Who Got The Most Snow In The USA 20/21 Season?

Michael Fulton23 Apr 2021

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As the USA ski season begins to wind down and many resorts shut up shop on what was probably the wildest, craziest and most unique operating season to date we wanted to take a look back at who got the most snowfall. At the start of the season there were many predictions that we could see a stellar season due to the La Niña forecast, and whilst there were some records smashed in the Pacific Northwest (3 WA resorts in the top 10) the rest of the country was what some would call average or below average. Alaska was alaska and due to their positioning they always have plenty of snowfall.Ski resorts in Utah and Colorado had a bit of a ying and yang season where a few storms came in at the start but then disappeared until late Feb and only then did the riding get good, we have even seen some incredible storms roll in mid-april just as the resorts we starting to wind down or pack up shop. Here is the top 10 based on the fresh snowfall stats we could get from the resort websites. #10 - Mt. Hood Meadows, ORTotal Snowfall: 451″ / 37.5ft / 11.45mResort Status: OpenClosing Date: 1 May 2021

Credit - Mt Hood Meadows

Credit - Mt Hood Meadows Instagram #9 - Timberline Lodge, ORTotal Snowfall: 464″ / 38.6ft / 11.78mResort Status: OpenClosing Date: 28 August 2021

Credit - Timberline Lodge Instagram

Credit - Timberline Lodge #8 - Grand Targhee, WYTotal Snowfall: 464″ / 38.6ft / 11.78mResort Status: ClosedClosing Date: 11 April 2021

Credit - Grand Targhee Resort

Credit - Grand Targhee Instagram #7 - Alta Ski Area, UTTotal Snowfall: 473″ / 39.4ft / 12mResort Status: OpenClosing Date: 25 April 2021

Credit - Alta Instagram

Credit - Alta Ski Resort #6 - Jackson Hole, WYTotal Snowfall: 502″ / 41.8ft / 12.75Resort Status: ClosedClosing Date: 11 April 2021

Credit - Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

Credit - Jackson Hole Instagram #5 - Eaglecrest Ski Area, AKTotal Snowfall: 515″ / 43ft / 13.1mResort Status: ClosedClosing Date: 11 April 2021

Credit - Eaglecrest Instagram

Credit - Eaglecrest #4 - Stevens Pass, WATotal Snowfall: 601″ / 50ft / 15.2mResort Status: ClosedClosing Date: 18 April 2021

Credit - Stevens Pass Instagram

Credit - Stevens Pass #3 - Alpental, WA Total Snowfall: 638″ / 53.1ft / 16.2mResort Status: OpenClosing Date: 05 May 2021

Credit - Summit at Snoqualmie

Credit - Summit at Snoqualmie Instagram #2 - Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA Total Snowfall: 702″ / 58.5ft / 17.8mResort Status: OpenClosing Date: 05 May 2021

Credit - Mt Baker Instagram

Credit - Mt Baker #1 - Alyeska, AKTotal Snowfall: 735″ / 61.25ft / 18.66mResort Status: OpenClosing Date: 23 May 2021

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Michael Fulton

Melbourne-based skier and snowboarder with 50+ resorts across 5 continents. Specialises in Australian resorts and international resort comparisons.

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