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Grouse Mountain

Grouse Mountain

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Grouse Mountain Snow Totals
Upcoming Snow Potential
3-Day
18"
5-Day
56"
10-Day
67"
This is Above Average for Grouse Mountain
Grouse Mountain skiing by month:
Grouse Mountain
By Month

Core Strengths

Grouse Mountain
Travel Ease
88.1
Snow Volume
62.8
Overall
55.2
Overall
Overall PAF Score

Overall
Rank

112

Rank in
Region

3

Rank in
State

17

This resort is often compared with:

Cypress Mountain
Whistler
Kimberley
Grouse Mountain Snow Quality Across Full Winter
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Grouse Mountain Snowfall Last 10 Days (inches)

Powder
Forecast

Powder Forecast
ZRANKINGS EXCLUSIVE
Saturday
Day
2"
Night
10"
Sunday
Day
4"
Night
0"
Monday
Day
2"
Night
5"
Tuesday
Day
4"
Night
15"
Wednesday
Day
8"
Night
1"
True Snow: 350" per year
Snow Quality Rank

122

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

Dump Potential Rank

49

Grouse Mountain is ranked No. 49 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Historical Powder Odds
Daily Lottery

% of days with more than 6" of snow

15.0%

Extended Stay

% of months with more than 90" of snow

22.0%

Drought Threat

% of months with less than 30" of snow

18.0%

*Special thanks to Tony Crocker and Bestsnow.net.

Dump Potential Rank

49

Grouse Mountain is ranked No. 49 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Snow
Quality
Rank

122

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

Grouse Mountain

Trail Breakdown

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Vertical Drop

1210 ft

4100 ft
Base Elevation: 2890 ft

Slope Aspects

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A few words on the Snow at Grouse Mountain

Grouse Mt. has no detail snow data, so we estimate 350 inches snowfall, consistent with other low altitude maritime Northwest areas. The key risk to snow conditions is not drought but rain. This is a minor issue for the locals, who can sit out the wet weather and wait to ski the next week’s dump. It does, however, make planning a big trip involving air travel here more of a gamble. In terms of quality, storms at Grouse Mt. can bring the cold stuff that makes for beautiful turns, or just as often, they can douse you with warmer snow that you weigh by the pound instead of measuring by the inch. Be prepared with the fattest, most rockered skis you can get for the latter conditions.

Accumulation and Preservation

With its ample snowfalls, Grouse Mt. is often well covered by mid-December and rates to be in full operation by Christmas most of the time. Like all the Vancouver local ski areas, altitude is low and exposures are variable, so snow preservation is not the greatest. Grouse Mt. is best skied midwinter or immediately after fresh snowfalls.