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Mount Snow and El Niño

Little effect

El Niño winters bring Mount Snow about 3% more snow than a typical winter.

Based on 14 El Niño winters since 1986: 8 of them beat Mount Snow's median snowfall. But El Niño winters here vary so much that there's no clear pattern. Ranks #5 of 68 Eastern & Midwestern resorts for El Niño snowfall.

El Niño winters (14) +3% snowfall vs. a typical winter About the same temperature 8 days more of natural ski season
Strong El Niño (4) −6% snowfall vs. a typical winter
La Niña winters (14) −2% snowfall vs. a typical winter 0.1°C (0.2°F) warmer 9 days fewer of natural ski season

Every winter since 1986

Snowfall each winter compared with Mount Snow's 40-winter average, colored by what the Pacific was doing.

El Niño La Niña Neutral

Mid-mountain, November–April. Any single winter can buck the pattern; that's why we look at averages.

Right now NOAA's latest Oceanic Niño Index reading (Jun–Aug 2026) is +1.8°C: strong El Niño conditions. NOAA's outlook says how long it's expected to last.
El Niño speaks Hear what's in store from El Niño himself.

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