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Big Powderhorn


Indy Pass

Big Powderhorn Mountain


Indy Pass
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Big Powderhorn skiing by month:
Big Powderhorn
By Month
Data show that January is the best month Big Powderhorn for overall snow quality.
DEC
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in December
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in January
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in February
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in March
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in April
Big Powderhorn winter weather:
Big Powderhorn
Winter Weather
How often it snows vs. rains at Big Powderhorn, how cold it gets, and how much winter sun to expect.
Snow vs. Rain
Precip on 21% of days
Highs & Lows
Coldest week: 8°F low
Winter Sun
68% of possible sun
El Niño
-13% snow in El Niño winters

Core Strengths

Big Powderhorn
Snow Volume
50.7
Overall
44.9
Snow Quality
38.5
Overall
Overall PAF Score

Overall
Rank

164

Rank in
Region

3

Rank in
State

3

This resort is often compared with:

Indianhead
Whitecap Mountains
Mount Bohemia
Big Powderhorn Snow Quality Across Full Winter
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Big Powderhorn Snowfall Last 10 Days (inches)

Powder
Forecast

Powder Forecast
ZRANKINGS EXCLUSIVE
Saturday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Sunday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Monday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Tuesday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Wednesday
Day
0"
Night
0"

Snow

True*
Annual Snowfall

214"

True Snow: 214" per year
Snow Quality Rank

155

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

Dump Potential Rank

99

Big Powderhorn Mountain is ranked No. 99 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Historical Powder Odds
Daily Lottery

% of days with more than 6" of snow

8.5%

Extended Stay

% of months with more than 90" of snow

1.0%

Drought Threat

% of months with less than 30" of snow

37.0%

*Special thanks to Tony Crocker and Bestsnow.net.

Dump Potential Rank

99

Big Powderhorn Mountain is ranked No. 99 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Snow
Quality
Rank

155

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

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A Few Words on the Snow at Big Powderhorn

Big Powderhorn has no detail snow data, but we accept the published average of 214 inches snowfall due to considerable lake effect snow from Lake Superior. However, terrain is generally too flat for deep powder skiing.

Accumulation and Preservation

Big Powderhorn's cold climate facilitates early season snowmaking, preserves the snow midwinter and it gets less winter rain than most Midwest ski areas. Relatively flat Midwest ski terrain will routinely melt/freeze in warm weather or March sun.