christmas in the worst 15% of seasons. Due to its elevation range of 8,200 – 9,700 feet and over half north exposure, Mt. Rose rivals Kirkwood for the best snow preservation at Tahoe. Mt. Rose is usually best skied in February and March.