Featured Image: Courtesy of Snowbird
If you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, allow us to break the news to you: It’s friggin’ dumping snow. Mountains across the United States have been buried as everywhere from Alta, Utah to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to Squaw, California have seen once-in-a-generation-type snow storms rolling through on an almost constant basis. If you’ve been looking for an excuse to head to the mountains, January’s snowfall totals should have you drooling and February is shaping up to be all time. Here are the deepest bases for you to flock to.
Northeast – NY, VT, ME, NH, MA
Suicide Six, Vermont: 37″-67″ Base Depth
PHOTO: Courtesy of Suicide Six One of America’s oldest ski resorts, and one that defines the term “local’s resort” was absolutely blessed with snowfall in January. It may only have three lifts, but it’s well worth a trip.
Bromley Mountain, Vermont: 44″-64″ Base Depth
PHOTO: Courtesy of Bromley MountainThe Sun Mountain is still going strong with a promising 10-day forecast.
Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire: 30″-60″ Base Depth
PHOTO: Courtesy of Cannon MountainThe home of America’s oldest tram–and the Granite State’s highest mountain–closed the month of January with close to a foot of fresh snow.
The Sierra – CA
Mammoth Mountain, California: 130″-195″ Base Depth
PHOTO: Courtesy of Mammoth Mountain/ Peter Morning Mammoth has pulled down ten feet of snow since Saturday. TEN. FEET.
Soda Springs Mountain Resort, California: 182″ Base Depth
California’s longest running ski resort has received 50 inches of pow in the past three days.
Sugar Bowl, California: 109″-170″
PHOTO: Courtesy of Sugar BowlAs of this morning, Sugar Bowl has seen 18 inches of snow in the past 12 hours.
The Rockies – UT, WY, ID, CO, NM, UT
Alta Ski Area, Utah: 113″ Base Depth
PHOTO: Courtesy of Alta Ski AreaIt’s absolutely dumping at Alta right now, and the 10-day forecast shows that will be the trend for the foreseeable future.
Snowbird, Utah: 113″ Base Depth
PHOTO: Courtesy of SnowbirdRead everything we just wrote for Alta, and replace “Alta” with “Snowbird.”
Brighton, Utah: 106″ Base Depth
PHOTO: Courtesy of Brighton/ Louis AreveloAfter a paltry 2017-2018, Ullr has been good to all of Utah this year.
Silverton Mountain, Colorado: 58″-100″ Base Depth
PHOTO: Courtesy of Silverton MountainTwo feet of freshies in the past three days. Let us know if you’re getting deja vu reading this.
THE PNW – OR, WA, AK
Mount Baker Ski Area, Washington: 126″-156″
PHOTO: Courtesy of Mount BakerMore fresh snow is on the way this weekend for the folks at Baker.
Alpental, Washington: 61″-139″ Base Depth
PHOTO: Courtesy of Alpental The PNW’s true local’s hill is getting new snowfall this weekend and has lift tickets as cheap as $50.
Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon: 73″-110″ Base Depth
PHOTO: Courtesy of Mount Hood/ Grant MyrdalSeven inches in the past two days has Mount Hood roaring.
