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Red River Ski Area

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Red River skiing by month:
Red River
By Month
Data show that February is the best month Red River for overall snow quality.
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Red River winter weather:
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Winter Weather
How often it snows vs. rains at Red River, how cold it gets, and how much winter sun to expect.
Snow vs. Rain
Precip on 17% of days
Highs & Lows
Coldest week: 12°F low
Winter Sun
88% of possible sun
El Niño
+13% snow in El Niño winters

Core Strengths

Red River
Snow Quality
58.6
Overall
51.2
Snow Volume
42.9
Overall
Overall PAF Score

Overall
Rank

127

Rank in
Region

62

Rank in
State

4

This resort is often compared with:

Taos
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Angel Fire
Red River Snow Quality Across Full Winter
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Red River Snowfall Last 10 Days (inches)

Powder
Forecast

Powder Forecast
ZRANKINGS EXCLUSIVE
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Snow

True*
Annual Snowfall

214"

True Snow: 214" per year
Snow Quality Rank

81

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

Dump Potential Rank

131

Red River Ski Area is ranked No. 131 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Historical Powder Odds
Daily Lottery

% of days with more than 6" of snow

8.0%

Extended Stay

% of months with more than 90" of snow

1.0%

Drought Threat

% of months with less than 30" of snow

40.0%

*Special thanks to Tony Crocker and Bestsnow.net.

Dump Potential Rank

131

Red River Ski Area is ranked No. 131 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Snow
Quality
Rank

81

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.

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A Few Words on the Snow

A Few Words On The Snow

If you're waiting for a powder day at Red River Ski Area, then you might have a long wait. Only 8.0% of winter days see more than 6 inches of snowfall, which means, on average, you'll have to spend 10 days or more mining the slopes at Red River Ski Area to score that one great day. It could be worse, however. You could be muskie fishing.

Skiing at Red River Ski Area is about getting outside, ripping up the slope, eating chili dogs and getting in as much vertical as you can. It's not about big dumps. And that's okay. This place is about honing your skills for that trip to Snowbird or Alaska. With only 1.0% of months at Red River Ski Area getting more than 90 inches of snow, this isn't the place to set up your powderhound shack.

Drought Potential

If you're banking on snow and you're boarding a plane for a week at Red River Ski Area, you should temper your expectations. This is a place where winter drought can grab hold of the weather pattern for long periods, as 40.0% of the winter months here see less than 30 inches of snow.

Getting to Red River

Getting to Red River Ski Area, if you're flying in

If you have to get on a plane and still spend more than three hours, in this case a full 183 minutes to get to Red River Ski Area, the payoff has to be big. We're here, hoping you get that bounty. Here's to snow at Red River Ski Area, and lots of it; may your gamble pay off!